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Tom Phillips

Aston Villa vs Liverpool prediction and odds: Sadio Mane tipped to return Reds back to winning ways

Liverpool will be looking to maintain some pressure in the title race and restore their goal diffierence advantage over Manchester City when they face Aston Villa.

The Reds are the favourites at 4/9 with Betfred while Villa are 6/1 longshots and a draw is 18/5. Last season, Villa shocked the league with a 7-2 home win against the then-champions of England but have not won consecutive home league games since February 1998.

Jurgen Klopp would have been left frustrated after dropping two crucial points at home to Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend as their 1-1 draw meant City go top of the league with a three-point gap with just three games to go. With Wolves, West Ham and Villa the remaining fixtures for the league leaders, it is going to be tricky to assume Pep Guardiola’s side will drop three points and allow the Reds to overtake them.

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For Villa, they have nothing to play for now. Steven Gerrard’s side currently sit 11th in the Premier League table after two back-to-back wins against Norwich City and Burnley but with next-to-zero chance of getting European football, there is nothing to play for the Villains.

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Tips

  • Liverpool to win and over 2.5 total goals - 21/20

  • Sadio Mane to score anytime - 5/4

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Team stats

Both teams in matches involving Liverpool have scored 13 times in 35 league matches while for Villa it is 16 from 34. Both sides in this fixture have scored in three of the last five meetings in all competitions including last season’s 7-2 defeat. Both teams to score is 4/5.

Liverpool have finished 21 league matches with three or more total goals so far this season while Villa have finished 20. This fixture has finished with three or more total goals three times in their last five meetings. Over 2.5 total goals is 4/7.

H2H

A win at Villa Park will be Liverpool’s 100th win over the Villains in all competitions when they meet for the 199th time with 40 draws and 56 defeats along the way. In the league, this will be the 188th meeting between the two sides with Liverpool picking up 91 wins, 40 draws and 56 defeats.

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