Aston Villa is coming into this match playing in very good form in their recent matches. They have won 3 of their last 4 matches with no losses in that span and they have some very good wins against Man City and Arsenal in that span. When playing at home, they have been much better this year as they have won their last 9 straight matches there. They are going up against a Sheffield United side that has been in awful form in their recent matches as they have lost 4 of their last 5 matches. Their attack has been awful in those as they have gone scoreless in 3 of their last 4 and their defense has also been awful as they have allowed at least 2 goals in 4 of their last 5 matches. When playing away from home, they have been much worse as they have lost 7 of their last 8 matches with their last 5 losses all coming by 2 or more goals. They also have two 5-0 losses in their last 4 away matches alone and they are going up against an Aston Villa team that is pushing to be at the top of the table right now. Aston Villa has been a much better team at home all season and they are going to score with their potent attack as Sheffield has not been able to keep teams out of their net away from home. Sheffield also has a very bad attack away from home and they are not going to score on this Aston Villa defense that just kept Arsenal and Man City out of their net at home. Aston Villa will win this match at home by 2 or more goals, take Aston Villa -1.5 here.
England Premier League: Aston Villa -1.5, Rot. 200006