Aston Villa vs Tottenham Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 16.05.2025

• Date and Time: Friday, May 16, 2025, 19:30 GMT+1
• Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Preview and Team News

Aston Villa Team News

Unai Emery’s men face a must-win clash in their battle to achieve Champions League qualification. A victory on Friday could lift them into the top four. Aston Villa come into this event in excellent recent form after winning four of their last five, and each of their previous two.

The squad have been consistent at both ends of the field based on their metrics this term. They’ve scored an estimated 1.78 goals at Villa Park with only an xG of 1.67 and have only conceded 1.11 from an xGA of 1.27.

Marcus Rashford is unlikely to play for Aston Villa again after being ruled out until the end of the season due to an injury. Youri Tielemans may also not return this weekend. Jacob Ramsey is suspended after being sent off at Bournemouth last Saturday.

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Tottenham

Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Tottenham: (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Torres, Konsa, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Asensio; Watkins. 

Tottenham Team News

After requesting this fixture change, Tottenham will have extra time to prepare for next week’s Europa League final with Man United. However, it’s been a miserable domestic campaign for the squad. They come into this round at 17th after losing four of their last five PL meetings.

Tottenham have excelled in front of goal on the road this season, netting 1.61 per 90. Their xG has been 1.47. However, they have struggled defensively after keeping clean sheets in only 22% of their time on the road and conceding 1.56 times on average.

Ange Postecoglou is expected to make sweeping changes ahead of the Europa League final next week. So, first-team players Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Dominic Solanke are less likely to be risked. Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulesevski, and Radu Dragusin are all out due to injury.

Tottenham predicted lineup vs Aston Villa

Tottenham predicted lineup vs Aston Villa: (4-3-3): Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Gray, Bissouma, Sarr; Odobert, Richarlison, Tel.

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Prediction 

• Pick: Aston Villa to win
• Odds: 1.36 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham

A local win is tricky to overlook when making an Aston Villa vs Tottenham prediction this week. The visitors’ full attention will be on their upcoming European final, meaning that a much-changed line-up could struggle to deal with a vibrant home forward line. 

Meanwhile, it’s worth considering that Aston Villa have won three of their last five PL matches against Tottenham. And Emery’s men have gone 20 home games without defeat across all competitions. 

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Under 3.5 Cards
• Odds: 1.95 (22Bet)

Under 3.5 cards could be an interesting selection this week. Both clubs rank in the bottom half of the standings for average cards per 90. They have accumulated respective estimates of 2.03 and 1.86 this season. 

Meanwhile, Tottenham have had under 3.5 cards in an eye-catching 44% of their meetings so far this term. 

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