Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

The two sides are separated by a single place in the league table, and with Aston Villa’s season slowly dithering away, we think Fulham can most certainly grab a point away at Villa Park to strengthen their European push.

The home side have won the last five meetings against Fulham, although heading into this game, the Villains are now winless in their previous two games with significant defeats against Manchester City (Premier League) and Crystal Palace (FA Cup). Unai Emery’s side have also been susceptible to conceding, with no clean sheets in their last five games.

Fulham secured a vital win against Southampton to bolster their European push, which was greatly welcomed by the visiting team after they went winless in their previous two games. Similar to Aston Villa, keeping clean sheets has been an issue for Fulham, with the away side having gone six games without a clean sheet.

We are predicting a high-scoring draw in this game. Both teams have scored in five of the last seven games involving Aston Villa and in four of the last five involving Fulham. With both teams having mixed form, we predict a 2-2 draw.

Aston Villa 2-2 Fulham

Aston Villa meet Fulham in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday, with both teams eager for a win to bolster their European aspirations.

Date: 03/05/2025
Location: Villa Park, Birmingham.
Kick-Off: 12:30 pm

Aston Villa now have only the Premier League to focus on towards the end of the season, as their UEFA Champions League pursuit now lies out of their hands with four games to play. The home side are in a chasing pack, with teams such as Newcastle United, Chelsea, and Nottingham Forest ahead of them in the race for that potential top-five spot. Unai Emery’s side are seventh in the Premier League standings after 34 matches played, having amassed 57 points. A win for the home side will keep Aston Villa in seventh in the Premier League, because of Nottingham Forest’s superior goal difference.

As for Fulham, Marco Silva’s side has had a successful season in terms of a league position, with the Cottagers potentially challenging for a European spot, whether that be the UEFA Europa Conference League or an unlikely UEFA Europa League place. The visitors are in ninth place in the Premier League, and a win against Aston Villa could narrow the points gap between the two sides to three points.

Aston Villa hold a good record against Fulham, having won he last five meetings between the two teams. The reverse league meeting between the two teams was an ill-tempered affair, with both teams having a player dismissed. Joachim Andersen and Jadon Philogene were both given their marching orders, as Aston Villa secured a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Issa Diop (OG).

The game will be available on TNT Sports 1.

Aston Villa Team News

Marcus Rashford could be set to miss the rest of the season. Unai Emery confirmed the news prior to Aston Villa’s 3-0 defeat against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-final. Aside from this, Aston Villa have the majority of their squad available.

Fulham Team News

Harry Wilson made his return to the squad recently, which means that only Reiss Nelson is unavailable for Marco Silva for the trip to Aston Villa.

Aston Villa:

Aston Villa are coming into this game, having won three of their previous five matches in all competitions. However, Unai Emery’s side are now winless in their last two matches, following a defeat against Manchester City (2-1) and Crystal Palace (3-0). In the Premier League, the Villains have won five of their previous six league games, with notable away victories over Brighton & Hove Albion (0-3), Southampton (0-3), and Brentford (0-1).

The Villains have only lost once at home this season and have won their last three home league matches against Newcastle United (4-1), Nottingham Forest (2-1) and Chelsea (2-1).

Fulham:

Fulham are coming into this game with only two wins from their previous five matches in all competitions. However, the victory against Southampton away from home (1-2) has now placed the Cottagers in a far better position heading into this game. Before their win against Southampton, Fulham had lost their previous two league matches against Chelsea (1-2) and Bournemouth (1-0).

Away from home, Fulham have lost three of their previous five matches on their travels, with further defeats against Arsenal (2-1) and Brighton & Hove Albion (2-1). Before that run of form, Fulham had recorded three consecutive wins away from home against Wolves (1-2), Newcastle United (1-2) and Leicester City (0-2).

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