English Premier League 2012: Aston Villa vs Swansea City
Can Aston Villa continue their tear? We'll see when they face Swansea City in the English Premier League.
Aston Villa Preview
There will be bigger obstacles for Paul Lambert and his players to overcome during the coming months but this was at least a small step in the right direction as Aston Villa got their season up and running with only their second home victory since November winning 3-0 over Tranmere. On a night when there were more empty seats than supporters inside Villa Park, Fabian Delph scored the first and any hopes Tranmere had of becoming the second Merseyside club to win here in the space of four days were extinguished when Chris Herd added a second.
A satisfactory evening's work for Villa was complete when Darren Bent emphatically swept the substitute Brett Holman's cut-back into the top corner nine minutes from time. It was Bent's first goal since the start of February and allowed the home supporters in a disappointing but hardly surprising crowd of 15,319 to celebrate the sight of Villa scoring three goals here for the first time since they defeated a Norwich side managed by Lambert on Bonfire night last year.
Although there were few sparks last night, all that really mattered for Villa on the back of Saturday's miserable home defeat against Everton was that they safely negotiated a path past a Tranmere side riding high in League One. "I know from experience these type of games can be tricky so it was really pleasing," said Lambert, who made six changes from the side that lost to Everton. "Any game you win it makes you feel good and the players deserve a lot of credit for bouncing back the way they did.
Swansea City Preview
A major setback has hit Swansea City,Andy Carroll is expected to miss England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine due to injury( reported by ESPN).
The disappointing news is the only blip in an otherwise excellent week for the striker.
Having recently sealed a season-long loan deal from Liverpool to West Ham, Carroll made his debut in the 3-0 domination of Fulham.
After suffering the same scoreline last week to Swansea City, the Hammers showed an immediate improvement with the 23-year-old on the side.
Just one minute was on the clock before Carroll's presence had an impact. His neatly placed header found Ricardo Vaz Te, who set up the influential Kevin Nolan to make the score 1-0.
Carroll continued to terrorise the Fulham defence in the first half.
His fierce aerial duel with Brede Hangeland typified West Ham's entire performance. Sam Allardyce's men worked hard, pressured the opposition into mistakes and played a surprising amount of passes along the floor.
Aston Villa vs Swansea City Predictions: 2-1
Aston Villa came off of a tough 1-1 draw last week against Newcastle United Hatem Ben Arfa got Newcastle out of jail with a stunning equalizer as Aston Villa saw victory snatched from their grasp. They have Swansea this week I believe this will be a great and close match but, with the home crowd behind Aston Villa and the bitter loss from last week they will squeak a victory.
Aston Villa vs Swansea City Betting Odds:
Aston Villa 2.48 | Draw 3.15 | Swansea City 2.63
Pick: Aston Villa 0.26%
Aston Villa vs Swansea City Asian Handicap Betting Odds:
Aston Villa -0.25 2.11 | Swansea City 0.25 1.8
Pick: Swansea City 27.05%
Fair Odds Calculations
1x2 %
37.0% - 28.4% - 34.6% (2.71 - 3.52 - 2.89)
Moneyline
51.6% - 48.4% (1.94 - 2.07)
Double Chance 1x
65.4% (1.53)
Double Chance x2
63.0% (1.59)
Double Chance 12
71.6% (1.40)
Goal Average (Home - Away)
2.000 - 1.000
Asian Handicap
Home -2.5 & -3.0 : Away +2.5 & +3.0 8.1% - 91.9% (12.31 - 1.09)
Home -2.0 & -2.5 : Away +2.0 & +2.5 11.8% - 88.2% (8.49 - 1.13)
Home -1.5 & -2.0 : Away +1.5 & +2.0 17.8% - 82.2% (5.63 - 1.22)
Home -1.5 : Away +1.5 22.4% - 77.6% (4.46 - 1.29)
Home -1.0 & -1.5 : Away +1.0 & +1.5 24.2% - 75.8% (4.14 - 1.32)
Home -1.0 : Away +1.0 26.2% - 73.8% (3.81 - 1.36)
Home -0.5 & -1.0 : Away +0.5 & +1.0 32.0% - 68.0% (3.12 - 1.47)
Home -0.5 : Away +0.5 37.0% - 63.0% (2.71 - 1.59)
Home 0 & -0.5 : Away 0 & +0.5 43.1% - 56.9% (2.32 - 1.76)
Home 0 : Away 0 51.6% - 48.4% (1.94 - 2.07)
Home 0 & +0.5 : Away 0 & -0.5 59.6% - 40.4% (1.68 - 2.48)
Home +0.5 : Away -0.5 65.4% - 34.6% (1.53 - 2.89)
Home +0.5 & +1.0 : Away -0.5 & -1.0 73.7% - 26.3% (1.36 - 3.80)
Home +1.0 : Away -1.0 84.5% - 15.5% (1.18 - 6.44)
Home +1.0 & +1.5 : Away -1.0 & -1.5 86.4% - 13.6% (1.16 - 7.38)
Home +1.5 : Away -1.5 88.0% - 12.0% (1.14 - 8.32)
Home +1.5 & +2.0 : Away -1.5 & -2.0 92.0% - 8.0% (1.09 - 12.52)
@SBOBet Asian Handicap Betting
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