The-Weekender

The full time result betting for this one looks pretty much nailed on…..we’ll lose so Chelsea’s odds of 3/10 look more suited to being in an accumulator. Even though Bent should be back I can’t see us scoring in this one so I quite fancy a Chelsea win to nil at 11/10 and there’s a whole host of Chelsea players at the head of the goalscorer markets though I’m not sure which ones offers most value. Drogba and Sturridge both 10/11 , Torres 11/10 , Lampard 11/8 and Mata 2/1 .

Do bookies take results from games played over 10 years ago into consideration then? Seems a bit strange. It doesn't really affect todays results, completely different players, managers, tactics, etc. I'm sure it's probably a factor, albeit not a major one. I always like to look at head to head records though I admit going back 16 matches was perhaps a bit far but it is a pretty terrible home record and it seems it doesn't matter which manager/players/tactics we use we very very rarely win.

We've beaten Liverpool just once in 16 league matches at Villa Park so no surprise that they're only a best price evens to win on Sunday though their away form is a bit patchy so perhaps that's not as nailed on as some might think. Best option is to back a low scoring match which generally seems to be the case when we play them at home. 7 of the last 8 league fixtures at VP have gone under 2.5 goals (37/50 best price) and 5 of the last 6 have seem both teams NOT score (10/11) . Aston Villa v Liverpool Betting

Not sure to be honest, I post betting in the matchday section but get my odds from 'odds comparison' sites cos there's often a big differential in prices in some of the lesser markets.

Decent selections but you can better odds on a lot of them. Davies hat-trick is 80/1 in places, Over 2.5 is 10/11, 1.57 Villa/Draw double chance and Bent and Klasnic to score anytime is 13/8 and 15/8 respectively. Despite all those odds i would not be at all surprised if this finished 0-0 though.

Over 2.5 is around 10/11 at the moment and over 3.5 is 23/10 which isn't too bad a price. I agree that both teams to score looks pretty nailed on with the way these teams are defending at the moment but 4/6 is the best price you'll get at the moment.

Massive game this one and the bookmakers (and I suspect a lot of people on here) fancy a Bolton win with Villa currently a best price 2/1 to take the points. It’s tough to look much beyond the draw though (12/5) given our current set up away from home and the fact Bolton aren’t in the best of form themselves. For those who like to back former players to score against us (Cahill managed it twice last season) there’s a fair few on show here. Reo-Coker, Cahill and Knight 8/1, 15/2 and 16/1 respectively to score at anytime. What’s everyone’s best bet for this one?

Despite every fact about this fixture suggesting otherwise I actually think we'll get something out of this match. Last season United weren't great at all away from home and they are on a poor run of form (by there standards at least). McLeish loves to defend so he'll enjoy this kind of match. Yes, United deserve to be favourites but the odds on offer are a bit too short so I'd lay United at around 1.75 because I'm thinking this will end in a low scoring draw. Aston Villa v Man Utd Betting

Yeah definitely shorter odds, maybe about 2/1 considering Swansea are 13/10 to simply win the match. You can back 2-0 Swansea at a best price 10/1 . I'm not too sure about under 2.5 goals though, our defence is conceding at least 2 goals a game at the moment and I fancy us to nick at least 1. Scott Sinclair to score could be decent as well (21/10) at the moment. He's their penalty taker and he's up against Hutton or Cuellar.

I tend not to bet on correct scores cos it's just a wild guess a lot of the time and your bet could be ruined in minutes. It's interesting people not only think we'll lose but that we'll lose by about two. Instead of goin with Swansea 2-0, Swansea -1 on the asian handicap is usually better cos you get your money back if Swansea win by one.

Tough task for Villa after being brushed aside by Spurs on Monday but it’ll be interesting to see how Swansea bounce back after a first home loss of the season even if it was an expected one. Across the board the bookmakers are expecting a home win with odds of around 13/10 the best you’ll get with Villa priced up at around 12/5 and the draw (perhaps the most expected result amongst most Villa fans) available at 5/2. Personally, I’m steering clear of the match result and will just be backing a high scoring match. We all know about our own defensive frailties but hopefully we can nick a couple of goals ourselves on the break. Swansea v Aston Villa Betting Preview What does everyone else fancy?