Aston Villa will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome Leicester City to Villa Park for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.
Battling against relegation in the Premier League, Dean Smith’s men came into this tie as clear underdogs to progress to the final but did manage to secure a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.
Aston Villa vs Leicester Latest Odds
With that in mind, Villa can be backed at 10/3 (4.33) to complete the job by coming out on top in front of their own fans.
The Foxes ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at this ground in December’s league clash, and are clear 8/11 (1.73) to book their tickets to Wembley with another victory.
Two of the last three encounters between this pair have resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 3/1 (4.00) on them taking this into a penalty shootout after another deadlocked 90 minutes. It is worth nothing that away goals do not count.
Aston Villa vs Leicester Team News
Tom Heaton, Jed Steer, John McGinn, Keinan Davis and Wesley are all long-term absentees for the hosts, while new signing Mbwana Samatta could be in line for his debut.
Jamie Vardy is back in contention after the injury he sustained in last week’s league win over West Ham was deemed not as serious as initially thought, although Nampalys Mendy is ruled out.
Aston Villa vs Leicester Preview
While Samatta and Vardy’s inclusions would certainly be welcomed by their respective supporters, it is more the defence than attack that needs addressing for both teams.
The Villans have kept just five clean sheets in 30 matches in all competitions this season, but have also only failed to find the net themselves five times in total.
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers’ team has been on target in 28 out of 31 fixtures all campaign, but has conceded at least once in 10 of the most recent 13.
Aston Villa vs Leicester Tips and Predictions
All in all, odds of 5/6 (1.83) look good value on both teams getting on target and over 2.5 goals being scored for Villa’s fifth match in seven, as well as a fourth in five for Leicester.
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Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals at 5/6 (1.83) for a 2pt stake with bet365 