Leicester City vs Aston Villa Prediction 31.08.2024 | Premier League

• Competition: England - Premier League
• Date: Saturday, 31st, August 2024
• Kickoff: 15:00 UK / 16.00 CEST
• Venue: King Power Stadium (Leicester)

Seeking to keep up their victorious form away from home, Aston Villa will visit King Power Stadium on Saturday to take on Premier League newcomers Leicester City in the matchday three.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa Betting Tips: ASTON VILLA TO WIN

While it took just 12 months for them to climb back into the elite division as Championship winners, Leicester's return has brought little joy as they were able to take only one point out of six on offer, but the impression they left on the pitch gives them a glimmer of hope.

Before being put to the stern test over the weekend, the Foxes managed to boost their morale and atmosphere at King Power Stadium as they stormed to a ruthless 4-0 victory over 4th-division side Tranmere Rovers, making it to the third round of the ELF Cup for the 10th year in a row.

The pressure on Steve Cooper is quite high, given that he might mirror Paulo Sousa's unsuccessful start from 14 years ago, who failed to oversee a win in his first three matches, and facing Aston Villa doesn’t bode well for the Welsh manager, as his team has come up short of success in three straight home H2H clashes (D1 L2).

On their part, the Birmingham Lions opened their new Premier League campaign successfully by taking home the big three points in a convulsive 2-1 victory at a tricky West Ham visit, but missed goal chances proved costly agains title-chasing Arsenal on matchday two as they slipped to a 0-2 loss.

Nevertheless, the ambitious Unai Emery-led squad will be hopeful of quickly bouncing back from last week’s setback and getting back on track, as their record against newly promoted sides looks promising, having emerged victorious in five out of six such encounters and only dropping points once in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United.

Remerkably, Aston Villa sit just behind top two title favorites Man City and Arsenal in terms of recorded wins since Unai Emery took the bench, so hopefully the Spanish pundit will come up with a winning plan on Saturday's lunchtime visit, as it appears Leicester still need time to consolidate after suffering a mass exodus in the summer, with departures including two key figures in their promotion push back - former boss Enzo Maresca and midfielder Dewsbury-Hall both off to Chelsea.