Man United vs Aston Villa Prediction & Tips

Joe Vaughan 22 May 2025

A huge final-day dogfight for Champions League places looks set to go to the wire on Sunday, and Aston Villa are in the thick of the battle and will be desperate to collect three points at Manchester United to boost their claims.

United can only dream of playing at Europe’s top table after Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham and the Red Devils, who are languishing down in 16th in the Premier League standings, have lost six of their last eight top-flight matches.

Read on for our in-depth analysis of Sunday’s game along with expert predictions and betting tips.

Man United vs Aston Villa Predictions

Full Time Result: Aston Villa Win
Correct Score: 0-2
Both Teams To Score: No
Over 2.5 Goals: No
First Goalscorer: Ollie Watkins

Man United vs Aston Villa Tips

Tip 1

England striker Ollie Watkins is finishing the season strongly and he looks a good bet to add to his tally of 16 league goals for the campaign.

He was on target with the only goal of the game the last time Villa were on the road at Bournemouth and he has also netted against both Newcastle and Southampton in the last month.

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Tip 2

It looks a great time for Aston Villa to head to Old Trafford as their hosts have won just two of their last 14 Premier League games.

United have failed to score in their last three matches while Villa have won four of their last five away fixtures in the league without conceding. The visitors should come out of this one with a win and a clean sheet.

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Man United Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up

Manchester United are 16th in the Premier League having won 10 of their 37 matches
Ruben Amorim prefers a 3-4-3 formation with his team looking to attack from wide areas
United have won just two of their last 14 Premier League games and those two victories have come against relegated Leicester and Ipswich
The Red Devils will be without injured defenders Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt
United were unable to rescue anything from their dismal season after they fell 1-0 to Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday

Man United Predicted XI: Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Mazraoui, Fernandes, Mainoo, Dorgu; Diallo, Hojlund, Garnacho.

Aston Villa Form, Team News & Predicted Line-Up

Aston Villa are sixth in the Premier League having won 19 of their 37 matches
Unai Emery tends to adopt a 4-2-3-1 formation and quick passing from midfield has been one of their tactical focal points
Villa have won eight of their last nine league matches and have triumphed in four of their last five top-flight road fixtures without conceding
Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans have been ruled out of the line-up, while Jacob Ramsey returns from suspension
Villa have done well to juggle their Champions League commitments with pushing their cause for a top-five spot this term

Aston Villa Predicted XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Asensio, McGinn; Watkins.

Man United vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head Record

There have been 177 league meetings between the teams with United winning 91, Villa 45 and 41 draws
United are unbeaten in their last five games against Villa although their meeting at Villa Park in October ended goalless
Villa’s last win at Old Trafford came in September 2021 when Kortney Hause scored an 88th-minute winner in a 1-0 victory

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