Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur predictions for this Premier League fixture. Aston Villa can boost their Champions League qualification hopes with a crucial Premier League win against Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park on Friday. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Premier League | May 16 2025 at 7:30pm UK at Villa Park
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions


Will Villa’s Champions League Dreams Stay Alive Against a Wounded Spurs?
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- Home Fortress: Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 20 home games, winning 14, including their last seven at Villa Park.
- Leaky Defence: Spurs have conceded 13 goals in their last five away matches, highlighting their defensive struggles.
- Goal Power: Villa have scored 16 goals in their last eight league games, showcasing their attacking intent.
Best Bet for Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa to Win and Over 2.5 Goals | |
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Reasoning Wrexham enter as favourites, having won three straight away matches and their last three meetings with Mansfield, who are in poor form with defensive absences and seven defeats in eight league games. |
As the Premier League season enters its final stages, Aston Villa welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Villa Park this Friday in a match that could significantly shape the final European qualification standings. For Villa, the stakes are sky-high, with Unai Emery’s side just a few points away from a coveted Champions League place. Currently sitting sixth, level on 63 points with fifth-placed Chelsea, the Villans know that anything less than three points could be disastrous for their hopes of mixing it with Europe’s elite next season.
Their visitors, Tottenham, find themselves in a very different position. Ange Postecoglou’s men are struggling through their worst Premier League campaign in history, languishing down in 17th place with just 38 points. With a Europa League final against Manchester United on the horizon, it’s likely that Spurs will rest several key players, prioritising their shot at silverware over an ultimately meaningless league clash.
For Villa, this game represents a golden opportunity. They come into the match on the back of a gritty 1-0 win over Bournemouth, a result that extended their unbeaten home run to 20 games, including seven consecutive victories. Although that narrow win came in slightly fortunate circumstances, with Ollie Watkins’ first-half stoppage-time strike proving the difference despite just six shots in total, the momentum remains firmly with Emery’s men. Villa’s defensive record at home has also been impressive, with five clean sheets in their last eight Premier League games.
Tottenham, on the other hand, were thoroughly outplayed in their 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace last weekend, a match that could easily have ended in a heavier loss given the 23 shots and eight big chances the Eagles carved out. With their focus seemingly elsewhere, the north Londoners face an uphill battle to contain a fired-up Villa side in front of a passionate home crowd.
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Best Bet: Aston Villa to Win and Over 2.5 Goals
At BettingTips4You, we prefer to provide one carefully selected prediction per match, believing that quality beats quantity every time. For this clash, our standout pick is a Villa win with over 2.5 goals.
The reasoning behind this selection is simple: Villa’s home form has been nothing short of formidable. They have won their last seven at Villa Park, often by comfortable margins, and their attacking firepower has been on full display, with 16 goals scored across their last eight league outings. Even without the suspended Jacob Ramsey and the likely absence of Marcus Rashford, Villa still possess significant firepower in Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers and Marco Asensio – a trio more than capable of troubling a depleted Spurs defence.
Tottenham, by contrast, have been woeful on their travels. They have lost four of their last five away league games, conceding 13 goals in that stretch and scoring just four. With Postecoglou expected to rest key players like Heung-min Son and Micky van de Ven ahead of the Europa League final, a makeshift Spurs side could find themselves overwhelmed by a Villa team with everything to play for.
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“Villa have been ruthless at home, and with Spurs likely to field a weakened side, this feels like a prime opportunity for a high-scoring Villa win.” – BettingTips4You.com expert Herrin Kendrick
Correct Score Prediction
A 3-1 victory for Villa looks a solid shout. With their attacking options and the likelihood of facing a second-string Spurs side, the hosts should find the net multiple times, while a lack of recent clean sheets suggests the visitors may still sneak a consolation.be enough to see them over the line on aggregate.Chelsea feels like a plausible outcome here. The Blues have been capable of scoring freely at home, and with United’s porous backline likely to be stretched, a high-scoring affair seems on the cards.
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