Dean Smith’s Aston Villa haven’t gotten off to a good start on their return to the Premier League; winning just one match out of four so far. They welcome Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham to Villa Park on Monday night for their Premier League matchday 5 fixture. The Hammers have a respectable seven points after four matches and are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips and Predictions: Aston Villa

Villa’s return to the Premier League has been bumpty to say the least. On the opening day they lead for a long time away to Spurs but their inexperience showed and they ended up losing 1-3. In their losses to Bournemouth and Crystal Palace it was a similar story, at this level they are finding out that being good in the Championship means nothing in the Premier League.

It’s not all bad though, they did beat Everton 2-0 and they have shown some great team spirit in their matches. The problem with Villa is that these are the types of opponents they should be aiming to beat or at least draw with, losing to Bournemout and Crystal Palace sets a bad tone, how can they have any chance against the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City if they’re going down against Premier League minnows already?

Egyptian midfielder Mahmoud Hassan who has started all Premier League matches for the Villains is suspended thanks to the red card he received in the loss to Palace. Striker Jonathan Kodjia will miss the match through injury.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips and Predictions: West Ham

West Ham took a hiding on the opening day of the Premier League in their 0-5 home loss to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Since then however, the Hammers are unbeaten, with a draw and two wins in the Premier League and another victory in the League Cup.

Last time out they had a convincing win over Norwich, many had thought the Canaries would have given a good test to West Ham but they dealt with their counter attacking quite well. Against Watford the week before they dispatched of the Hornets pretty easily with a 1-3 win as well so things are looking good for a further push up the table from Pellegrini’s side.

West Ham have no new injury worries to report for this match.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips and Predictions: Stats

Of their four Premier League matches so far this season Villa have won one and lost three. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 2/4, while BTTS has occurred in 2/4 as well.

Of West Ham’s Premier League matches so far this season, they’ve won two, drawn one and lost one. Over 2.5 goals has occurred in 2/4, while BTTS has landed in 2/4 also.

Of head to head matches at Villa Park the home side have won three and West Ham have won two. Over 2.5 goals has occurred in 2/5 and BTTS has landed in 3/5.

Aston Villa vs West Ham Betting Tips and Predictions: Tips and Predictions

The Asian Handicap line opened at 0 and has moved quite a bit; West Ham’s favour, opening at 2.23, it’s now priced at 1.98, while Villa’s has drifted from 1.71 to 1.96. The goal line opened 2.5 and has moved to 3 so the market is expecting a decent match here with plenty of goals.

Both teams are in good goal scoring form, but BTTS at 1.50 is far, far too short to back. So instead we’ll go with the market here and back Over 3 goals at 2.05.