It is a decisive moment for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, who must secure a positive result in Sunday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Aston Villa is currently in 5th place in the standings, while Manchester United is in 13th place.

Aston Villa:
- In the last match on October 2, 2024, they defeated FC Bayern Munich with a score of 1-0. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 4 times and drawn 1 time. They have averaged 2.2 goals per game and conceded 0.8 goals. 
- In this Premier League season, they have won 4 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 1 time. They have averaged 2 goals per game and conceded 1.5 goals. 
- In the last 14 home Premier League matches, more than 1.5 goals have been scored. 
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in the last 11 Premier League matches. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 7 matches.
- In the last 4 Premier League matches, more than 2.5 goals have been scored.
- Both teams have scored in Aston Villa's last 4 Premier League matches.
- More than 3.5 goals have been scored in 6 of the last 7 home Premier League matches.
- They have won 6 of the last 7 matches played. 

Manchester United:
- In the last match on October 3, 2024, they drew with Porto with a score of 3-3. 
- In the last 5 matches, they have won 1 time, lost 1 time, and drawn 3 times. They have averaged 2.2 goals per game and conceded 1.4 goals. 
- In this Premier League season, they have won 2 times, lost 3 times, and drawn 1 time. They have averaged 0.83 goals per game and conceded 1.33 goals. 
- More than 1.5 goals have been scored in 13 of the last 14 Premier League away matches. 
- At least 1 goal has been scored by Manchester United in 17 of the last 19 away matches. 
- More than 0.5 goals in the first half have been scored in 7 of the last 8 matches.

Head-to-head:
In the last head-to-head on February 11, 2024, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa away with a score of 1-2.
In the last 5 head-to-heads, Aston Villa has won 1 time and Manchester United has won 4 times. Aston Villa has averaged 1.6 goals per game, while Manchester United has averaged 2.2 goals per game. 

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Aston Villa
Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Rogers, Barkley, Tielemans, Philogene; Duran, Watkins
Manchester United
Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire, Dalot; Eriksen, Ugarte; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee

BetMines predicts that both teams will score at least one goal and a final result with more than 2.5 goals scored.