Tottenham will be looking to stay in pursuit of top spot in the Premier League when they host Aston Villa this weekend.
Spurs were 2-1 winners at Leeds United in their most recent match and now switch focus to Villa’s visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Thomas Frank could make some changes to Tottenham’s lineup for the clash with Villa, which comes three days before a trip to Monaco in the Champions League.
Spurs know they’ll have their work cut out given that Villa have won their last four matches in all competitions to get their season back on track.
It is a match that is tough to call, but Jeff Stelling seems certain on something that will likely happen in North London.
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Those in attendance should be treated to goals. Indeed, it has been 27 meetings since the sides last played out a goalless draw.
Providing a prediction for the match for talkSPORT, presenter Stelling pointed out that fact and said it is therefore a certainty goals will be scored this weekend.
“Spurs have been a bit hit-and-miss but are two points off the top of the table,” Stelling said. “That said, are they coming up against a Villa side at precisely the wrong time?
“They’ve won four on the bounce in all competitions and Morgan Rogers is getting back to his best as well.
“One thing you can expect is goals – there hasn’t been a goalless draw between these sides in 27 meetings. I’m going 1-1.”
Not only has it been 27 matches since the most recent stalemate between these sides, they have not drawn any of the past 23 at all. That run stretches back to a 1-1 draw in May 2012.
Tottenham have poor recent head-to-head record vs Aston Villa
Spurs have lost four of their past six Premier League meetings with Villa, which is as many as they suffered in the previous 29 matches.
That includes a 2-0 win for Villa over Spurs in the most recent meeting between the sides in May, with Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara netting that day.
Remarkably, Spurs have won just three of their past 17 Premier League home games overall. No ever-present side in the division has lost more home matches during that period, or picked up fewer points (13).
Tottenham’s past seven meetings with Aston Villa (all comps):
Villa, meanwhile, have won 10 matches in the Premier League since the start of March – even accounting for their poor start this season – which is a return only Manchester City (11) can better.
Spurs will point to the fact they are better off in the league, though, as all the reason they need to be confident on Sunday.