Bescot Stadium | 2026 pre-season friendly | Tuesday, July 21 | 7:30pm BST
With pre-season friendlies taking centre-stage after an exhilarating 2026 World Cup, BetVictor News delivers the in-depth Walsall vs Aston Villa preview – including the score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, latest odds, the best betting angles and more.
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Walsall Vs Aston Villa Preview
After a woeful second-half to the 2025-26 campaign, the Sadlers will be looking to end their eight-year stay in League Two come the end of the new season. And although the Walsall vs Aston Villa odds strongly favour the Premier League giants, their neighbours will be aiming to impress in front of the Bescot faithful.
As for Villa, Unai Emery led the Lions to the Europa League title as well as securing fourth spot in England’s elite last term. His achievements only strengthened his reputation as one of the best managers on the planet and he’ll be aiming to start pre-season with a bang.
Walsall Vs Aston Villa H2H Record
Unsurprisingly, Aston Villa come out on top in the overall H2H record against Walsall. The West Midlands neighbours have met on 16 previous occasions (non-competitive) and can boast 11 wins compared to the Sadlers single victory.
Interestingly, that solitary win came just over 12 months ago when the League Two outfit achieved a 1-0 win. Four times the spoils have been shared with the last stalemate coming in the summer of 2023.
Walsall vs Aston Villa H2H record (friendlies):
- Walsall 1-0 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-3 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-5 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-4 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-3 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-1 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-2 Aston Villa
- Walsall 0-0 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-4 Aston Villa
- Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa
- Walsall 2-3 Aston Villa
Walsall Vs Aston Villa Team News
For Aston Villa star Albert Adomah is in line to feature against his old club. Adomah represented Villa in their EFL days and helped the club achieve promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2019. Head coach Lee Grant will likely give a number of youngsters some valuable minutes.
As for Aston Villa, a number of their World Cup stars are all on extended leave after their North American exploits. That also extends to new signing Johan Manzambi who chipped in with three goals and two assists for Switzerland. First-teamers Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash, Leon Bailey and Emi Buendia should all feature at the Bescot.
Walsall’s last six results across all comps:
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Aston Villa’s last six results across all comps:
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Walsall Vs Aston Villa Predicted Lineups
Walsall predicted lineup:
Ward; Browne, Burke, Harris, Harper; Adomah, Worrall, Moore, Sjoerdsma; Pressley, Dallas
Aston Villa predicted lineup:
Wright; Cash, Cisse, Mings, Iling-Junior; Bogarde, Hemmings; Bailey, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba; Abraham
Walsall Vs Aston Villa TV Channel
UK-based viewers can watch Walsall vs Aston Villa live on VillaTV. The club friendly will not be broadcast across traditional television channels. For those who want to tune in, a free Essential Membership on Villa’s official website is required. The game will begin at 7:30pm BST.
Walsall Vs Aston Villa Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Aston Villa have won 11 of the previous 16 friendly clashes.
- Walsall stats – The Sadlers last win at the Bescot Stadium came back in March (won 2-1 vs Newport).
- Aston Villa stats – Villa won their last three games of 2025-26 by an aggregate score of 9-3 (across all comps).
Top Betting Angles for Walsall vs Aston Villa
Over 2.5 goals: Has landed in six of the last eight H2H meetings. Online at 11/20 (boosted to 3/5).
BTTS (No): Four of the last six H2H friendlies didn’t see both teams net. Available at 11/10.
Walsall Vs Aston Villa Prediction
When it comes to Walsall vs Aston Villa betting, it’s hard to envisage anything but a comfortable win for Unai Emery’s side. And that is exactley the outcome will be predicting at the Bescot Stadium on Tuesday night.
Prediction: Walsall 0-3 Aston Villa
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