Tottenham vs Aston Villa preview and betting tips – October 19th 2025

Tottenham play Aston Villa in a 2 pm BST kick-off on Sunday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Can the home side continue their positive start to the season against a visiting team that have started to find some decent form?

Odds Now football writer Steve Day picks out his expert betting tips for this upcoming match in the Premier League.

Tottenham vs Aston Villa betting tips – October 19th 2025

Two in-form teams go head-to-head

This fixture is undoubtedly one of the more intriguing games of the weekend in the English top flight. Tottenham come into this game in third place with Thomas Frank's side just two points behind the pace of league leaders Arsenal after seven league games played.

Aston Villa started this season slowly, as Unai Emery saw his team fail to win any of their opening five league games. However, it's now been seven matches unbeaten across all competitions, including winning back-to-back matches in the league. The club is now up to 13th position in the table and looking up rather than down.

All or nothing

The recent history of this league fixture suggests that it's always been a case of all or nothing for these two teams. It's now been 23 games contested by these two clubs in all competitions that have not ended in a draw.

In fact, the last time these two teams battled out a draw was on 6th May, 2012, when it ended 1-1. It was a result that prevented Tottenham from qualifying for the Champions League and ensured Aston Villa's place in the top flight for another season.

Is it now time for a draw to finally happen again in this fixture? The two sides are very hard to separate heading into this one. A draw can be found at 5/2 with Bet365, and it feels like the most logical outcome to back. Especially given Villa have drawn 2 of their 3 away league games, and Spurs' home form is patchy at best.

Rogers off the mark?

Two players stand out as value picks for anytime scorers in this game. England international Morgan Rogers is available at 9/2 with Sky Bet to score anytime. He has bagged a goal in 2 of the last 3 matches against Tottenham. We know how players just have those teams they love playing against, and Spurs appear to be that club for Rogers.

Another value pick for the scorer market is Donyell Malen. The Dutch attacker is far from a clinical finisher in terms of his overall numbers for Villa. However, after scoring a brace in his last league game against Burnley and scoring for the Netherlands in their 4-0 win over Finland last weekend, it feels like he's hitting a purple patch.

Card happy Hooper

The referee allocated for this game is none other than Simon Hooper. The 43-year-old has issued 31 yellow cards and 2 red cards across 6 Premier League matches so far this season. So there is a high percentage chance that he'll be getting the old book out in this one.

Aston Villa full-back Matty Cash to be shown a card at 9/4 with William Hill is a decent shout. He could be up against some tricky players in Mohammed Kudus and Wilson Odobert, and has already picked up 2 yellow cards this season after earning 7 in the league last year.

Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero is always good value for a booking. The Argentine defender has already picked up 3 yellow cards this season and is priced at 7/2 with Paddy Power to be shown a card in this clash.

Steve Day's recommended bets for Tottenham vs Aston Villa

5pts – Draw - 5/2 (Bet365)

0.5pts - Morgan Rogers anytime scorer - 9/2 (Sky Bet)

0.5pts - Matty Cash to receive a yellow card - 9/4 (William Hill)

Total staked - 6pts