Carling Cup – Aston Villa v Bolton: Odds and Betting Preview

Birmingham, UK – An all Premier League clash will take place in the Carling Cup Third Round when Aston Villa host Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday evening. Aston Villa are the 5/6 favourites to win the match in 90 minutes and progress to the next round. Bolton are available at 7/2 with betinternet whilst totesport and William Hill quote odds of 7/2 on the draw.

Aston Villa remain unbeaten under their new manager Alex McLeish but they have become draw specialists this season with four stalemates in their opening five games. Villa have a strong squad to select their side from for tonight’s match, with no new injury concerns, and this is a trophy that McLeish will target having led Birmingham to Carling Cup victory last season. Aston Villa beat Hereford United in the previous round and they can take another step towards Wembley by overcoming a difficult Bolton side.

Bolton come into this tie following a 2-1 defeat by Norwich in the League at the weekend and have now established a club record of five consecutive top-flight home defeats. They will look to build on an improved second half showing at against Norwich as they try to secure an away victory tonight.

Darren Bent heads the First Goalscorer market at 4/1 with Coral and betinternet but the England international still remains a doubt for the game with a groin strain. This may see his strike partner at Villa, Gabriel Agbonlahor, attract support and currently he is on offer at a standout 11/2 with bet365. Nathan Delfouneso was a goal scorer in the last round for Villa and he is 15/2 with Betfred to break the deadlock this evening. The most prominent Bolton player in the betting is Kevin Davies a 9/1 chance with Blue Square.

In the Correct Score betting market, the 1-1 draw has been priced up as the favourite score line at a general 6/1 with most firms, including bet365 and Paddy Power. A one-nil victory for Aston Villa can be backed at a standout 15/2 with William Hill whilst a 2-1 win for the hosts is 15/2 with Blue Square. A 1-0 result in favour of Bolton is on offer at a massive 13/1 with Paddy Power.

Aston Villa/Aston Villa is a 2/1 shot with Blue Square in the Half-time/Full-time market and Draw/Aston Villa can be backed at 4/1 with Coral. In this popular market a draw at both the half-time and full-time whistles is an 11/2 chance with Victor Chandler whilst Bolton/Bolton is a 15/2 shot at Boylesports.

Fewer than 2.5 goals is 23/20 with Victor Chandler while Skybet and Stan James offer odds of 4/5 on over 2.5 goals in this match. For any bettors who predict a single goal will settle this Third Round clash can back under 1.5 goals at a very tempting 10/3 with William Hill. Aston Villa have only managed to score more than one goal in two of their last eight home matches and this could attract more punters to this 10/3 price in the Over/Under market.

This match kicks off at 19.45 BST.

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