Manchester United vs Aston Villa Predictions - March 15, 2026

 Neither of these sides will be looking to back down and will put up an intense show. Manchester United are likely to edge past Aston Villa in their upcoming Premier League clash.

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Time: 3 pm Nigerian time

Fighting for their fifth straight Old Trafford victory under the leadership of Michael Carrick, Manchester United host fellow Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

The Red Devils suffered their first defeat since the arrival of the 44-year-old interim boss last time out, whilst the Villans have been busy dealing with continental matters in France this week.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester United have won 41 of the 61 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Aston Villa recorded six victories.

• The remaining 14 clashes ended in draws.

• Manchester United have only lost one of their last five games.

• Aston Villa are on a two-match losing streak in the Premier League.

• The Red Devils have defeated the Villans three times in their last five meetings.

• Seven of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Manchester United in the league: W-D-W-W-L

• Manchester United in all competitions: W-D-W-W-L

• Aston Villa in the league: D-W-D-L-L

• Aston Villa in all competitions: L-D-L-L-W

Team News:

• Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu are not going to be in action for Manchester United. They are injured. Mason Mount and Lisandro Martinez are also set to miss out.

• Aston Villa will not have Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans and Matty Cash in action. They are injured. Jadon Sancho can not feature against his parent club.

Player(s) to watch:

• Bruno Fernandes is going to be one of the main men in the squad for Manchester United. Despite not scoring any goals in the previous outing, he was impactful and bagged an assist. In 26 Premier League appearances of the ongoing season, he has scored seven goals and has 14 assists to his name, making him one of the most consistent players in the squad.

• Ollie Watkins will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side return to winning ways in the EPL. He scored the match-winning goal for Aston Villa in their European competition fixture and is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for the visitors. He has scored eight goals and has an assist to his name in 28 league games of the ongoing season.