Aston Villa approach their Sunday match with Manchester United positively buzzing after their midweek victory over Bayern Munich. Unai Emery’s side should be favoured to get the points again at Villa Park on Sunday, but the Red Devils should provide some resistance to the Birmingham club.

Villa have won their last three at home in all competitions, going down only against Arsenal, and even in that defeat they did so with a superior xG to their opponents.

Indeed, scoring is unlikely to be a problem for the hosts, who had netted two or more in six successive matches before their clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Keeping the ball out of their own net is proving more problematic. Aston Villa are yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League this season.

United may have blown more cold than hot upfront this season, but they are creating chances. In each of their six Premier League matches this term, they have generated at least 1 xG yet they have scored only six times.

United have the biggest xG underperformance in the Premier League, but with Rasmus Hojlund potentially starting in the league for the first time since May, things surely have to improve on the scoring front. There were certainly positive signs in this regard in Porto on Thursday during the 3-3 draw.

Lazio have been kings of the Both Teams to Score market in Serie A this season, with each of their six matches domestically ending with goals at either end of the park.

They go into this game after a midweek Europa League clash with Nice, which reduces their turnaround time and increases their fatigue levels, raising the possibility of them conceding a goal for the seventh-straight domestic game this season.

On the other hand, the Roman club should have the firepower to secure victory. They have scored at least two goals in each of their three home league fixtures this term and netted four against Nice in the Europa League on Thursday, which suggests they will find the net.

Empoli may boast an impressive defensive record this season, but while they have only conceded four goals in total across all competitions, three of those have come on their travels. Equally, they have been relatively capable going forwards, scoring in each of their four road trips this term.

Indeed, three of the four matches that the visitors have played away from home this season have ended with both teams scoring. Empoli are yet to be on the wrong end of one of these scorelines, but with Lazio strong at home, that run could end here.

Expect a significant reaction from Bayern Munich after their midweek defeat to Aston Villa when they travel to face an Eintracht Frankfurt side that is laden with goals.

Vincent Kompany’s side have been the dominant force in the Bundesliga this season, and though they were held to a 1-1 draw by defending champions Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, there was little doubt that they were the better side.

Prior to last weekend, Bayern had won all six competitive fixtures they had played and had been scoring bags of goals. It is likely that they revert to the norm in Frankfurt, having netted only once from 2.8 xG over the course of their last couple of games.

Frankfurt are unlikely to go down without a fight. They have been prolific in league play this season, scoring at least two goals in each of their last four Bundesliga matches, all the while generating an xG reflective of their return. This suggests their record is sustainable. They also scored three times in Besiktas in midweek.

Bayern, meanwhile, are certainly not watertight at the back. Vincent Kompany’s side have conceded in four of their last five and have only kept one clean sheet in four on their travels.