BLACKBURN VS ASTON VILLA CARLING CUP BETTING TIPS

Ladbrokes has released some really quality odds for today’s Carling Cup fixture between Sam Allardyce’s Blackburn and Martin O’Neill’s high-flying Aston Villa side. Speaking of Ladbrokes, they have officially unveiled the brand-new interface for their sportsbook and let me tell you- it looks really quite excellent. The in-play interface has been completely revamped and is much sharper and easier to use. Everything is still in the same place, but it just looks like Ladbrokes has done a bit of early spring-cleaning. The changes have been made based on recent customer feedback and, as a regular Ladbrokes player, it is a nice improvement.
Let’s get down to brass tacks here in the Carling Cup fixture, Blackburn trade at 11/5 while Villa are the distinct 5/4 favourites to win the match. The draw pays out at 9/4 and I expect that may be the more attractive bet to Blackburn supporters.
This is the first leg of the two-legged semi-final and Villa remain distinct favourites here to progress to the Wembley Final. Ladbrokes lists them at 4/9 to qualify while Blackburn are 13/8- still reasonably-priced.
The correct score betting indicates that the favoured outcome in the first leg is a 1-1 draw at 11/2 with Villa just getting the edge when it comes to most specific selections. 2-0 to Villa pays 8/1 while 2-0 to Blackburn pays a mere 9/1. 2-1 Villa pays 8/1 while 2-1 Blackburn pays 9/1. A fiery 2-2 draw pays out at 14/1.
Gabriel Agbonlahor is the favoured anytime goalscorer with an 11/8 price tag. John Carew trades alongside Emile Heskey at 7/4 before we get to Franco Di Santo, who can be backed at 9/4. Benni McCarthy, Jason Roberts and Nathan Delfouneso are all available at the same price. David Dunn and Nikola Kalinic are listed at 5/2.
There is a whopping selection of markets here and it looks like Ladbrokes is rolling out some new ones. You can now back players to score with a foot or with a head and there are some really solid selections available if you favour headed goals.
The handicap betting places Villa at (-1.0) with a lengthy 10/3 price. That’s a solid outcome in my book. Blackburn (+1.0) trade at 8/15.
Personally, I think Villa will be happy not to concede a goal here, but I certainly fancy them to go for the win. Look for a tight first half and then more pressure to be amped up in the 2nd. I think Villa’s handicap price is very attractive, and they are certainly the favourites to qualify.