Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction, Lineups, Results & Betting Tips

Aston Villa have the chance to cut the gap between themselves and Arsenal to just one point on Saturday. It would round off an incredible week for the club and it would solidify their place amongst the league’s best.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Stats

• Aston Villa have an xG of 17.94 on home turf this season; the 3rd highest in the Premier League.
• Arsenal have the 4th highest away xG with 13.09 across their seven away matches.
• The Gunners are scoring an average of two goals and conceding one per game across their last five matches with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction

Aston Villa have a perfect home record in the league this season and have looked formidable in the process. They are averaging 3.43 goals per game at Villa Park and have the performances have been exceptional. 

Unai Emery’s side moved above Manchester City in the table by beating the champions midweek.  Pep Guardiola’s football behemoth barely had a sniff in what was a real eye-opener for the rest of the Premier League.

Aston Villa only won 1-0 but the performance warranted more. They racked up 22 shots and limited Manchester City to just two attempts. They will now be tasked with replicating that performance as they welcome another title contender to Villa Park.

Arsenal come into this one in fine form. They have won their last six matches in all competitions since their controversial loss at St. James’s Park. They survived a scare midweek when they required a very late goal from Declan Rice to take all three points from Kenilworth Road.

However, the Gunners have shown great character in the opening months of the season and this clash with Villa should be a good indicator as to whether or not they are ready to make the leap and become Premier League champions once again.

Arteta’s men have the best defensive record on the road in the league and it’ just as well ahead of this one. The Gunners’ opponents over the course of those matches are averaging just 0.86 goals per game. The underlying data is also good in this regard. Arsenal; have the lowest xGA in away games with 7.03.
The Gunners will also be encouraged by their recent record against Aston Villa.

They have won the last four meetings between the sides. They recorded a 4-2 victory on the only occasion that Emery led the Villains against them.

Arsenal have a stellar defensive record but I’m happy to back goals in this one. Aston Villa have been rampant at home and Unai Emery will look to take the game to his former club.  We can back over 2.5 goals in the match and both teams to score at odds of 20/21 with Bet 365.

This bet landed in both head-to-heads between these sides last season and there were chances at both ends. Arsenal’s win at Villa Park in the previous campaign saw them have 20 shots and while Villa have improved, the Gunners still have the firepower to cause problems here.

Both teams have scored in five of Villa’s seven home matches in the league and there were at least three goals in all of those. 

Three of Arsenal’s last four matches have seen this bet win and the display at Kenilworth Road pointed towards some defensive frailty.

Tip: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals @ 20/21 bet365

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Results

A recap of the most recent meetings between the two sides.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Lineups

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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Arsenal

Martinez, Digne, Torres, Carlos, Konsa, McGuinn, Luiz, Karmara, Bailey, Tielemans, Watkins

Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa

Raya, White, Saliba, Magalhaes, Zinchenko, Odegard, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Correct Score Prediction

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal