Arsenal and Aston Villa clash in a game that could be influential come the end of the season.
17:30 Saturday
Unai Emery welcomes his former side to Villa Park as Arsenal return to the scene of one of their few losses last season.
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction
Aston Villa kicked off their 2024/24 campaign with a 2-1 victory at West Ham, courtesy of a late Jhon Duran winner.
Arsenal also got their season off to a winning start, as they cruised past Wolves at the Emirates.
The Gunners have lost three of their last five trips to Villa Park, while Villa did the double over them last season - without conceding a goal.
This time around, the visitors will be expected to claim victory.
Score Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Lineups
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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Arsenal
Martínez, Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash, Tielemans, Onana, Rogers, McGinn, Bailey, Watkins
Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa
Raya, Zinchenko, Magalhães, Saliba, White, Rice, Partey, Ødegaard, Martinelli, Havertz, Saka
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Team News
- Aston Villa return to Villa Park without long-term absentees Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings.
- Robin Olsen is also a doubt for the hosts.
- Mikel Arteta will be without the services of injured trio Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Fabio Vieira.
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Odds
| Result | Best Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 15/4 | 21% |
| Draw | 3/1 | 25% |
| Arsenal | 4/5 | 56% |
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Bet Builder Tips
Bet Builder: Arsenal To Win, Both Teams To Score, Over 2.5 Tackles For Lucas Digne & Over 2.5 Tackles For John McGinn @ 18/1 with bet365 at the time of publishing.
Prior to last season, the Gunners had won their previous four head-to-heads. They can get their revenge by beating Villa early on in this campaign.
Arsenal failed to score in both of their meetings with Aston Villa last season but both teams to score looks solid coming into this one. Mikel Arteta’s side scored the second-most goals in the league last season with an average of 2.39 per game.
The Villains conceded plenty of chances at West Ham last weekend.
Aston Villa made 31 tackles in this fixture last season John McGinn made five tackles while Lucas Digne made three. We are backing both to make at least three tackles this time around.
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