Premier League: Arsenal vs Aston Villa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between Arsenal and Aston Villa and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Arsenal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Aston Villa swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Gunners are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 43 points from their initial 21 encounters. Aston Villa trail them on 35 points after 21 rounds, sitting as number 7 in the table.

Form: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal lost 0-2 against Newcastle, drew 1-1 against Manchester United, before winning 2-1 against Tottenham. Arsenal put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding three.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Leicester, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, West Ham got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Everton by 0-1. Aston Villa only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 14 goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Arsenal and Aston Villa

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Arsenal and Aston Villa. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Ollie Watkins shows decent form right now for Aston Villa, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Arsenal, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Gabriel Jesus also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Betting markets: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Full-time result

Arsenal claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Aston Villa won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches. Amazingly, Arsenal are on a streak of 11 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Arsenal are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Arsenal scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Aston Villa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Arsenal when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Aston Villa played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.