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Premier League: Aston Villa vs Arsenal – Match preview and betting tip

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

Placed 11th in the table, Aston Villa have amassed 28 points after 22 matches. On 51 points, Arsenal rank two with 22 matches played this season.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Southampton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-4 against Leicester, before handing over all three points in a 3-1 defeat against Manchester City. In their last six Premier League home matches, Unai Emery’s side have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored 13 and conceded ten goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Everton before drawing 1-1 with Brentford. They were defeated once again when Manchester City ran out 1-3 winners. In their last six Premier League away matches, the Gunners won four, as they’ve also drawn and lost once, scoring ten while also conceding four times.

Betting stats for Aston Villa and Arsenal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Aston Villa and Arsenal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 7 of the last 8 home matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
  • Aston Villa have scored in 14 of the last 15 matches
  • Aston Villa have conceded in 12 of the last 14 home matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
  • In 7 of the last 9 Aston Villa home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 14 of the last 16 Arsenal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Arsenal away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Arsenal have not lost 7 of the last 9 matches

In-form players: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Villa Park witnessed Aston Villa winning three of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost five in this run. Arsenal won six of their previous 10 games away, drew one, and lost three.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Arsenal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Arsenal managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Arsenal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Aston Villa scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Here we present a free betting tip for this Premier League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Aston Villa and Arsenal.

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