Premier League MISSED 0–1
Mon, Aug 31 · 21:00 · Villa Park
Aston Villa Home
VS
Arsenal FC Away
Aston Villa vs Arsenal — Premier League
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate80%
This price needs80%
Expert analysis

Open Play Expected Between Aston Villa and Arsenal

Arsenal maintain a high scoring rate in their recent fixtures. Aston Villa’s defense has allowed multiple goals in each of their last games. Past encounters between the two clubs have often featured several goals. Arsenal’s current form includes clean sheets but also strong attacking displays. Defensive absences for both teams may lead to more chances created. Villa’s home setup tends to allow opponents forward. The head to head record points to matches with attacking flow.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.6% win rate
Result
0–1 MISSED

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.25 didn’t land — final score 0–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. C. Tzolis 29'
  3. Second half
  4. E. Eze ↓ C. Tzolis 46'
  5. B. Saka assist R. Calafiori 59'
  6. M. Merino ↓ M. Odegaard 71'
  7. Bruno Guimaraes ↓ M. Lewis-Skelly 71'
  8. T. Abraham ↓ N. Jackson 71'
  9. Alysson ↓ G. Hemmings 71'
  10. A. Wan-Bissaka ↓ M. Cash 78'
  11. A. Garnacho ↓ R. Barkley 78'
  12. E. Konsa ↓ C. Mosquera 79'
  13. Alysson 80'
  14. J. McGinn 81'
  15. M. Zubimendi ↓ D. Rice 85'
  16. I. Maatsen 90+6'
This season
Aston Villa Arsenal
Over 2.5 goals 0% 100%
Clean sheet 0% 100%
Failed to score 100% 0%
Scored per game 0.0 3.0
Conceded per game 4.0 0.0
Scored home / away 0.0 / 0.0 3.0 / 0.0

Across 1 and 1 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
5 BRI Brighton 1 1 0 0 3
6 ARS Arsenal ▲ 1 1 0 0 3
7 BRE Brentford 1 1 0 0 3
8 CHE Chelsea 1 1 0 0 3
9 IPS Ipswich 1 1 0 0 3
10 LEE Leeds 1 1 0 0 3
11 LIV Liverpool 2 0 2 0 2
12 BOU Bournemouth 2 0 1 1 1
13 NOT Nottingham Forest 2 0 1 1 1
14 FUL Fulham 1 0 0 1 0
15 SUN Sunderland 1 0 0 1 0
16 MAN Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0
17 AST Aston Villa ▲ 1 0 0 1 0
18 COV Coventry 2 0 0 2 0
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Aston Villa WLLLL
W @ BG Pathum United 3–1 Aug 4
L @ Bayern München 1–2 Aug 7
L @ Paris Saint Germain 1–2 Aug 12
L @ Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Aug 15
L @ Brighton 0–4 Aug 23
Arsenal LLDWW
L vs Real Betis 1–3 Aug 5
L vs Borussia Dortmund 2–3 Aug 9
D vs Como 1–1 Aug 12
W vs Manchester City 3–0 Aug 16
W vs Coventry 3–0 Aug 21
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Aston Villa
Scored 1.2 avg
3 1 1 1 0
Conceded 2.2 avg
1 2 2 2 4
Arsenal
Scored 2.0 avg
1 2 1 3 3
Conceded 1.4 avg
3 3 1 0 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Aston Villa
1 Draws
6 Arsenal FC
Dec 2025 Arsenal 4–1 Aston Villa Arsenal
Dec 2025 Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal Aston Villa
Jan 2025 Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa Draw
Aug 2024 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Arsenal
Apr 2024 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa Aston Villa

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Zion Suzuki G
  • 2 Matty Cash D
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf D
  • 14 Pau Torres D
  • 22 Ian Maatsen D
  • 8 Boubacar Kamara M
  • 53 George Hemmings M
  • 7 John McGinn M
  • 6 Ross Barkley M
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía M
  • 11 Nicolas Jackson F
Bench Marco Bizot, Tyrone Mings, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Matteo Ruggeri, Lamare Bogarde, Alysson, Alejandro Garnacho, Tammy Abraham, Luka Lynch

Unai Emery

Arsenal 4-2-3-1
  • 1 David Raya G
  • 4 Ben White D
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera D
  • 6 Gabriel Magalhães D
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori D
  • 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly M
  • 41 Declan Rice M
  • 7 Bukayo Saka M
  • 8 Martin Ødegaard M
  • 17 Christos Tzolis M
  • 29 Kai Havertz F
Bench Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapié, Ezri Konsa, Martín Zubimendi, Bruno Guimarães, Mikel Merino, Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyökeres, Noni Madueke

Mikel Arteta

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Aston Villa
  • OUT Joao Gomes Red Card
  • OUT J. Manzambi Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • DOUBT T. Abraham Injury
  • DOUBT L. Bailey Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT B. Madjo Ankle Injury
  • OUT Joao Gomes Red Card
  • OUT J. Manzambi Knee Injury
  • OUT A. Onana Knee Injury
  • DOUBT T. Abraham Injury
  • DOUBT L. Bailey Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT B. Madjo Ankle Injury
Arsenal FC
  • OUT Gabriel Jesus Transfer negotiations
  • OUT G. Martinelli Transfer negotiations
  • OUT W. Saliba Back Injury
  • OUT J. Timber Ankle Injury
  • OUT Gabriel Jesus Transfer negotiations
  • OUT G. Martinelli Transfer negotiations
  • OUT W. Saliba Back Injury
  • OUT J. Timber Ankle Injury