Arsenal vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2025

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Arsenal to pull away with 3 points on Saturday. They face Aston Villa in the Premier League and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Arsenal look to add three valuable points.

Arsenal are placed twoth with 43 points after 21 matches. Aston Villa occupy a position as seventh in the league on 35 points.

Arsenal came away with three points from the latest encounter with Aston Villa. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

Arsenal scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded seven goals, an average of 0.7 and pulled off four clean sheets.

Aston Villa managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

Aston Villa lost 2-0 against Arsenal in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Aston Villa handed out in the match before.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction

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 managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored ten goals and conceded three times.

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 claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to three.

While we don't believe Aston Villa are strong enough to prevent Arsenal from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Arsenal have taken 13 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 14 goals to ten. Aston Villa took ten points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won three, scored ten goals and conceded 16. Arsenal claimed 12 wins, seven draws as well as two defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa enjoy a record of ten wins, five draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Squads

Arsenal Squad

Mikel Arteta will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Aston Villa from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

David Raya (0/21), Neto (0/2), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/9), Gabriel (3/19), Jakub Kiwior (0/8), Jurrien Timber (1/18), Kieran Tierney (0/1), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/8), Riccardo Calafiori (1/11), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (2/20), Declan Rice (1/19), Ethan Nwaneri (2/12), Jorginho (0/10), Leandro Trossard (4/21), Martin Oedegaard (1/14), Mikel Merino (2/14), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/7), Thomas Partey (2/20), Bukayo Saka (5/16), Gabriel Jesus (3/17), Gabriel Martinelli (5/19), Kai Havertz (7/18), Raheem Sterling (0/7).

Aston Villa Squad

Here is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The 53 year-old Unai Emery will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Emiliano Martinez (0/21), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Diego Carlos (0/10), Ezri Konsa (1/19), Ian Maatsen (0/15), Kortney Hause (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/4), Lamare Bogarde (0/3), Lucas Digne (0/21), Matty Cash (1/14), Pau Torres (0/18), Sil Swinkels (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/4), Amadou Onana (2/15), Boubacar Kamara (0/12), Bradley Burrowes (0/0), Emiliano Buendia (0/11), Jacob Ramsey (0/13), Jamaldeen Jimoh (0/0), John McGinn (0/18), Leon Bailey (1/17), Ross Barkley (3/16), Youri Tielemans (0/21), Donyell Malen (0/0), Jhon Duran (7/18), Morgan Rogers (6/20), Ollie Watkins (9/21).

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Team News

Arsenal could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Saturday. Arsenal have to alter their line-up, as both Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard get a day in the shade.

Aston Villa have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings all face a spell on the sidelines for Aston Villa due to various injuries.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Lineups

Arsenal vs Aston Villa H2H

Aston Villa were knocked out cold when Arsenal took a 2-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Aston Villa handed out in the game before. Arsenal won five times, while Aston Villa won five times of their last ten encounters, meaning not a single one of these ended in a stalemate. The home win gets you odds at 11/23 with the bookmakers, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 5/1.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Aston Villa come visiting Arsenal. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 10/11 with the bookies.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

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.

In their last 10 matches at Emirates Stadium across all tournaments Arsenal won six times, drew three and lost one times. Aston Villa claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Aston Villa have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Arsenal managedfive clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Arsenal and Aston Villa as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Arsenal scored an average of 1.2 goals a game, with Aston Villa averaging 1.2 goals in this run. 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 happened in eight of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who managed to hit the net 1.7 times on average in these games.