Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Last season’s runners-up Arsenal visit Aston Villa this coming Saturday for a round 2 match in the Premier League.

Aston Villa got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Aston Villa got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Aston Villa and Arsenal look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Aston Villa step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 20 goals against. That is an average of two goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

The Gunners are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in five goals, leaving an average of 0.5 per match. They fought their way to seven clean sheets.

The Villans won the last two meetings against The Gunners, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Liverpool resulted in a 3-3 draw, followed by a 5-0 defeat against Crystal Palace, before beating West Ham by 1-2. Aston Villa managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded 13 goals.

The big goal of the season for Arsenal has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Premier League action starts to unfold.

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal first beat Manchester United 0-1, then Everton by 2-1 and finally Wolverhampton by 2-0. Arsenal recorded no less than five in their previous six Premier League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 15 themselves while allowing two goals against.

The big goal of the season for Arsenal has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Premier League action starts to unfold.

Aston Villa don't look like a team currently possessing a form that is capable of shutting out Arsenal, and the away win is our the bet this coming Saturday.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Squads

Aston Villa Squad

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

Emiliano Martinez (0/1), James Wright (0/0), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/0), Ezri Konsa (0/1), Ian Maatsen (0/1), Kortney Hause (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/1), Leander Dendoncker (0/0), Lucas Digne (0/1), Matty Cash (0/1), Pau Torres (0/1), Sil Swinkels (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/0), Amadou Onana (1/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/0), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Enzo Barrenechea (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (0/1), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/1), John McGinn (0/1), Lamare Bogarde (0/0), Ross Barkley (0/0), Youri Tielemans (0/1), Jhon Duran (1/1), Leon Bailey (0/1), Morgan Rogers (0/1), Ollie Watkins (0/1), Samuel Iling-Junior (0/0).

Arsenal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Arsenal. The 42 year-old Mikel Arteta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/0), David Raya (0/1), Ben White (0/1), Gabriel (0/1), Jakub Kiwior (0/0), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/1), Riccardo Calafiori (0/0), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/0), William Saliba (0/1), Declan Rice (0/1), Fabio Vieira (0/0), Jorginho (0/0), Kai Havertz (1/1), Martin Oedegaard (0/1), Thomas Partey (0/1), Bukayo Saka (1/1), Edward Nketiah (0/0), Gabriel Jesus (0/1), Gabriel Martinelli (0/1), Leandro Trossard (0/1), Reiss Nelson (0/0).

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Team News

At the time of writing, Aston Villa have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Arsenal on Saturday.

Boubacar Kamara, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are all absent from the Aston Villa squad that faces Arsenal at Villa Park.

Arsenal have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Jurrien Timber won't be travelling with Arsenal this time, as he nurses an injury.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Lineups

Aston Villa vs Arsenal H2H

The Villans go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played The Gunners. The Villans won five times, while The Gunners 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 10/3 with the bookmakers, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 8/11.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Aston Villa and Arsenal. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Kai Havertz has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Arsenal bank on him to build on these numbers against Aston Villa. The latter relies on Jhon Duran, who found the target three times in six games.

Aston Villa won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Villa Park. They drew three and lost two as well, while Arsenal won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Aston Villa on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened two times for Arsenal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Aston Villa and Arsenal, with the latter scoring 1.3 goals on average in these. Aston Villa managed an average of 1.4 goals as both teams scored four times in this run. Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Arsenal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.