Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2026

Aston Villa hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites this coming Monday when they welcome Arsenal over to the Villa Park for a round 2 match.

A glance at the Premier League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and 18 places.

Aston Villa came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Aston Villa, who next face Arsenal in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Arsenal.

Aston Villa scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 19 goals against. This is an average of 1.9 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

The Gunners scored 16 goals, conceded five and managed seven clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Aston Villa were defeated by 4-1 in their last encounter with Arsenal, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-2 victory against Manchester City. They went on to lose 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain, before getting dumped in a 4-0 defeat against Brighton. Aston Villa won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 13 and conceded 12 goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain. A 3-0 win against Manchester City followed, before they beat Coventry by 3-0. Arsenal claimed 13 points in their last six Premier League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded six and scored 11 goals themselves.

Arsenal should be able to strut their stuff against Aston Villa, but the latter will attempt to keep things tight. They want to avoid getting pummelled in front of their home crowd at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Emery will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Arsenal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/0), Marco Bizot (0/1), Zion Suzuki (0/0), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/0), Ian Maatsen (0/1), Lamare Bogarde (0/1), Matty Cash (0/1), Pau Torres (0/1), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Victor Lindelof (0/1), Amadou Onana (0/0), Boubacar Kamara (0/1), Emiliano Buendia (0/1), George Hemmings (0/1), Joao Gomes (0/1), Johan Manzambi (0/0), John McGinn (0/1), Leon Bailey (0/0), Matteo Ruggeri (0/1), Modou Keba Cisse (0/0), Ross Barkley (0/1), Alejandro Garnacho (0/1), Alysson Edward (0/1), Brian Madjo (0/0), Ollie Watkins (0/0), Tammy Abraham (0/0).

Arsenal Squad

Below is the full team squad of Arsenal. The manager Arteta will pick his starting XI against Aston Villa from these players:

David Raya (0/1), Illan Meslier (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/1), Cristhian Mosquera (0/1), Ezri Konsa (0/0), Gabriel (0/1), Jurrien Timber (0/0), Piero Hincapie (0/1), Riccardo Calafiori (0/1), William Saliba (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (0/0), Declan Rice (0/1), Ethan Nwaneri (0/0), Fabio Vieira (0/0), Martin Oedegaard (1/1), Martin Zubimendi (0/1), Max Dowman (0/0), Mikel Merino (0/1), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/1), Bukayo Saka (1/1), Christos Tzolis (0/1), Eberechi Eze (0/1), Gabriel Jesus (0/0), Gabriel Martinelli (0/0), Kai Havertz (1/1), Noni Madueke (0/1), Reiss Nelson (0/0), Viktor Gyoekeres (0/0).

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Team News

Arsenal have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Monday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Declan Rice can't be called upon by Arsenal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Lineups

Aston Villa vs Arsenal H2H

Aston Villa lost to 4-1 Arsenal in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Aston Villa dished out the match before that. Arsenal have six wins in their last ten meetings against Aston Villa, winning 4-1 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 8/15.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Results

Of the last ten encounters between Aston Villa Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting Tips

As the new Premier League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Aston Villa and Arsenal this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Aston Villa won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Arsenal won five of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and two defeats as well. 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 six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Arsenal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Aston Villa and Arsenal, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Aston Villa scored 1.2 goals on average, while Arsenal pulled 1.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out ten times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aston Villa, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Arsenal, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.