Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th December 2023

Aston Villa take on Arsenal for a match in the Premier League on Saturday at Villa Park.

Arsenal have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 36 points from their initial 15 encounters. Aston Villa trail them by 32 points after 15 rounds, leaving them as number three in the table.

Arsenal will be looking to increase the gap on Aston Villa after their Premier League clash this coming Saturday. However, the hosts will be eager to prevent that as they will surely want to keep their upcoming opponent close.

The Villans scored 23 goals, conceded ten, and pulled off two clean sheets in their past ten matches.

The Gunners go into the next Premier League match with an average of 2.4 goals a game from their last ten matches. They scored an extremely presentable total of 24 goals, while also conceding ten times. This is a total average of one per game, in which they managed four clean sheets.

The late encounter in the Premier League between these two teams was a belter of a 2-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Aston Villa dominated champions Manchester City to a degree rarely seen against a side managed by Pep Guardiola. They claimed their 14th straight home win in the Premier League and will be absolutely buzzing for the arrival of the current league leaders. We should have a monster of a game on our hands.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Legia Warszawa 2-1, and then drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. They were back as winners when they defeated Manchester City 1-0. Aston Villa bulldozed their way through the previous six Premier League outing at Villa Park. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 20 and conceding five.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Lens, who were defeated by 6-0. Then, Wolverhampton got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating Luton by 3-4. In their last six Premier League away matches, Arsenal won four, while also drawing once and losing once, scoring 12 while also conceding six times.

On the back of their recent run of results, we expect Arsenal to claim another win, when they travel to face Aston Villa.

Aston Villa have taken 15 points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 15 goals to 11. In the last three games against teams in the top six, Arsenal claimed two wins and seven points. They scored six and conceded three goals. Aston Villa show off a record of ten wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal show off 11 wins, three draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

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 (0/14), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (0/2), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/10), Ezri Konsa (0/15), Leander Dendoncker (0/4), Lucas Digne (0/15), Matty Cash (2/14), Pau Torres (2/15), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/14), Douglas Luiz (5/15), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/5), John McGinn (3/15), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/10), Youri Tielemans (0/15), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/9), Leon Bailey (5/13), Moussa Diaby (3/15), Ollie Watkins (8/15).

Arsenal Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Arsenal head coach Arteta will select from for his starting XI:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/5), David Raya (0/10), James Hillson (0/0), Karl Hein (0/0), Ben White (1/14), Cedric Soares (0/0), Gabriel (0/13), Jakub Kiwior (0/6), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Lino Sousa (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/14), Takehiro Tomiyasu (1/12), William Saliba (1/15), Declan Rice (3/15), Emile Smith Rowe (0/4), Fabio Vieira (1/8), Jorginho (0/11), Kai Havertz (3/15), Martin Oedegaard (4/12), Mohamed Elneny (0/1), Thomas Partey (0/4), Bukayo Saka (5/14), Edward Nketiah (5/14), Gabriel Jesus (2/10), Gabriel Martinelli (2/13), Leandro Trossard (3/11), Reiss Nelson (0/5).

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Team News

Aston Villa are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Arsenal on Saturday.

Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are missing from the squad, Aston Villa will field against Arsenalthis coming Saturday.

Before their next match against Aston Villa, Arsenal have five players on their list of injured and absent on Saturday.

Names like Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Lineups

Aston Villa vs Arsenal H2H

A 4-2 win was the follow-up to a 2-1 victory, when Arsenal last faced The Villans, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip. Aston Villa enter the match against Arsenal with a 3-0-7 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Results

In the last ten matches between Aston Villa and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/17 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, Edward Nketiah has been hitting the net regularly and now has three 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 Ollie Watkins, who found the target three times in six games.

Villa Park have been a happy hunting ground for Aston Villa lately, claiming nine win from 10 across all tournaments. They drew zero and lost one of these, while Arsenal won six of their most recent 10 games away. The latter drew one and lost three as well. In eight of the previous 10 games at Villa Park, more than 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers. Over 3.5 goals paid dividends six times in these. Over 2.5 goals came out in four of the last 10 league matches away for Arsenal, while over 3.5 goals paid out four times.

In the past ten encounters between Aston Villa and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out six times, with Aston Villa scoring an average of 1.1 goals per game. Arsenal averaged 1.9 goals, while both teams scored four times. Aston Villa scored an average of 2.3 goals in the past ten matches at Villa Park across the tournaments and over 2.5 goals came out eight times. In the previous ten matches for Arsenal, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Arsenal scored 2.6 times goals per game.