Aston Villa vs Arsenal 18.02.2023

Arsenal’s title hopes suffered a slight dent in their 3-1 home loss to Man City at the Emirates. That defeat, 11th in a row against Man City in the PL, pushed the Gunners to second on the log with a game in hand. To regain their position at the summit, Arteta’s men will lock horns against Aston Villa on Saturday. At Villa Park, Arsenal face their former gaffer, Unai Emery as they hunt for their first win since beating Man United 3-2 back in January.

For Emery, he would be looking to return to winning ways here having lost 2 games on the bounce against Leicester and Man City respectively. To boost their chances of earning a midtable finish, 11th-placed Villa will hope to pick a win against Arsenal for the first time since a 1-0 win back in February 2021.

A reunion between Unai Emery and his former side is certainly a huge clash to anticipate. Arsenal’s hunger to return to winning ways and Villa’s push against 3 losses in a row makes this mouthwatering all around. Based on what is at stake, we expect a tight contest with the second half producing the most goals.

Main tip: Most Goals 2nd Half (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Aston Villa vs Arsenal

We take a look at their last 43 meetings

• Villa has 6 wins. Arsenal has 28 wins and 9 matches were drawn
• These matches scored an average of 2.81 goals per match
• Arsenal won the last meeting 2-1

Latest results Aston Villa

• 2 wins, and 3 losses in their last 5 matches
• 7 goals were scored in their last matches. Average 1.40 goals per match
• They lost 3-1 to Man City in their last match

Latest results Arsenal

• 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 draw in their last 5 matches
• 5 goals were scored in their last 5 games. Average 1.00 goals per match
• Last time out, they lost 3-1 to Man City

Premier League Standings and Latest Results

Aston Villa: rank 11th – 22 matches – 8 wins – 4 draws – 10 losses – 28 points
Form Guide (most recent first): L-L-W-W-L

Arsenal: rank 2nd – 22 matches – 16 wins – 3 draws – 3 losses – 51 points
Form Guide (most recent first): L-D-L-L-W

Possible squad Aston Villa

Aston Villa: Martinez; Young, Konsa, Chambers, Digne; Ramsey, Kamara, Luiz; Buendia, Bailey, Watkins

Out: Traore (Muscle), Steer (Achilles), Carlos (Achilles), Mings (Knock)

Coach: Unai Emery

Possible squad Arsenal

Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

Out: Smith-Rowe (Thigh), Elneny (Knee), Nelson (Knock), Jesus (Knee), Partey (Muscle)

Coach: Mikel Arteta

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Most Goals 2nd Half

Betwinner offers competitive odds for the bet “Most Goals 2nd Half”
The odd of 2.10 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 48% chance the second half will produce more goals than the first.

Odds for Most Goals 2nd Half

Betwinner – odd 2.10
Betway – odd 2.09

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2) Bet on Over 2.5 Goals

• 2 of their last 3 meetings featured over 2.5 match goals

Bet365 offers competitive odds for the bet “Over 2.5 Goals”
The odd of 1.94 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 52% chance that this match will produce at least 3 goals.

Odds comparison for Over 2.5 Goals

Bet365 – odd 1.94
Mybet.africa – odd 1.93

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