Aston Villa vs. Arsenal Preview (What To Know Before Betting)

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

In a thrilling West Midlands encounter, Aston Villa faces table-topping Arsenal, taking on the team that recently conquered them at Villa Park in the Premier League.

Both teams clinched dramatic one-goal victories in midweek, with Unai Emery’s side defeating Manchester City 1-0, and the Gunners staging a trademark late comeback in a pulsating 4-3 win against Luton Town.

Two months ago, Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over a Rodri-less Manchester City, courtesy of a deflected second-half winner. In Wednesday’s clash at Villa Park, former Gunners head coach Unai Emery seemed to draw inspiration from Arsenal’s tactics when facing the treble winners.

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

Emery, having gone 13 managerial meetings without a win over Pep Guardiola, saw his side dominate in all aspects of the game, except possession. The hosts, this time, didn’t rue missed opportunities, as Leon Bailey’s strike took a significant deflection off Ruben Dias and found the back of the net.

What to remember – Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

Despite two crucial saves from Martinez denying Villa a share of the spoils against Arsenal in February, the Lions have been formidable at home since. They are unlikely to be generous to Emery’s former team, especially after Arsenal’s defensive lapses against Luton.

Raya’s two errors made Arsenal’s evening more nerve-wracking than necessary. While it might be time for Villa to break their losing streak against the Arteta-less Gunners, a 15th successive Premier League home win could elude them, potentially resulting in an entertaining stalemate.

Betting tip for Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

Our expert tipster partners anticipate that there will be more than 2.5 goals in this match.