Premier League
— Matchday 2
Aston Villa
0 – 1
Arsenal
1X2
Aston Villa
26.1%
Draw
24.9%
Arsenal
49.1%
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
56.8%
Under 2.5
43.2%
BTTS
Both Score
58.8%
No
41.3%
Model Reasoning
Arsenal favoured (49%)
Key factors:
• The model expects Aston Villa to create significantly more chances (1.2 xG vs 1.7 xG).
• Aston Villa are without key midfielder Amadou Onana (Cruciate ligament tear).
• Arsenal are missing key midfielder Bruno Guimarães (Hamstring injury).
• Arsenal boast one of the strongest attacks in the league.
• Arsenal are reasonably well-organized at the back.
Most likely scoreline: 1-1.
Model: dixon-coles-v6-reg
Recent Form
Aston Villa
L
L
D
L
W
Arsenal
W
W
W
W
L
Squad News
Aston Villa
- Injured Amadou Onana ★ Midfielder · Cruciate ligament tear
- Injured Ian Maatsen ★ Defender · Ankle injury
- Injured Leon Goretzka ★ Midfielder · Knee problems
Arsenal
- Injured Ben White ★ Defender · Hamstring injury
- Injured Christos Tzolis ★ Attacker · Thigh problems
- Injured Cristhian Mosquera ★ Defender · Hamstring injury
- Injured Declan Rice ★ Midfielder · Thigh problems
- Injured Kai Havertz ★ Attacker · Thigh problems
- Injured William Saliba ★ Defender · Back injury
Confirmed Lineups
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
- Matty Cash
- Zion Suzuki
- Pau Torres
- Ian Maatsen
- Victor Lindelöf
- George Hemmings
- Nicolas Jackson
- Boubacar Kamara
- John McGinn
- Ross Barkley
- Emiliano Buendía
Substitutes
- Tyrone Mings
- Tammy Abraham
- Marco Bizot
- Matteo Ruggeri
- Alysson
- #74
- Lamare Bogarde
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
- David Raya
- Declan Rice
- Cristhian Mosquera
- Gabriel
- Bukayo Saka
- Christos Tzolis
- Myles Lewis-Skelly
- Martin Ødegaard
- Ben White
- Riccardo Calafiori
- Kai Havertz
Substitutes
- Piero Hincapié
- Eberechi Eze
- Kepa Arrizabalaga
- Bruno Guimarães
- Viktor Gyökeres
- Martín Zubimendi
- Ezri Konsa
Season Stats
5
Played
5
4
Points
12
4
Goals Scored
8
9
Goals Conceded
4
-5
Goal Diff
+4
1
Clean Sheets
3
Head to Head
1 match played
Aston Villa
Draws
Arsenal
Last meeting (6 Dec 2025): 2-1
Prediction vs Result
1X2
2 (49%)
2
✓
Over/Under 2.5
Over (57%)
Under
✗
BTTS
Yes (59%)
No
✗
Match Statistics
0
HT Score
0