Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction & Match Preview

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Match Preview

• Arsenal won ten and drew one of the last eleven Premier League games.
• Aston Villa come into this off the back of a 3-3 stalemate to Brentford.
• Kai Havertz took his league tally to nine goals by netting one of his team’s three goals in a 3-0 thumping of Brighton eight days ago at The Amex.

Arsenal took advantage of Liverpool’s slip-up at Old Trafford to jump to the top of the Premier League standings with a win at Brighton. If the Gunners win the remaining seven matches of the season, the long-awaited title is theirs. They currently beat Liverpool on goal difference by nine goals.

The first of the seven remaining challenges for Mikel Arteta and his troops comes on Sunday. It will be a tricky one as 5th-placed Aston Villa come to visit Emirates Stadium. Villa are also in huge need for points. They currently share the 4th position with Tottenham Hotspur who have a game in hand.

The problem for Villa is the fact they looked dreadful defensively in the last two league ties. Unai Emery’s squad shipped seven goals in the previous two clashes against Manchester City and Brentford. While the defeat at Etihad Stadium was expected, the last weekend’s home draw to the Bees came as a shock for the Villains.

Recent Meetings

• Aston Villa stunned Arsenal in the return game in December last year. They claimed a 1-0 win in Birmingham on the occasion.
• The Gunners had previously been on a four-win thread in the head-to-head matches against Aston Villa.
• Three of the previous five H2H clashes saw the Over 2.5 goals & Both Teams To Score pick coming in.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction

Arsenal are heavy favourites according to the bookmakers. They do own a tremendous home record and they can ill afford to drop points while being lock on points with Liverpool atop the league table. Aston Villa looked dreadful defensively eight days ago against Brentford. They also had a tough Europa League match against Lille on Thursday evening.

The Gunners also have four victories in the previous five head-to-head matches with Villa. However, we will go for the Home win & Both Teams To Score option at the more attractive 2.62 odds. The reason lies in Aston Villa’s attacking prowess as well as in the fact that we’ve just seen Arsenal shipping two goals in the home match against Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening.

More value can be found in the anytime goalscorer market. Kai Havertz has been Arsenal’s standout performer of late. The German was on target in the 3-0 drubbing of Brighton eight days ago. Havertz is the team’s second top scorer with nine goals to his name this season. We like the look of the 2.50 odds offered for such a player to score anytime in the home match against the leaky Aston Villa defence.

Steffen Schmidt- April 12, 2024

Arsenal vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Arsenal to win & Both Teams Score

OK

2.75 Odds

Kai Havertz to score anytime

OK

2.50 Odds

Correct Score: Arsenal 3-1

OK

	12.00 Odds
	9.50 Odds