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Aston Villa v Arsenal

English Premier League
Aston Villa
0:1
Full time
Arsenal

Aston Villa v Arsenal in English Premier League ended 0:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Aston Villa v Arsenal

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Aston Villa at 45.7% - the match finished 0:1, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Aston Villa X 2 · Arsenal Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 40.6% 26.2% 33.2% Home win · Aston Villa ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 45.7% 21.0% 33.2% Home win · Aston Villa ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Arsenal ✔ Correct
Final score 0:1 Away win · Arsenal
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 6.28 on a Aston Villa win, 4.36 on the draw and 1.53 on a Arsenal win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Aston Villa win 6.28 6.70 Betano 15.9% 45.7%
Draw 4.36 4.50 Dafabet 22.9% 21%
Arsenal win 1.53 1.57 1xBet 65.4% 33.2%
Over 2.5 goals 1.77 1.82 Betano 56.5% 61%
Under 2.5 goals 2.08 2.17 Pinnacle 48.1% 39%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.85 1.95 Bet365 54.1% 57.8%
Both teams to score - No 1.88 1.93 BetVictor 53.2% 42.2%
Updated: 31.08.2026 16:16 · Average odds across 12 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Aston Villa v Arsenal

  1. 29′C. Tzolis · Yellow card
  2. 46′C. Tzolis · Substitution (off: E. Eze)
  3. 59′B. Saka · Goal (assist: R. Calafiori)
  4. 71′M. Odegaard · Substitution (off: M. Merino)
  5. 71′M. Lewis-Skelly · Substitution (off: Bruno Guimaraes)
  6. 71′N. Jackson · Substitution (off: T. Abraham)
  7. 71′G. Hemmings · Substitution (off: Alysson)
  8. 78′M. Cash · Substitution (off: A. Wan-Bissaka)
  9. 78′R. Barkley · Substitution (off: A. Garnacho)
  10. 79′C. Mosquera · Substitution (off: E. Konsa)
  11. 80′Alysson · Yellow card
  12. 81′J. McGinn · Yellow card
  13. 85′D. Rice · Substitution (off: M. Zubimendi)
  14. 90+6′I. Maatsen · Yellow card

Match statistics: Aston Villa v Arsenal

Statistic Aston Villa Arsenal
Possession 39% 61%
Shots on target 0 2
Total shots 7 7
Shots off target 5 4
Blocked shots 2 1
Corners 2 4
Fouls 16 6
Offsides 0 8
Yellow cards 3 1
Saves 1 0
Passes 337 527
Pass accuracy 81% 88%

Line-ups: Aston Villa v Arsenal

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Zion Suzuki 6.3
  2. 2 Matty Cash 7.0
  3. 3 Victor Lindelöf 6.9
  4. 6 Ross Barkley 7.3
  5. 7 John McGinn 6.0
  6. 8 Boubacar Kamara 6.7
  7. 10 Emiliano Buendía 6.3
  8. 11 Nicolas Jackson 7.0
  9. 14 Pau Torres 6.3
  10. 22 Ian Maatsen 5.6
  11. 53 George Hemmings 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 5 Tyrone Mings
  2. 13 Matteo Ruggeri
  3. 17 Alejandro Garnacho 6.3
  4. 18 Tammy Abraham 6.3
  5. 26 Lamare Bogarde
  6. 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6.6
  7. 40 Marco Bizot
  8. 47 Alysson 6.7
  9. 74 Luka Lynch

Arsenal 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 David Raya 6.9
  2. 3 Cristhian Mosquera 6.7
  3. 4 Ben White 6.9
  4. 6 Gabriel Magalhães 7.0
  5. 7 Bukayo Saka 7.6
  6. 8 Martin Ødegaard 6.9
  7. 17 Christos Tzolis 6.2
  8. 29 Kai Havertz 6.0
  9. 33 Riccardo Calafiori 7.9
  10. 41 Declan Rice 7.3
  11. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly 7.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 5 Piero Hincapié
  2. 10 Eberechi Eze 6.5
  3. 13 Kepa Arrizabalaga
  4. 14 Viktor Gyökeres
  5. 15 Ezri Konsa 6.7
  6. 20 Noni Madueke
  7. 23 Mikel Merino 7.0
  8. 36 Martín Zubimendi 6.9
  9. 39 Bruno Guimarães 6.2

Form and head-to-head: Aston Villa v Arsenal

Aston Villa

LWDLL

Arsenal

WDWDW

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Aston Villa wins: 1; draws: 0; Arsenal wins: 1.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Arsenal 4–1 Aston Villa English Premier League
Aston Villa 2–1 Arsenal English Premier League

English Premier League standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 +7 12 WWWW
2 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 +6 12 WWWW
3 Hull City 4 2 2 0 +3 8 DDWW
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 1 1 +8 7 WDLW
5 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 +1 7 DLWW
6 Brentford 4 1 3 0 +3 6 DDDW
7 Liverpool 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DWDD
8 Everton 4 1 3 0 +2 6 DDDW
9 Ipswich Town 4 2 0 2 -3 6 WLLW
10 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 +2 5 DWD
11 Leeds United 3 1 2 0 +1 5 DDW
12 Nottingham Forest 4 1 2 1 0 5 WDDL
13 Manchester United 4 1 1 2 0 4 LDWL
14 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 -2 4 LDWL
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 0 3 1 -1 3 DDDL
16 Crystal Palace 4 1 0 3 -5 3 LWLL
17 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 2 2 -5 2 DDLL
18 Fulham 4 0 1 3 -3 1 DLLL
19 Aston Villa 4 0 1 3 -6 1 LDLL
20 Coventry City 4 0 0 4 -10 0 LLLL

Managers: Aston Villa v Arsenal

Unai Emery
Aston VillaManagerUnai Emery
Mikel Arteta
ArsenalManagerMikel Arteta

Match information: Aston Villa v Arsenal

Kick-off
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Competition
English Premier League
Round
2
Venue
Villa Park
City
Birmingham
Surface
grass
Capacity
42,640