Aston Villa vs. Arsenal Predictions

• Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, England
• When: Monday, August 31, 9 pm CET

These two sides have opened the season in completely different manners. While Arsenal easily defeated Coventry, Aston Villa lost to Brighton in a pretty demeaning fashion. It was a hard slap in the face for the UEFA Europa League winners, who entered this campaign with high expectations. Meanwhile, Arsenal was confident, strong, and very effective, showing its intent to defend the crown.

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Aston Villa

To be honest, we haven’t seen the Villans being dismantled as badly as they were against Brighton for a long time. The final result was 4-0 for the Seagulls, but do know that it could have been way worse for Emery and his crew.

The defense was terrible, not having the slightest idea how to stop Brighton. Counting in the preseason and the UEFA Super Cup, we can see Aston Villa now has 4 losses in a row.

This negative stretch showed that Emery’s defense has major problems, as it allowed 10 goals, including at least two in each match. Overall, Villa played 9 preseason matches and kept just one clean sheet. This pretty much proves our claim that the back line is the biggest issue for this unit.

Arsenal

Confident performances against City and Coventry are why many believe this team has the best chances of winning the EPL this year. The opening EPL game vs. Coventry ended 3-0, and the Gunners controlled it the whole time, not giving the newcomers the slightest chance of pulling off a surprise.

After beating Man City in the Community Shield 3-0, this is a great foundation for Arteta and his boys to build momentum and morale. Now, if they win in Birmingham against the team that has regularly troubled them in the past, Arsenal’s swing would be massive.

The offensive trio Havertz-Saka-Odegaard was on the scoresheet in the opening event, while the defense looked good. Calafiori and White added an assist each.

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Aston Villa and Arsenal Possible Lineups

Aston Villa: Bizot; Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Maatsen; Kamara, Torres; Garnacho, McGinn, Hemmings; Buendia

Arsenal: Raya; White, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Lewis-Skelly, Rice; Saka, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz

Aston Villa vs Arsenal Head to Head

The Villans have 3 wins in the past 6 matches, with two games ending in Arsenal’s triumph and one tie. Last season, Villa won at home, 2-1, while Arsenal avenged that with a 4-1 triumph at home.

Aston Villa vs. Arsenal Predictions

The hosts are in trouble, as they not only have issues in the back line but also injury problems, and the fact that the goalkeeper, Dibu Martinez, apparently wants to leave. Meanwhile, Arsenal comes flying high, displaying almost perfect football in the opening two events, with a great dose of confidence. That’s why we bet on the Gunners to triumph here.

Our verdict: Arsenal wins

Aston Villa versus Arsenal Odds

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