The Gunners are bound to be buzzing following their North London derby victory against Tottenham in midweek but will have to put in another top performance if they are to make it back-to-back league wins this weekend when they take on Aston Villa at the Emirates.
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Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction: Both teams to score?
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Key Stats
- Four of Aston Villa's last six fixtures have ended with both teams scoring.
- Arsenal have won five of their last seven league meetings against Aston Villa.
- Over 2.5 goals have been produced in five of the visitors' last six outings.
Correct score prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Just as they did against Tottenham in midweek, we're backing Arsenal to claim a 2-1 win at home against Aston Villa in Saturday's late kick-off in the Premier League. The Gunners have only conceded more than one goal in one of their last six matches across all competitions, while Villa have conceded at least two goals in two of their last four Premier League games.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Arsenal the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 1/2 (1.50) – 66.7%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
- AWAY: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Arsenal are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 66.7%, and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this prediction.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Arsenal edge it
The Gunners have won three and lost two of their last five head-to-heads with Aston Villa and secured a 2-0 win at Villa Park when the sides last met back in August.
England Premier League 24/08/24
Aston Villa
Arsenal
England Premier League 14/04/24
Arsenal
Aston Villa
England Premier League 09/12/23
Aston Villa
Arsenal
England Premier League 18/02/23
Aston Villa
Arsenal
England Premier League 31/08/22
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Arsenal preview: Returned to winning ways
Many had this game down as a must-win for Mikel Arteta and things didn't look good for the Spaniard when Tottenham took the lead at the Emirates in the 25th minute.
However, an own goal from Dominic Solanke put the hosts back onto level terms in the 40th minute and Leandro Trossard made it 2-1 to the hosts just before the halftime whistle. Arsenal held firm in the second half to secure a morale-boosting victory over their arch-rivals.
Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Ethan Nwaneri, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Jesus all look set to miss out this weekend through injury.
Predicted lineup: Raya (GK), Gabriel, Timber, Saliba, Partey, Odegaard, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Trossard, Sterling & Havertz
England Premier League 11/05/25
D
Liverpool
2
Arsenal
2
UEFA Champions League 07/05/25
L
PSG
2
Arsenal
1
England Premier League 03/05/25
L
Bournemouth
2
Arsenal
1
UEFA Champions League 29/04/25
L
PSG
1
Arsenal
0
England Premier League 23/04/25
D
Crystal Palace
2
Arsenal
2
Aston Villa preview: Won last three
Aston Villa were the better side at Goodison Park in midweek but still rode their luck along the way to a 1-0 victory.
Ollie Watkins scored the game's only goal early in the second half but Everton were denied a clearcut penalty and late on, Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed a sitter for the home side.
Unai Emery could be without the trio of Pau Torres, Ross Barkley and John McGinn for the trip to the Emirates Stadium this weekend due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Martínez (GK), Digne, Mings, Konsa, Cash, Tielemans, Kamara, Ramsey, Onana, Watkins & Rogers
England Premier League 10/05/25
W
Bournemouth
0
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 03/05/25
W
Fulham
0
Aston Villa
1
England FA Cup 26/04/25
L
Crystal Palace
3
Aston Villa
0
England Premier League 22/04/25
L
Man City
2
Aston Villa
1
England Premier League 19/04/25
W
Newcastle
1
Aston Villa
4
Player to watch – Leandro Trossard
Leandro Trossard scored the winner in the North London derby in midweek and we have selected the Belgian international as our player to watch on Saturday.
Trossard, who has now scored four times in the Premier League this season, needs to add a few more goals and assists to his name, especially with his teammate Saka out injured.
Can the Belgian build upon his Derby winner?
We're backing the Belgian midfielder to put in another excellent performance this weekend against a solid Aston Villa side, and could even see him scoring another goal.