Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 10 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
- Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee David Coote
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Mark Scholes
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hull City AFC | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town FC | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Coventry City FC | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United FC | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace FC | 10 | 7 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Aston Villa FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 09 Apr | FC Bayern München | H | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Apr | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Apr | Luton Town FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Mar | Manchester City FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Mar | FC Porto | H | 5–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Arsenal FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Apr | Brentford FC | H | 3–3 | D |
| 03 Apr | Manchester City FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 30 Mar | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | West Ham United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Mar | Tottenham Hotspur FC | H | 0–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Arsenal FC | Aston Villa FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #10 |
| 27 | Points | 13 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 9 / 0 / 1 | W / D / L | 3 / 4 / 3 |
| 15 | Scored | 14 |
| 5 | Conceded | 17 |
| +10 | GD | -3 |
| 2.70 | PPG | 1.30 |
| 90% | Win % | 30% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
70%
Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
Arsenal FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season
Aston Villa FC this season
Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts). Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aston Villa FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Arsenal FC
| Martin Odegaard | 3 G |
| Kai Havertz | 3 G |
| Bukayo Saka | 3 G |
| Bruno Guimaraes | 2 G |
Aston Villa FC
| Nicolas Jackson | 6 G | 1 A |
| Johan Manzambi | 2 G | 3 A |
| Alysson | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Aston Villa FC get us underway at Emirates Stadium.
- 5' Arsenal FC have won 748 goals from 428 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 14' That is a card for Aston Villa FC. Morgan Rogers will be fuming at that decision.
- 19' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
- 24' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Arsenal FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 369 games and scored 524 goals.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Ben White. He receives a card.
- 41' Arsenal FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 45' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a card on 45.
- 50' Ezri Konsa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 60' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Ollie Watkins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' The crowd applauds Moussa Diaby as he leaves the pitch. Leon Bailey steps in for Aston Villa FC.
- 63' Kai Havertz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 63.
- 67' Takehiro Tomiyasu is replacing Ben White for the Arsenal FC side.
- 72' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 77' Jamaica international Leon Bailey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 79' Emile Smith Rowe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Odegaard at the 79 minute mark.
- 80' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Zaniolo departs to be replaced by Alex Moreno.
- 84' Goal! Leon Bailey scores his 45 goal in 556 matches.
- 87' A goal from the England international Ollie Watkins! He fires home on 87 to make it 0-2!
- 87' Eddie Nketiah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oleksandr Zinchenko at the 87 minute mark.
- The final score is 0-2.
Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
9
Gabriel Jesus ↓ Jorginho 79'
- 35
- 41
- 22
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 29
-
19
Leandro Trossard ↓ Martinelli 67'
-
4
Ben White ↓ Takehiro Tomiyasu 67'
- 7
Bench
-
14
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 87'
-
10
Emile Smith Rowe ↑ 79'
- 1
-
20
Jorginho ↑ 79'
- 5
-
18
Takehiro Tomiyasu ↑ 67'
-
11
Martinelli ↑ 67'
- 21
- 15
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Aston Villa FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 27
- 12
- 11
- 4
- 7
- 8
-
19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Leon Bailey 61'
- 3
- 14
-
22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↓ Alex Moreno 80'
Bench
- 2
- 16
-
31
Leon Bailey ↑ 61'
- 17
- 25
-
15
Alex Moreno ↑ 80'
- 47
- 29
- 24
Coach
Unai Emery
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ollie Watkins | 5 |
| Bukayo Saka | 3 |
| John McGinn | 3 |
| Thomas Partey | 2 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 2 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 2 |
| Martinelli | 2 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 1 |
Head to Head
Arsenal FC Form
Aston Villa FC Form
2024-04-14
Arsenal FC
0–2
Aston Villa FC
W
2024-04-06
Aston Villa FC
3–3
Brentford FC
D
2024-04-03
Manchester City FC
4–1
Aston Villa FC
L
2024-03-30
Aston Villa FC
2–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
W
2024-03-17
West Ham United FC
1–1
Aston Villa FC
D
2024-03-10
Aston Villa FC
0–4
Tottenham Hotspur FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85
Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Aston Villa FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
47%
Arsenal FC or Aston Villa FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–2 not predicted0 – 2Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
2.9%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
| Handicap | Arsenal FC covers | Push | Aston Villa FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

