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Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 15:30 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 84' Leon Bailey
0–2 87' Ollie Watkins

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Aston Villa FCPremier League at Emirates Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#8 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Emirates Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Emiliano Martinez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 14' Morgan Rogers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
  • 19' Arsenal FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 24' Bukayo Saka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 29' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 36' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a card on 36.
  • 41' Jorginho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 44 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Gabriel. He receives a card.
  • 50' Oleksandr Zinchenko is a natural left-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for Arsenal FC tonight.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FCLeon Bailey on, Moussa Diaby off on 61 minutes.
  • 63' That is a card for Arsenal FC. Kai Havertz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Ben White by Takehiro Tomiyasu on 67 minute.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Martin Odegaard is replaced by Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 80' Nicolo Zaniolo makes way for Alex Moreno at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
  • 84' Leon Bailey makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Aston Villa FC are in front.
  • 87' What a strike from Ollie Watkins! The score is 0-2.
  • 87' Eddie Nketiah gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.77 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Arsenal FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC35% Draw37% Aston Villa FC28%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
65%
Arsenal FC or Aston Villa FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC20% Draw63% Aston Villa FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26%
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.6%
3 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
51%
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
47%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.