Will the ‘Gunners’ waistcoat remain snow-white?
The fifth round of the Premier League is upon us! Arsenal face Aston Villa and the hosts are looking for their fifth win of the season. No other team in the British top flight has won all of their league games so far and Villa are a very beatable opponent once again.
The visitors gave West Ham their first goal of the season and their first points last matchday. For the clash at the Emirates Stadium between Arsenal and Aston Villa, the forecast includes a home win, including an interval lead for the hosts.
Arsenal – Statistics & current form
The Londoners continue to be unstoppable, although the recent win against Fulham was a tough one. Although the “Gunners” dominated their city rivals, the winning goal came just before the end of the game.
The fact that it was again scored by Gabriel Jesus was hardly surprising. The Brazilian has been the lynchpin of the record FA Cup winners’ forward play so far. The new signing from Manchester City has already provided three assists and scored two goals for his new employers.
Given the 25-year-old’s very good form, tips on his next personal goal celebration in the match between Arsenal and Aston Villa are also worth considering.
Odegaard is also on target
Martin Odegaard is also getting better and better. The Norwegian scored a brace in the win over Bournemouth on the penultimate day of the season and was again on target in the recent win over the Cottagers.
Just how well the home side’s attack is currently working can be seen from the fact that only the champions from Manchester and the runners-up from Liverpool have scored more goals.
In light of this, the prediction of more than one goal from coach Mikel Arteta’s team in the match between Arsenal and Aston Villa is also recommended.
Defensive solidity
Last season’s fifth-placed team is not only convincing offensively, but also defensively. Two of the four completed league games ended with a clean sheet for the 13-time champions of the country and only Brighton has fewer goals conceded in a league-wide comparison.
In addition, the home side usually set the course for victory in the first half: only in one of their four victories was Arsenal not already in front at the break.
Predicted Arsenal line-up:
Ramsdale – Zinchenko – Gabriel – Saliba – White – Partey – Xhaka – Saka – Odegaard – Martinelli – Jesus
Last matches played by Arsenal:
Premier League
27/08/2022 – Arsenal FC 2 – 1 Fulham
20/08/2022 – Bournemouth 0 – 3 Arsenal FC
13/08/2022 – Arsenal FC 4 – 2 Leicester
06/08/2022 – Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Arsenal FC
Club friendlies
30/07/2022 – Arsenal FC 6 – 0 Sevilla FC
Aston Villa – Statistics & current form
The Birmingham side have not been convincing away from home so far: Both of their matches at Bournemouth and Crystal Palace ended in defeats. In both cases, the visitors were already behind at half-time.
Last Sunday, the Villans also suffered a defeat against West Ham. Although the Londoners had to play away in the Conference League qualifiers beforehand and were therefore physically weakened, the team from Aston had to accept a 0:1 defeat.
Even the early loss of key defensive player Coufal, who had failed to register a point or a goal, did nothing to change a very disappointing defeat for the visitors.
Season opener with three defeats and only one win
With three defeats from the first four games, coach Steven Gerrard’s side have made an unsuccessful start to the new season. Last season’s 14th-placed team is thus obviously facing another very difficult season.
The seven-time British champions, who last won the title 41 years ago, are primarily worried about their harmless attack. They have only scored three goals – only four teams in the Premier League have managed to undercut this meagre output.
Predicted Aston Villa line-up:
Martinez – Konsa – Cash – Mings – Digne – McGinn – Kamara – Ramsey – Watkins – Buendia – Bailey
Last matches played by Aston Villa:
Premier League
28/08/2022 – Aston Villa 0 – 1 West Ham
Carabao Cup
24/08/2022 – Bolton 1 – 4 Aston Villa
Premier League
20/08/2022 – Crystal Palace 3 – 1 Aston Villa
13/08/2022 – Aston Villa 2 – 1 Everton
06/08/2022 – Bournemouth 2 – 0 Aston Villa
Arsenal – Aston Villa Direct comparison / H2H record
The team from London prevailed in both duels last season. However, the visitors have won the three previous meetings.
Arsenal also have a very positive home record in this pairing in terms of recent history: The hosts have won eight of their last ten home games in league and FA Cup (8-0-2)!
Arsenal – Aston Villa Tip
In the match between Arsenal and Aston Villa, the prediction includes a home win, which goes hand in hand with an interval lead for the home side, who are clearly in better form at the moment.
The “Gunners” go into the match at the top of the table and are the only team in the Premier League to have won all four of their league matches. Only once have they not been in front at the break.
The prediction is supported not only by the excellent form of the hosts, but also by the fragile state of the visitors.
Even against the previously pointless West Ham team, Villa recently conceded a home defeat and their third defeat after four rounds of matches. The fifth-worst attacking team in the league also failed to score a goal for the second time this season.
