Premier League: The middle-of-the-table spots shows the journey Arsenal and Aston Villa have undertaken so far. Both contenders are set to play; let's get this baby out!
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Arsenal have less rest than Aston Villa in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Crystal Palace, was also a home game here at Emirates Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal have collected 7 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-1-1.
The spoils were shared in Arsenal's previous game, also at home. Visiting Crystal Palace (placed 14th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Alexandre Lacazette was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Crystal Palace after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang outshone all others in that game and received a match rating of 7.21 out of 10. Aubameyang scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Brighton & Hove Albion the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Arsenal have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost three.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Leeds United in only four days. This game is also played here at Emirates Stadium.
The Arsenal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Aston Villa form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Aston Villa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Wolverhampton Wanderers proved too strong as Villa slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Villa Park. Leading 2-0 was not enough for Aston Villa in their fight with Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Late heartbreak for Aston Villa in the Wolverhampton Wanderers match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. John McGinn got a match rating of 8.85 in that game, top player of the team. McGinn scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur before that.We have checked recent matches where Aston Villa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were four victories, one draw and one defeat.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Aston Villa have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Villa have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Arsenal seven wins, zero draws and Aston Villa three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Aubameyang 3 goals |   D. Ings 3 goals |  J. McGinn 2 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Arsenal | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 5 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 6.4 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.1 | 15.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 44% |
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arsenal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aston Villa have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Everton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 2 |