Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Aston Villa in 9th and Arsenal in 10th place.
- Aston Villa has the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Aston Villa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Aston Villa have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
The Villa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to West Ham United here at Villa Park in a Premier League match. In the game before, an away victory match versus Southampton with a 1-0 scoreline.
Villa's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez was extremely busy against West Ham United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Villa can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Aston Villa defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Arsenal form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Arsenal playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Arsenal lost away at Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Manchester United.
Arsenal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Arsenal in these games.
Head 2 Head
Aston Villa and Arsenal have met before this season: Arsenal - Aston Villa 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - zero - seven (Aston Villa wins - draws - Arsenal wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 9 goals |   A. Lacazette 8 goals |  J. Grealish 7 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 86% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 64% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 20% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 18% |
| 15% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 45% | 36% |
| 15% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14.9 | 17.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 31% |
- Aston Villa has the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 47 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Burnley | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Fulham | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -34 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 11 |