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Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 9, 2023 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
1-0
Arsenal

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?

Aston Villa won 1-0 on December 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 7′J. McGinnAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Arsenal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-4-1-1
  1. 11O. Watkins
  1. 8Y. Tielemans
  1. 7J. McGinn
  2. 6Douglas Luiz
  3. 44B. Kamara
  4. 31L. Bailey
  1. 12L. Digne
  2. 14Pau Torres
  3. 3Diego Carlos
  4. 4E. Konsa
  1. 1E. Martínez

Arsenal

4-3-3
  1. 11Gabriel Martinelli
  2. 9Gabriel Jesus
  3. 7B. Saka
  1. 29K. Havertz
  2. 41D. Rice
  3. 8M. Ødegaard
  1. 35O. Zinchenko
  2. 6Gabriel Magalhães
  3. 2W. Saliba
  4. 4B. White
  1. 22David Raya
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Arsenal have 11, 1 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 6, 2023Manchester City(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 3, 2023Bournemouth(away)2-2Premier League
Nov 30, 2023Legia Warszawa(home)2-1UEFA Europa Conference League
Nov 26, 2023Tottenham(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 12, 2023Fulham(home)3-1Premier League
Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2023Luton(away)4-3Premier League
Dec 2, 2023Wolves(home)2-1Premier League
Nov 29, 2023Lens(home)6-0UEFA Champions League
Nov 25, 2023Brentford(away)1-0Premier League
Nov 11, 2023Burnley(home)3-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Aston Villa wins, 0 draws, 4 Arsenal wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 18, 2023Aston Villa 2-4 ArsenalPremier League
Aug 31, 2022Arsenal 2-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Mar 19, 2022Aston Villa 0-1 ArsenalPremier League
Oct 22, 2021Arsenal 3-1 Aston VillaPremier League
Feb 6, 2021Aston Villa 1-0 ArsenalPremier League
Nov 8, 2020Arsenal 0-3 Aston VillaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Aston Villa vs Arsenal on Feb 18, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 2.2 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 2.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa2.21.0311/1510/15
Arsenal2.30.977/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Aston Villa sit 12th in Premier League (8 points from 7 matches) and Arsenal sit 2nd (18 points from 7 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Arsenal760111518
12Aston Villa72237118

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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