Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 31, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 0-1 on August 31, 2026.
Goalscorers
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What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Arsenal win at 63%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 0-2. Actual score: 0-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1- 11N. Jackson
- 53George Hemmings
- 10E. Buendía
- 7J. McGinn
- 6R. Barkley
- 8B. Kamara
- 22I. Maatsen
- 14Pau Torres
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 2M. Cash
- 1Z. Suzuki
Arsenal
4-2-3-1- 29K. Havertz
- 17C. Tzolis
- 8M. Ødegaard
- 7B. Saka
- 49M. Lewis-Skelly
- 41D. Rice
- 33R. Calafiori
- 6Gabriel Magalhães
- 3Cristhian Mosquera
- 4B. White
- 1David Raya
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats; Arsenal have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | Brighton(away) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Borussia Mönchengladbach(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Paris Saint Germain(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Super Cup |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Bayern München(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 4, 2026 | BG Pathum United(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Coventry(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Manchester City(home) | 3-0 | Community Shield |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Como(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Borussia Dortmund(home) | 2-3 | Emirates Cup |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Real Betis(home) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Aston Villa wins, 1 draw, 2 Arsenal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Aston Villa on Dec 30, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 2.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 10/15 | 14/15 |
| Arsenal | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aston Villa sit 9th in Premier League (11 points from 8 matches) and Arsenal sit 2nd (21 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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