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Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 37Kick-off on July 21, 2020 at 07:15 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 July 21, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 27′TrézéguetAston Villa

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Arsenal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-3-3
  1. 20M. Samatta
  2. 6Douglas Luiz
  3. 7J. McGinn
  1. 17Trézéguet
  2. 10J. Grealish
  3. 14C. Hourihane
  1. 15E. Konsa
  2. 18M. Targett
  3. 40T. Mings
  4. 27Ahmed El Mohamady
  1. 29Pepe Reina

Arsenal

3-4-3
  1. 30E. Nketiah
  2. 9A. Lacazette
  3. 14P. Aubameyang
  1. 77B. Saka
  2. 11L. Torreira
  3. 8Dani Ceballos
  4. 16R. Holding
  1. 31S. Kolašinac
  2. 17Cédric Soares
  3. 23David Luiz
  1. 26E. Martínez
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Arsenal have 10, 1 and 4.

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

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2020Everton(away)1-1Premier League
Jul 12, 2020Crystal Palace(home)2-0Premier League
Jul 9, 2020Manchester United(home)0-3Premier League
Jul 5, 2020Liverpool(away)0-2Premier League
Jun 27, 2020Wolves(home)0-1Premier League
Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 18, 2020Manchester City(home)2-0FA Cup
Jul 15, 2020Liverpool(home)2-1Premier League
Jul 12, 2020Tottenham(away)1-2Premier League
Jul 7, 2020Leicester(home)1-1Premier League
Jul 4, 2020Wolves(away)2-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 22, 2019Arsenal 3-2 Aston VillaPremier League
May 15, 2016Arsenal 4-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Dec 13, 2015Aston Villa 0-2 ArsenalPremier League
May 30, 2015Arsenal 4-0 Aston VillaFA Cup
Feb 1, 2015Arsenal 5-0 Aston VillaPremier League
Sep 20, 2014Aston Villa 0-3 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Aston Villa on Sep 22, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa0.91.728/158/15
Arsenal1.70.977/158/15

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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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

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