Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 0-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 13, 2015 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 0-2 on December 13, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 8′O. GiroudArsenal (pen.)
- 38′A. RamseyArsenal
Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Arsenal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aston Villa
- 9S. Sinclair
- 19J. Ayew
- 39Rudy Gestede
- 8I. Gueye
- 17J. Veretout
- 24C. Sánchez
- 5J. Okore
- 7L. Bacuna
- 16Joleon Lescott
- 21Alan Hutton
- 1B. Guzan
Arsenal
- 12O. Giroud
- 11M. Özil
- 14T. Walcott
- 16A. Ramsey
- 20Mathieu Flamini
- 28J. Campbell
- 4P. Mertesacker
- 6Laurent Koscielny
- 18Nacho Monreal
- 24Héctor Bellerín
- 33Petr Čech
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Arsenal have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2015 | Southampton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Watford(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Everton(away) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Manchester City(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Tottenham(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2015 | Olympiakos Piraeus(away) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Sunderland(home) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2015 | Norwich(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Dinamo Zagreb(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 21, 2015 | West Brom(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Aston Villa win, 0 draws, 5 Arsenal wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2015 | Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa | FA Cup |
| Feb 1, 2015 | Arsenal 5-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Jan 13, 2014 | Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal | Premier League |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Feb 23, 2013 | Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Aston Villa on May 30, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.2 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Arsenal | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
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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