Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 1-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 21, 2011 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham
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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?
Arsenal won 1-2 on December 21, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 17′Robin van PersieArsenal (pen.)
- 54′M. AlbrightonAston Villa
- 87′Y. BenayounArsenal
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Arsenal have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Liverpool(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Bolton(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Manchester United(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2011 | Swansea(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 21, 2011 | Tottenham(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2011 | Manchester City(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Everton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2011 | Olympiakos Piraeus(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Wigan(away) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Manchester City(home) | 0-1 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Aston Villa win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Arsenal win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2011 | Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2010 | Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Aston Villa on May 15, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Aston Villa score 1.0 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.8 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Arsenal | 1.8 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aston Villa sit 20th in Premier League (0 points from 1 matches) and Arsenal sit 2nd (3 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy