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Aston Villa vs Arsenal: result 2-4 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 18, 2023 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Villa Park, Birmingham

Aston Villa
2-4
Arsenal

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What was the result of Aston Villa vs Arsenal?

Arsenal won 2-4 on February 18, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 5′O. WatkinsAston Villa
  • 16′B. SakaArsenal
  • 31′Philippe CoutinhoAston Villa
  • 61′O. ZinchenkoArsenal
  • 90′E. MartínezArsenal (o.g.)
  • 90′Gabriel MartinelliArsenal

Official lineup for Aston Villa vs Arsenal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aston Villa

4-4-2
  1. 11O. Watkins
  2. 10E. Buendía
  1. 23Philippe Coutinho
  2. 44B. Kamara
  3. 6Douglas Luiz
  4. 7J. McGinn
  1. 15Álex Moreno
  2. 5T. Mings
  3. 4E. Konsa
  4. 2M. Cash
  1. 1E. Martínez

Arsenal

4-3-3
  1. 19L. Trossard
  2. 14E. Nketiah
  3. 7B. Saka
  1. 34G. Xhaka
  2. 20Jorginho
  3. 8M. Ødegaard
  1. 35O. Zinchenko
  2. 6Gabriel Magalhães
  3. 12W. Saliba
  4. 4B. White
  1. 1A. Ramsdale
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Arsenal have 8, 2 and 5.

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

Aston Villa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 12, 2023Manchester City(away)1-3Premier League
Feb 4, 2023Leicester(home)2-4Premier League
Jan 21, 2023Southampton(away)1-0Premier League
Jan 13, 2023Leeds(home)2-1Premier League
Jan 8, 2023Stevenage(home)1-2FA Cup
Arsenal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 15, 2023Manchester City(home)1-3Premier League
Feb 11, 2023Brentford(home)1-1Premier League
Feb 4, 2023Everton(away)0-1Premier League
Jan 27, 2023Manchester City(away)0-1FA Cup
Jan 22, 2023Manchester United(home)3-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Aston Villa wins, 0 draws, 3 Arsenal wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Jul 21, 2020Aston Villa 1-0 ArsenalPremier League

Last archived meeting: Arsenal vs Aston Villa on Aug 31, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Aston Villa score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Arsenal score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aston Villa1.31.7410/159/15
Arsenal1.71.157/158/15

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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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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