Arsenal vs Aston Villa prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-29 20:15.
[p]Two sides at the very top of the Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal look to put distance between themselves and the chasing pack which includes recent serial winners Aston Villa.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After producing a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Brighton at the weekend, Arsenal enter this latest Premier League matchday sat top of the pile as they chase down a first league title since 2003/04. That Brighton success extended their near-perfect home record this term, winning eight of their nine on home soil in the top flight (D1) as they next look to win their final league game of a calendar year for the fifth time across their last six attempts (L1). A wayward recent H2H record could spell trouble ahead though, especially as former boss Unai Emery remains unbeaten across his two away Premier League meetings with the Gunners (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Perhaps underappreciated by Arsenal fans during his reign at the club, the Spanish manager has since gone on to work wonders with Aston Villa, who head to north London sat just three points behind their opponents. Last time out, it was Chelsea who fell victims to the Villans as they made it eight consecutive top-flight victories for the first time since December 1910, even after falling behind on the scoresheet again. Thanks to their fantastic never-say-die attitude, Villa have already gained 18 points from losing positions in the Premier League this term, a league-high tally by a sizeable margin, and already just three such points shy of their own record in a competition campaign of 21 in 1993/94 even though it’s still only December![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Aston Villa have won three of the last five Premier League H2Hs (D1, L1), as many victories as across their prior 13 league meetings with Arsenal combined (L10).[/p]
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[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Arsenal have scored in both halves of six of their nine home Premier League games this season.[/p]
[p]Arsenal have conceded 2.94 corners on average this season – a league-low tally.[/p]
[p]Aston Villa have won their last five league games against sides from London, scoring 2+ goals in each.[/p]
[p]Aston Villa have conceded a joint-league high six Premier League goals in the opening 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Each of Martin Ødegaard‘s last seven home league goals for Arsenal came before half-time, including his side’s opener last time out against Brighton. Aston Villa are unbeaten across Ollie Watkins’ last 24 goalscoring league appearances after his brace against Chelsea, whilst he has six prior H2H strikes. [/p]
[p]Arsenal were missing defensive duo Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori against Brighton, whilst Villa pair Matty Cash and Boubacar Kamara are suspended. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides in winning form of late, backing the draw here could be the sensible play.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]