Arsenal travel up to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa in a huge battle towards the top of the table on Saturday evening, and ahead of the action – we’ve taken a look at the key stats leading into the tie, as well as the pair’s head-to-head record.
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Aston Villa vs Arsenal Match Info
📅 Date: Saturday, 9th December 2023
⚽️ Kick-Off: 17:30
🏟️ Venue: Villa Park
📺 TV: Sky Sports
🎲 Odds: Aston Villa: 23/10 | Draw: 11/4 | Arsenal: 21/20
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Head-To-Head (H2H) Record
- Aston Villa and Arsenal have faced off 201 times in competitive matches throughout history
- Unsurprisingly the Gunners boast the most victories with 87, while Villa have won 69 and 45 ended in draws
- Their last meeting came in the Premier League back in February and ended in a 4-2 win for Arsenal
- Mikel Arteta‘s side took home all six points from their two meetings last term
- Both teams have scored in three of their previous four league matches
- Three of their last four matches went over 2.5 goals
- Arsenal have won seven of their last 10 meetings going back to 2015
Aston Villa vs Arsenal Key Stats
The Villans head into gameweek 16 off the back of what is likely to be their best result of the campaign thus far, as Leon Bailey netted a second-half winner to overcome reigning champions Manchester City on Wednesday night.
It’s a result that lifted Unai Emery‘s side above City in the league table up to third, four points adrift of the Gunners who lead the way at the top of the pile.
Arsenal left it late to secure the three points last time out, with Declan Rice heading home the winner in injury time against Luton. The Gunners looked to be heading for a stalemate at Kenilworth Road, but luckily their marquee summer signing was on hand to flick home Martin Odegaard’s cross with just seconds to spare.
Arsenal Boast Better Head-To-Head Record
The Gunners come into this one boasting a strong record in this fixture over the years, winning seven of their last 10 meetings dating back to December 2015.
One of those fixtures includes a 3-2 win at the Emirates back in 2019, in which Arsenal turned the game on its head late on under current Villa manager Emery, before he was dismissed just two months later.
Their four most recent meetings have all ended in wins for Saturday evening’s visitors, however the Villans have drastically improved since the their last clash in February – therefore this matchup is set to be an entirely different prospect to those ones.
Villa Park A Fortress For The Villans
Aston Villa boast the best home record of any team in the Premier League this season with seven wins from seven, which includes triumphs over Everton (4-0), Crystal Palace (3-1), Brighton (6-1), West Ham (4-1), Luton (3-1), Fulham (3-1) and Manchester City (1-0).
Not only that, but they have now won 14 successive English top flight matches at home in a run that spans all the way back to last season – a feat that was last achieved by a Villa squad 92 years ago in 1931.
Arsenal’s only three defeats across all competitions this term have come away from home as well, so this matchup could prove to be the Gunners’ trickiest fixture yet.
Recent Aston Villa vs Arsenal Matches (Last Five)
- 18/02/23: Aston Villa vs Arsenal (2-4) Premier League
- 31/08/22: Arsenal vs Aston Villa (2-1) Premier League
- 19/03/22: Aston Villa vs Arsenal (0-1) Premier League
- 22/10/21: Arsenal vs Aston Villa (3-1) Premier League
- 06/02/21: Aston Villa vs Arsenal (1-0) Premier League
Aston Villa Wins: 1 | Draws: 0 | Arsenal Wins: 4
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