England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Arsenal, taking place on Saturday, 18 February 2023, at Villa Park in Birmingham.
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Aston Villa, Recent FormThe Aston Villa players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against Manchester City recently, that ended in a 3-1 defeat. They achieved 33% possession in that match and had 5 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Manchester City's tally of 17 efforts at goal, 9 of which were on target.
It's fair to say that manager Unai Emery will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 9 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. Unai Emery will be slightly concerned about his defence, after only managing 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
On an individual basis, Ollie Watkins has scored in each of Aston Villa's last 3 league games.
Arsenal, Recent FormThe Arsenal squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-1 home defeat against Manchester City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they had 64% possession and managed 10 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Manchester City who had 9 attempts and 6 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 7 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. When playing away from home this season, they have notched up a respectable 7 clean sheets. Given that they have scored in 10 of their away games this season, their travelling support will be feeling optimistic about a good result whenever they are on their travels.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way. They will be very happy with their early away form this season, winning 8 of their 11 away league games.
With 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Martin Ødegaard has given the travelling Arsenal support something to shout about on the road.
It was one to forget for Aston Villa last time they met Arsenal in the league, falling to a 2-1 defeat.
Aston Villa have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 league meetings with The Gunners.
Aston Villa have lost the last 3 times they've faced Arsenal in the league and have failed to win in their last 3 encounters.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Diego Carlos (Achilles tendon), Tyrone Mings (Knock), Jed Steer (Achilles tendon) and Bertrand Traoré (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Mikel Arteta has a number of injury concerns in his Arsenal squad to contend with: Mohamed Elneny (Knee), Gabriel Jesus (Knee), Reiss Nelson (Knock), Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand (Thigh) and Emile Smith Rowe (Thigh)
Aston Villa Playing at home | Arsenal Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 56' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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