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Premier League · Round 2 · Mon 31 Aug, 19:00

Pre-match prediction

22%
27%
51%
Aston Villa 22% Draw 27% 51% Arsenal

Made before lineups were confirmed for this match.

Expected goals
0.90 – 1.64
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams to score
49%
Model confidence
normal

Most likely scorelines

1-1 13% 0-1 12% 0-2 11% 1-2 10% 0-0 9%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Aston Villa
22% vs 14%
Draw
27% vs 21%
Arsenal
51% vs 64%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Arsenal 4-2-3-1
1
Raya GK
6.6 1770
3
Mosquera LB
7.2 1552
4
White CB
6.9 1781
6
Magalhães CB
7.3 1952
33
Calafiori RB
1A 7.9 1623
7
Saka CDM
Goal 8.2 1855
8
Ødegaard CDM
7.0 1886
17
Tzolis LW
6.5 1523
41
Rice CAM
7.2 1771
49
Lewis-Skelly RW
6.9 1551
29
Havertz ST
6.5 1695
1
Suzuki GK
6.3 1480
2
Cash LB
6.8 1599
3
Lindelöf CB
6.9 1462
14
Torres CB
6.4 1588
22
Maatsen RB
6.1 1479
6
Barkley CDM
6.8 1483
7
McGinn CDM
5.9 1561
8
Kamara LW
6.6 1663
10
Buendía CAM
6.0 1500
53
Hemmings RW
6.2 1470
11
Jackson ST
1640
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Aston Villa · Bench

Tyrone Mings, Matteo Ruggeri, Alejandro Garnacho, Tammy Abraham, Lamare Bogarde, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marco Bizot, Alysson, Luka Lynch

Arsenal · Bench

Piero Hincapié, Eberechi Eze, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Viktor Gyökeres, Ezri Konsa, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi, Bruno Guimarães

Head-to-head

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