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.
A
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
1
Raya GK
6.6
1776
3
Mosquera LB
7.2
1552
4
White CB
6.9
1794
6
Magalhães CB
7.3
1958
33
Calafiori RB
1A
7.9
1625
7
Saka CDM
8
Ødegaard CDM
7.0
1896
17
Tzolis LW
6.5
1516
41
Rice CAM
7.2
1777
49
Lewis-Skelly RW
6.9
1561
29
Havertz ST
6.5
1694
1
Suzuki GK
6.3
1507
2
Cash LB
6.8
1620
3
Lindelöf CB
6.9
1488
14
Torres CB
6.4
1596
22
Maatsen RB
6.1
1485
6
Barkley CDM
6.8
1488
7
McGinn CDM
5.9
1578
8
Kamara LW
6.6
1689
10
Buendía CAM
6.0
1520
53
Hemmings RW
6.2
1472
11
Jackson ST
1646
AV
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
Aston Villa · last 5
Head-to-head
31 Aug 2026
Aston Villa
0–1
Arsenal
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Arsenal
4–1
Aston Villa
06 Dec 2025
Aston Villa
2–1
Arsenal
18 Jan 2025
Arsenal
2–2
Aston Villa
24 Aug 2024
Aston Villa
0–2
Arsenal
14 Apr 2024
Arsenal
0–2
Aston Villa
09 Dec 2023
Aston Villa
1–0
Arsenal
18 Feb 2023
Aston Villa
2–4
Arsenal
31 Aug 2022
Arsenal
2–1
Aston Villa
19 Mar 2022
Aston Villa
0–1
Arsenal
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