Arsenal tipped to sweep Aston Villa aside

Arsenal and Aston Villa face each other this Sunday at the Emirates Stadium for matchday 33 of the Premier League . Currently, Mikel Arteta's team are 1st in the table with 71 points, while Unai Emery's team are 5th with 60 points. The match will be broadcast live at 11:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After facing Bayern München in Champions League, Arsenal turn their attention to the Premier League where they challenge Aston Villa. On arrival at this matchday, Mikel Arteta's team is on a sequence of 11 games without losing in the Premier League 2023/24. On the other hand, Unai Emery's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past four, in the Premier League 2023/24. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Arsenal and Aston Villa have faced each other two hundred two times, with Mikel Arteta's team holding the advantage: 87 victories, against 70 victories of Unai Emery's team. Specifically in the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have the advantage in the duels against Aston Villa: 56 wins in 103 games. Unai Emery's team has 27 wins.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been one hundred eighty-three games played between the two teams, with 79 wins for Arsenal, 39 draws and 65 wins for Aston Villa.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Arsenal's most influential players, William Saliba is the most used player in a total of 31 games (2790 min). Bukayo Saka is the current best scorer with 14 goals. As for Aston Villa, Moussa Diaby participated in 32 games, and Ollie Watkins is the one with more minutes played (2708). Ollie Watkins is their current best scorer with 18 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Aston Villa winning 1-0. Arsenal are given the favouritism to win this match.