Monday 31 August 2026 · 20:00 · HT 0-0 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Referee Jarred Gillett
Aston Villa v Arsenal: stats, form and bet builder picks
Neither side had played a Premier League game this season before this match, so there are no figures yet.
Seasons
2026/27
2025/26
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Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Aston Villa v Arsenal, full match
39%
Possession
61%
0.33
Expected goals (xG)
1.04
7
Shots
7
0
Shots on target
2
2
Corners
4
17
Fouls
6
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
8
Goals and cards
29'
Yellow card
Christos Tzolis ARS
59'
Goal
Bukayo Saka ARS
81'
Yellow card
John McGinn AST
81'
Yellow card
Alysson AST
90+6'
Yellow card
Ian Maatsen AST
Lineups
Listed by position group. A pitch view comes once exact positions are available.
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Confirmed
GOALKEEPER
Arsenal
4-2-3-1
Confirmed
GOALKEEPER
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 games in the Premier League this season, both teams added together
Cards per game
4.7
League 4.1
Yellow cards per game
4.7
Red cards per game
0.00
Fouls per game
24.2
League 23.3
Penalties per game
0.00
A player sent off for two yellows counts as two cards, so cards can be fewer than yellows plus reds.
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How often each bet would have won in each team's games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate. Each team column is that team's own record: "Win" is that team winning, "Goals scored" its own goals. "Match", on lines about the whole match, puts both teams' games together.
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Goals
Halves
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Offsides
Home/Away
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Match result›
Match result
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Bet
AST
ARS
Match
League
Win
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
39%
Draw
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
21%
Loss
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
39%
Clean sheet, win to nil, to score›
Clean sheet, win to nil, to score
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Bet
AST
ARS
League
Clean sheet
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
24%
Win to nil
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
24%
To score
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
76%
Fail to score
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
24%
Total match goals›
Total match goals
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Bet
AST
ARS
Match
League
Goals per match
4.0
3.0
3.5
3.2
Over 0.5
100%
1/1
100%
1/1
100%
2/2
100%
Over 1.5
100%
1/1
100%
1/1
100%
2/2
84%
Over 2.5
100%
1/1
100%
1/1
100%
2/2
58%
Over 3.5
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
37%
Over 4.5
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
21%
Both teams to score›
Both teams to score
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Bet
AST
ARS
Match
League
Yes
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
53%
Yes and win
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
16%
Yes and over 2.5 goals
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
42%
Yes and draw
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
21%
Yes and loss
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
16%
Yes in both halves
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
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Total match corners›
Total match corners
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Bet
AST
ARS
Match
League
Corners per match
7.0
10.0
8.5
9.4
Over 7.5
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
50%
1/2
74%
Over 8.5
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
50%
1/2
47%
Over 9.5
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
50%
1/2
47%
Over 10.5
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
32%
Over 11.5
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
16%
Over 12.5
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
0%
0/2
11%
Total match cards›
Total match cards
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Referee Jarred Gillett: 3.0 cards per game (league 3.8); over 3.5 cards in 0 of 1 game (league 47%).
Bet
AST
ARS
Match
League
Cards per match
6.0
2.0
4.0
3.8
Over 2.5
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
79%
Over 3.5
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
47%
Over 4.5
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
32%
Over 5.5
100%
1/1
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
16%
GoalscorerPer start this season›
Goalscorer
Per start this season
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Player
First
1+
2+
3+
Player shots on targetPer start this season›
Player shots on target
Per start this season
›
Player
1+
2+
3+
Player to be cardedPer start this season›
Player to be carded
Per start this season
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Referee Jarred Gillett: 3.0 cards per game (league 3.8).
Player
Carded
First card
Sent off
Players listed: the confirmed XI for each side. Per 90 figures show once a player has 90 minutes in the starts picked.
Form
Home / Away
All games
Aston Villa
Last 5 games before this match
Arsenal
Last 5 games before this match
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