Aston Villa take on the visitors Arsenal in the round 16 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, December 9th at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Aston Villa have become a victim of a new harsh rule. After the sale of their leader, Grealish, it seemed that Villa had lost its chances for high positions. Gerrard managed to teach the team to play without Jack, avoiding relegation to the Championship, but that seemed to be Steven's ceiling. Not surprisingly, a year ago, he was replaced by the more experienced and talented Unai Emery. Unai clearly decided to return to England to show that he was underestimated here. So far, things are going well for him in Birmingham. The team even has enough strength for the Conference League, where the English side started from the qualifiers and has already secured an early exit to the playoffs. Despite the increased workload, the team managed to improve its performance in the championship. A notable achievement are the victory over Manchester City – after that 1-0 against the country's champion, they managed to reach third place in the current standings.
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Arsenal have been playing under Arteta's leadership for quite some time. Mikel has gained much more trust than his compatriot in London, and rightfully so, as he had the status of a legend as a player. In the end, Kroenke's patience paid off, and the red and white secured the 2nd place in the last season, leading until mid-spring. Now, Zinchenko and company are trying to maintain their position at the new level. Overall, the London giant is doing well; one can hardly reproach them, except for their exit from the League Cup against West Ham. However, they won the English Super Cup on penalties, and the long-awaited return to the Champions League, despite a stumble against Lance, has already secured an early exit to the playoffs. Equally important is that the capital project, showing good statistics and catching City's stumble (albeit in the form of a 1-1 draw with Klopp's Liverpool), finished the autumn at the top of the Premier League. They relaxed a bit against Luton, conceding three times – but in the end, they managed to score one more and win again.
Villa even managed to win against Gunners three times in a row in 2020-2021. However, Arsenal have won the last four personal matches, including the one in February. Despite the recent results of the Birmingham club, they are not trusted, with bets favoring a victory for the London visitors. However, Emery can pose a challenge to Arteta, and it shouldn't be boring here. We recommend betting on the total under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
