Arsenal take on the visitors Aston Villa in the round 22 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, January 18th at Emirates Stadium (London).
Arsenal are not ready, it seems, for the role of the first violin, but still good. The Gunners have clearly improved in the current period, under Arteta. Once again, for the second time in a row, the Englishmen are playing in the Champions League after a long pause for themselves, and it is already obvious that they will again be in the playoffs. At the same time, in the domestic arena, Zinchenko (although he has clearly lost his place even in the squad, let alone in the starting lineup) is holding on more and more confidently among the leaders - but not the first. So, last season they fell behind Manchester City by a couple of points. Now the Citizens have nosedived - but at the top is not the Red-Whites, but Liverpool. Moreover, in the League Cup, having reached the semi-finals, the capital's grandee lost to Newcastle at home in the first semi-final 0-2. Then there was a more prestigious tournament, the cup, in which they played Manchester United. In the last round there was a "North London derby", with Tottenham, they still won, albeit with a minimal difference, 2-1.
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A little over two years ago, Unai Emery was brought back to Britain for Villan. He clearly intended to prove that Arsenal should not have parted with him, and for Birmingham, the specialist left Villarreal, with whom he won the Europa League and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. In his new place, he also immediately began to produce results. Having arrived during the 2022/2023 season, he managed to raise his new charges to 7th place. This has already sent them to the European Cups, or rather, to the Conference League, where they started with summer qualification and finished in the spring playoffs. At the same time, Watkins and company, having overtaken many high-status rivals led by Tottenham, finished in 4th position in the Premier League. Thus, they secured the right to debut in the Champions League, where they have already managed to achieve good results. However, they achieved this due to a strong start of the newcomer, with 3 victories in a row. Then they gave in here too, and in the domestic arena in the fall there was a decline. In the League Cup, they lost very quickly. In the Premier League, there was also a decline, although failures alternated with victories - in December they dealt with Manchester City, in January they started with success with Leicester. In the cup with West Ham, they also won, and extended the series with Everton. But now there will be a clearly more difficult opponent.
Last season, the Villans won both matches. But at the end of the summer, Arteta took revenge in the form of 2-0 with Birmingham. The Gunners are, of course, stronger overall, but the opponent is also good again. We bet on the visitors with a handicap of +1 goal.
Prediction for the match: Aston Villa to win with +1.0 handicap.
