Tips for match Arsenal — Aston Villa

The last match of the Premier League today will be the confrontation between London Arsenal and Aston Villa. The teams are currently separated by as many as 8 points, but the upcoming match can change everything, and, I believe, will reduce Arsenal's number of championship titles.

Arsenal this season hopes that they will stop saying "well, our season" and will earn quite decent points and gain a good pace. In the last 5 matches of the English championship, they won 4 times, 1 time they played a draw with Brighton 1-1, but here we must pay attention to the injury in the team. At the end of the season, Jesus fell out, the next week, or even months will be without Saka, and it turns out that the main "goal machine of the team" is Gabriel (central defender). Recently, promising 17-year-old winger Nwaneri was also injured, so either Martinelli or Trossard will consistently play on the wrong flank.

But if teams stop creating so many corners near their own goal, then Arsenal will have even less chance of fighting. And when you don't have a forward, there can be talk of some kind of championship. Surely this is already happening in this transfer window, there is more and more talk about Vlahovic and Sesko, but for now let's talk about today's match. And here there are no prerequisites for Arsenal to dominate, even despite the fact that the odds of 1.53 at home for their victory are too high, as for a team with such problems in the squad.

Aston Villa have practically no problems with the squad, Barkley, McGinn, Diego Carlos will not play, but they were not 100% likely anyway. And there is also a replacement for Pau Torres, so in terms of player complement, the visitors will be 99% ready. Villa have been a bit of a slump lately, losing 3-0 to Newcastle and drawing 2-2 with Brighton, but the team is still aiming for a top-5 finish (5th place would also likely give them a spot in the Champions League next season).

What's worth noting is that Over 2.5 has been achieved in 7 of Aston Villa's last 8 matches in all competitions, while Arsenal have conceded in 5 matches in a row. But Arsenal's immediate problems with attacking players, I'm more likely to believe in 2 goals from Aston Villa than Arsenal, so I'm offering a pretty logical bet with good odds.

Sportwars.net's forecast for the Arsenal - Aston Villa match, 18.01.2025: Aston Villa will score, odds 1.75.