Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction: Will the Former Leader Give Up?

Prediction for the EPL Aston Villa vs Arsenal match, which will take place on February 18th. Mikel Arteta's team is approaching an essential match after losing the league leadership. Can the Gunners improve and show a good performance? Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Under Unai Emery, Villa has improved their playing, but the team still lacks stability. The last two games of the Birmingham side have been productive, scoring ten goals. However, the club fans have no reason to celebrate - the home defeat against Leicester (2:4) and the away one to Manchester City (1:3). At the moment, Aston Villa is sitting in 11th place in the EPL standings.

Many assumed that sooner or later, Arsenal would start to lose points. This happened at the beginning of the second round. In their last three meetings, Arteta's team managed to earn a measly one point - at home against Brentford (1:1). In the midweek, the Gunners failed to show character in the crucial encounter of the season against Manchester City, losing at home 1:3. Now both teams have 51 points each due to the best goal difference there has been a change of the leader - Arsenal is already second.

In the first part of this campaign, Arsenal beat Villa with incredible difficulty. We can be sure that now it will not be easier for Londoners. The Lions intend to rehabilitate for the recent failures in the tournament. On the other hand, Arsenal players had a tough match against City in the middle of the week. Mikel Arteta still needs the deep bench strength to carry out a good rotation without losing quality. This aspect could be decisive - the Aston Villa players will be fresher and can cause many problems for the opponent.