Arsenal – Aston Villa. Forecast and announcement for the England Championship match

On Tuesday, December 30, the match of the 19th round of the English Championship between “Arsenal” and “Aston Villa” will take place. The game will start at 22:15 Kyiv time.

Arsenal

This season, the London team once again pleases the fans with good results. After 18 rounds of the Premier League, the team has 42 points on its account, which allows it to occupy the 1st step of the tournament table. The distance from the closest competitor, Manchester City, is currently 2 points. In the English League Cup, the Gunners reached the semi-finals, where they will play against Chelsea.

In the Champions League, Arsenal also leads the standings – the team managed to get 18 points in 6 games. The English have already finally secured a place in the playoffs of the competition.

Aston Villa

After an unsuccessful start to the season, many already wrote off the “villians”, but now the team is one of the strongest in the entire league. After 18 rounds of the championship, she has 39 points on her balance sheet, which allows her to be in 3rd place in the tournament table. The distance from “Arsenal” is only 3 points. The team was eliminated from the English League Cup at the round of 16 by Brentford.

In the Europa League, “Aston Villa” is also having a blast – in 6 rounds, the club won 15 points, thanks to which it occupies the 3rd place in the overall table of the competition. The team is separated from the 1st position only by the worse difference of goals scored/conceded.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games between the clubs, Aston Villa has a clear advantage. Birmingham have 3 wins, Arsenal won 1, and 1 match ended in a draw.

Interesting facts

• The winning streak of “Aston Villa” continues for 11 matches in a row.
• Arsenal have won each of their last 10 home matches (including the Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over Crystal Palace).
• Aston Villa have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 6 matches.

Forecast

I will bet on the total more than 2.5 with odds of 1.9.