{"id":12446,"date":"2023-02-18T01:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T00:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=12446"},"modified":"2023-02-17T08:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T07:48:23","slug":"aston-villa-vs-arsenal-preview-and-expert-football-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/aston-villa-vs-arsenal-preview-and-expert-football-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Preview and Expert Football Prediction&nbsp;&nbsp;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to Birmingham this Saturday to face Aston Villa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts, like their opponents, come into this tie looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss was the second loss in a row for Unai Emery&#8217;s men and also saw them concede 3+ goals for the second game in a row after recording a 4-2 loss to Leicester City before their latest loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While those high-scoring affairs may have been exciting to watch for neutrals, the fact that they have kept just two clean sheets from their last 12 matches will make it difficult for the 11th-placed Villa to break into the top half of the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/sassuolo-vs-napoli-preview-and-expert-football-prediction\/\">Sassuolo vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal dropped from first place to second last Wednesday as they were beaten 3-1 by fellow title challengers Manchester City. The loss sliced their once eight-point lead and capped off a four-game winless run (D1, L3) for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side, who will be desperate to get back to winning ways against their former manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can find confidence that they have won four of their last six visits to Villa Park (L2), making it their second-most winning away PL ground with 13 victories after their 14 wins at West Ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, for the best <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/free-football-predictions-both-team-to-score.php\">BTTS prediction site<\/a>, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to Birmingham this Saturday to face Aston Villa. The hosts, like their opponents, come into this tie looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend. 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They can find confidence that they have won four of their last six visits to Villa Park (L2), making it their second-most winning away PL ground with 13 victories after their 14 wins at West Ham. 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