Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (30 December)

Still at the top of the Premier League, Arsenal had many difficulties to achieve victory this month against Wolverhampton 2-1, Everton 0-1 and most recently Brighton 2-1. The Gunners are staying the course, who are now under pressure from teams from Aston Villa and Manchester City in full swing. They are ahead of their runner-up, City, by 2 points before the transition to the year 2026. Mikel Arteta and his players also look good in the league phase of the Champions League, a table in which they are in control thanks to maximum success. In addition, they qualified before Christmas for the semi-finals of the English League Cup to the detriment of Crystal Palace 1-1, 8-7 tab.

 Winner of its last 11 matches in all competitions, Aston Villa is the hit of the end of the year across the Channel. If they got closer to the round of 16 of the Europa League, the Villans of Unai Emery, former Arsenal coach, have especially impressed in the Championship and are in 3rd place, 3 points behind their opponent of the day whom they tamed at the start of the month 2-1. They then overthrew West Ham 2-3 and stunned the big names Manchester United 2-1 and Chelsea 1-2, thanks in particular to a decisive goal scored at the end of the match against the Blues. Villa have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 away games in the Championship. 

Mikel Arteta can boast of having found his Brazilian internationals Gabriel Magalhães (central holder) and Martinelli (6 goals in all competitions) in the last match. Having been away from the field since August, Havertz is also close to making his comeback. However, there is a chance that the German striker will still be a little tight for this shock. It will also be interesting to see if starting defenders Calafiori (left side) and Jurriën Timber (right or central side) will be back on their feet. Still at the rear, replacements White and Mosquera remain at the dock. Like Gyökeres (5 goals in PL), Saka and Eze (4 goals each in PL) or even Merino (3 goals in PL), there are several who can worry opposing defenses. However, it was playmaker Ödegaard who found the fault against Brighton, scoring his first goal of the season.

 Opposite, Unai Emery is deprived of defensive executives Mings and Pau Torres and midfielder Ross Barkley with little playing time, all injured. The technician must also set up his group without the Ivorian striker Guessand (no goals in 12 PL matches) who is playing in the African Cup of Nations with the national team and the holders Cash (right side) and Kamara (midfield), suspended. The rest of the squad should travel to London. Rogers and Watkins (5 goals each in PL) play the leading roles in the offensive sector. The former has scored twice in the last three days and Watkins has just struck twice to give his team victory at Chelsea. 

• Summary: Arsenal is going head to head with Aston Villa starting on 30 Dec 2025 at 20:15 UTC at Emirates Stadium stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Darren England
• Arsenal Feedinco Rating: 6.95
• Aston Villa Feedinco Rating: 6.83