Arsenal vs. Aston Villa 10/22/21 Premier League Soccer Pick, Odds, and Predictions

Arsenal and Aston Villa face off on Friday in an English Premier League showdown at Emirates Stadium. When these two teams faced off in February it was Aston Villa that came away with the 1-0 victory. Ollie Watkins scored a goal in the 2nd minute, and then the defense locked down. 

Arsenal currently sit in 12th place in the standings having picked up 11 points. Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 back on September 26th, but since that point, they have lost two straight games. In the last game against Crystal Palace, it looked like they were going to lose, but Alexandre Lacazette scored a goal in the 95th minute to play to a draw. This is an Arsenal team that needs to start winning games soon, or there could be some major changes made with this team. On the season, Arsenal has scored seven goals while the defense has given up 12 goals. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been the best player, scoring three goals. No one else has scored more than a goal. 

On the other side of this matchup is Aston Villa who sit in 13th place in the standings having picked up 10 points. On September 25th, Aston Villa beat Manchester United, but since that point, they have lost two games in a row. In the last game against the Wolves, the offense scored two goals, but the defense gave up three goals. Aston Villa was actually leading 2-0 in that game, but they gave up three goals after the 80th minute. The big question heading into this game is how will they bounce back from that bad loss. On the season they are averaging 12 goals while the defense has given up 12 goals. Danny Igns has been the best player for Aston Villa scoring three goals and adding another two assists. 

Aston Villa blew the last game and they are going to have that in the back of their mind in the game. In this game, Aston Villa’s defense is going to struggle again, and Arsenal is going to take advantage. Back Arsenal on the money line.