Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC

Aston Villa

0–1Full-time analysis

Arsenal

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 0–1.

Shots: 77
Shots on target: 02
Expected goals: 0.311.05
Possession: 39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1–0. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Arsenal): shots 7–7, shots on target 0–2, expected goals 0.31–1.05, possession 39%–61%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots7 shots7 shotsAston Villa 7 shots, Arsenal 7 shots
Shots on target0 shots2 shotsAston Villa 0 shots, Arsenal 2 shots
Expected goals0.31 xG1.05 xGAston Villa 0.31 xG, Arsenal 1.05 xG
Possession39%61%Aston Villa 39%, Arsenal 61%
Corners2 corners4 cornersAston Villa 2 corners, Arsenal 4 corners
Fouls17 fouls6 foulsAston Villa 17 fouls, Arsenal 6 fouls
Yellow cards3 cards1 cardAston Villa 3 cards, Arsenal 1 card
Passes337 passes527 passesAston Villa 337 passes, Arsenal 527 passes
Pass accuracy80.7%87.7%Aston Villa 80.7%, Arsenal 87.7%
Shots inside box3 shots5 shotsAston Villa 3 shots, Arsenal 5 shots
Blocked shots2 blocks1 blockAston Villa 2 blocks, Arsenal 1 block
Goalkeeper saves1 save0 savesAston Villa 1 save, Arsenal 0 saves
Offsides0 offsides8 offsidesAston Villa 0 offsides, Arsenal 8 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

29′Christos TzolisYellow card · Arsenal
Half-time
59′Bukayo SakaGoal · Arsenal
81′John McGinnYellow card · Aston Villa
81′AlyssonYellow card · Aston Villa
90′Ian MaatsenYellow card · Aston Villa
Full time

Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute

46′Arsenal · 1 player changeEberechi Eze
71′Aston Villa · 2 player changesAlysson · Tammy Abraham
71′Arsenal · 2 player changesMikel Merino · Bruno Guimarães
78′Aston Villa · 2 player changesAlejandro Garnacho · Aaron Wan-Bissaka
79′Arsenal · 1 player changeEzri Konsa
85′Arsenal · 1 player changeMartín Zubimendi

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Aston Villa

1Draws

2Arsenal

30 Dec 2025Arsenal — Aston Villa · Premier League4–1

6 Dec 2025Aston Villa — Arsenal · Premier League2–1

18 Jan 2025Arsenal — Aston Villa · Premier League2–2

24 Aug 2024Aston Villa — Arsenal · Premier League0–2

14 Apr 2024Arsenal — Aston Villa · Premier League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

8.25 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/110 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4