Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Premier League betting tips, odds & predictions

• Aston Villa and Arsenal to share the spoils at Villa Park

• Eberechi Eze to test Villa's backline with 1+ shots on target

• Both teams to score in an entertaining match to kick-off the weekend

Ahead of the huge Premier League clash on Saturday, Ladbrokes shares its top Aston Villa vs Arsenal betting tips and predictions, with the latest live odds.

Both teams come into this off the back of important victories in midweek, with Villa staging an epic comeback at Brighton to win 4-3, and Arsenal securing a comfortable home win over Brentford - so if form is anything to go by, we're in for a cracker.

Below, Ladbrokes shares its top Bet Builder tips for Villa vs Arsenal, with both defences in for tough afternoons.

Mikel Arteta gave some of his key men a rest in midweek ahead of this huge game at Villa Park, with Eberechi Eze one of the players left out of their starting XI on Wednesday - and we think the former Palace man will resume his excellent form with another positive performance this weekend.

Eze has taken to life at Arsenal as many thought he would, scoring goals and creating chances, and we're tipping him to pose a serious threat to the Villa backline. He has a strong record against Unai Emery's side, recently scoring against them at Wembley, so will be confident of testing the goalkeeper (whether it's Martinez or Bizot) at every opportunity. With that in mind, we're backing Eberechi Eze to have at least one shot on target at Villa Park, getting behind the hosts' midfield pivot and causing problems.

The midweek Premier League action cooked up some typically dramatic results, with Villa's 4-3 win away at Brighton particularly catching the eye, and we're expecting the goals to continue flowing at Villa Park.

Having not scored in any of their opening four Premier League matches, Aston Villa have now scored 11 goals in their last four, and haven't failed to score at home since August. In similar fashion, Arsenal have scored in all but one of their games this season across all competitions, so either side being shut out seems relatively unlikely - even with Arsenal's astonishing defensive record.

We're tipping both teams to score in this one, kicking the Premier League weekend off with a cracker.

Having a look at the card markets now, and we think Aston Villa's combative, talismanic captain could be a smart pick this weekend, with the Scot being shown a yellow card in two of his last three Premier League games.

Up against the excellent midfield of Declan Rice (if fit), Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard and the likes, McGinn will have to be at his very best to unsettle the visitors - which means getting stuck in to challenges. The Villa skipper loves a physical battle, and will be keen to set the tone for his team in what is arguably the biggest game of their season so far.

We expect McGinn to be full of energy and full of heart, but it only takes one mistimed tackle to be penalised by the referee - so we're tipping the midfielder to be shown a card.

Closing out our Aston Villa vs Arsenal betting tips and predictions, we're taking a punt at the match betting market - and with this one being incredibly tough to call, we're backing a draw. Villa have had a good couple of years against Arsenal, famously taking six points off them in the 2023/24 campaign, but the Gunners were the only away team to win a league game at Villa Park last season, so they have previous.

The Premier League title favourites will always be confident of picking up all three points, whoever they play, but facing one of Europe's most in-form teams isn't the easiest day out. Villa have won eight of their last nine in the league, while Arsenal have won seven in the same period, so this is two extremely strong teams going head-to-head in the game of the weekend - and Ladbrokes expects them to cancel each other out.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.