Football commentary Southampton vs Arsenal round 30 Premier League

With defeat at home first Liverpool few days ago, Arsenal missed an opportunity to break away from the chasing opponents in the top 4 race. Coach Mikel Arteta’s teachers and students still have 2 compensating matches in hand, but those are risky trips on the field of the team. Chelsea and Tottenham.

Arsenal this season did not have good results against strong teams. Therefore, the best way for the Gunners to keep the advantage and the initiative is to continue to accumulate points against more underrated opponents, like Aston Villa.

The basis for coach Mikel Arteta’s teachers and students to be optimistic is that they maintain a stable performance. Arsenal had just experienced 5 consecutive victories before being defeated by Liverpool in a match where the Gunners played on par with the most powerful opponent in Europe.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa has a series of not bad achievements in recent rounds. Before losing West Ham away in the match, coach Steven Gerrard and his students won 3 matches in a row and did not concede a single goal.

Aston Villa have not won a match this season against opponents in the top half of the rankings, since defeating Man Utd in September. However, they can still be confident in welcoming Arsenal if they look at the recent head-to-head record. In the last 4 matches between the two teams, Aston Villa won 3 matches.

Probable teams

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Young; McGinn, Sanson, Ramsey; Coutinho; Ings, Watkins

Arsenal: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe; Lacazette

Prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal

Aston Villa do not have the services of Lucas Digne and only 36-year-old Ashley Young remains in the position of left-back. Meanwhile, Arsenal is very strong in the ability to attack the edge. This will be the key confrontation area of ​​the mark traanjd.

Arsenal won the last 4 away matches.

In the last 7 away matches of Arsenal and the last 7 home matches of Aston Villa, there are 6 matches with 3 or more goals.