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Villa v Arsenal

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Monday, 31 August 2026, 19:00 · Gameweek 2 · 2026/27
Aston Villa0.28 xG
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Arsenal1.52 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.045′90′
Villa 0.28Arsenal 1.52A filled mark is a goal
  1. 58′Bukayo Saka0.94 xG chance

The shots

Every shotBy zone

Aston Villa 7 shots

14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14%14%14%14%14%14%14%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Aston Villa, Aston Villa v Arsenal, final 35m.

Arsenal 7 shots

14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 1 shot29% of shots, 2 shots14% of shots, 1 shot14%14%14%14%29%14%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Arsenal, Aston Villa v Arsenal, final 35m.

The chances that got away

  • 0.33Gabriel, 7' for Arsenal
  • 0.09Martin Odegaard, 56' for Arsenal
  • 0.08Matthew Cash, 64' for Villa, set up by John McGinn

Where they stood

SuzukiTorresLindelöfMaatsenBarkleyCashHemmingsKamaraMcGinnBuendíaJackson
Villa held a line 32m deep, from 33m to 65m. The dot grows with touches.
RayaMosqueraGabrielRiceCalafioriLewis-SkellyWhiteOdegaardTzolisSakaHavertz
Arsenal held a line 37m deep, from 41m to 78m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

VillaMeasureArsenal
0Goals1
0.28Expected goals1.52
0.28Non-penalty xG1.52
0.21Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three2.65
0Half time0
7Shots7
0On target2
2Corners4
18.8Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press9.9
5Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal8
17Fouls6
3YCards1Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 6.54 Villa, 4.41 the draw, 1.47 Arsenal, which is a 15, 23 and 68 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: J Gillett.