+0.00 points a game is the venue form gap, in Aston Villa's favour: Aston Villa takes 2.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Arsenal 2.00 away.
Aston Villa: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season. Arsenal: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Aston Villa -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
No home game yet this season. Last season at home: won 12, drew 2, lost 5 of 19, scoring 32 and conceding 22 -- 2.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 away; beat Manchester City 2-1 away; beat Liverpool 4-2 at home; drew with Burnley 2-2 away; lost to Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 at home. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 39 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Unai Emery Etxegoien. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Arsenal -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
No away game yet this season. Last season away: won 11, drew 5, lost 3 of 19, scoring 30 and conceding 16 -- 2.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Coventry City 3-0 at home; beat Crystal Palace 2-1 away; beat Burnley 1-0 at home; beat West Ham United 1-0 away; beat Fulham 3-0 at home. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 39 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Mikel Arteta Amatriain. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:33 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.