Premier League Odds: Aston Villa vs Arsenal Betting

Is Aston Villa a serious contender to win in Premier League odds this season? That question may be answered on Sunday at 8:30am EST as the team travels to face Arsenal. Aston Villa is tied with Arsenal with 35 points as both teams trail Chelsea by six points for the top spot. Arsenal is a half goal favorite in Premier League betting odds with a total of 2.5 OVER -130 in Sunday's match. The three-way soccer betting line has Arsenal at -140, Aston Villa +400 and the Draw at +260.

Aston Villa has proven they can compete with the top teams in the league with wins over Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United. A win over Arsenal on the road would really prove that Aston Villa is a contender this season. Villa are unbeaten in Premier League odds for their last seven matches and if they can get a win against Arsenal they would tie their Premier League club record of five straight wins. Arsenal may be getting captain Cesc Fabregas back for this match. He missed the last match against Hull due to a hamstring injury. Arsenal still has a lot of injuries though as they are missing Nicklas Bendtner, Tomas Rosicky, Robin van Persie and Gael Clichy. Aston Villa has injury concerns of their own as Emile Heskey has a groin injury. It is possible that John Carew may be needed as his replacement in this match against Arsenal. Last season these two teams met during the Christmas holiday season and Villa rallied from two goals down to get a draw at home in Premeir league betting odds.

If Villa can win at Arsenal they would become the first team to defeat each of the big four since Leeds United did it in 1994-95. Aston Villa has not lost at Arsenal in the last three meetings although only one of those matches was a win. Aston Villa is good team this year and may be able to continue the success. History shows that Aston Villa has just one win though in the last 21 Premier League betting matches versus Arsenal. Aston Villa has not given up a goal in their last four league matches overall so they come into this game playing well. Aston Villa has not played well in the game following Christmas as they have just one win in their last nine matches following the holiday. Unlike Aston Villa, Arsenal usually plays well just after Christmas. They have won seven of their last nine matches in the first game following the holiday.