Football Tips: Saturday’s 12/1 Aston Villa vs Arsenal Bet Builder

We’ve boosted a Saturday bet builder for Aston Villa vs Arsenal, featuring a goal for the in-form Kai Havertz. 

Both Aston Villa and Arsenal are targeting a second straight win to start the 2024/25 Premier League season at Villa Park. 

We should be set for a cracker on Saturday evening; Unai Emery’s Villa have scored at least twice in their last eight matches at Villa Park, while Arsenal have taken 25 from a possible 27 points on the road in 2024. Here’s our bet builder tips for the match. 

Football Tips for Saturday 24th August 

- Kai Havertz to Score Anytime 

- Leon Bailey Over 1.5 Shots 

- Bukayo Saka Over 2.5 Shots 

This bet builder is a shortest price 15/2 with one UK bookmaker but has been boosted to a best price of 12/1 on bet365. To load it straight into your betslip on bet365, click here, or click on your chosen odds in the ‘Bet Here’ column below. 

Below we've provided reasoning for each part of the bet builder, with the option to back each individual leg directly through oddschecker at best price. 

Kai Havertz to Score Anytime 

Kai Havertz is a man bang in form for the Gunners having already scored 10 Premier League goals in 2024, including six in his last matches. His tally of 10 this calendar year is only bettered among Arsenal players by Bukayo Saka with 11. 

Leon Bailey Over 1.5 Shots 

Leon Bailey comfortably beat the 1.5 shots line as an average in the Premier League last season, recording 2.3 shots per 90. The 27-year-old Jamaican international had three in Villa's opener at West Ham last weekend. 

Bukayo Saka Over 2.5 Shots

As with Bailey's over 1.5, regularly backing over 2.5 shots for Saka would have been a smart betting play last season.

The 40-cap England international averaged 3.1 shots per game in the 2023/24 Premier League and racked up five in the Gunners' 2-0 opening day win against Wolves.