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Everton vs Aston Villa EPL Picks & Predictions 8/23/2019


by - 8/22/2019

Jack Grealish Aston Villa
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Friday, August 23, 2019

Villa Park

Villa Park is the venue where Jack Grealish and Aston Villa (0-0-2, 17th in the English Premier League) will play Everton (1-1-0, 9th in the English Premier League) on Friday. The goalies expected to start are Jordan Pickford for Everton and Tom Heaton for Aston Villa. Everton are at at -110 while Aston Villa are at +250. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Everton comes into this matchup with a mark of 1 win, 1 draw, and 0 defeats which puts them at 9th in the English Premier League. So far this year, they have racked up a total of 1 goals which is good for 13th in the EPL. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this game, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is +1, which puts them at 9th in the EPL. Everton will look to get teammates more involved in this matchup because they have a total of 1 assists which is good for 10th in the EPL. Concerning shots on target, they have a total of 5 which is good for 16th in the EPL. As a unit, Everton has a total of 25 fouls which has them averaging 12.5 fouls per contest. They have a total of 4 points for this year and they are averaging an attendance of 39,066.

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Richarlison is a great player to watch for the Toffees. The forward from Brazil has taken part in 117 contests in the time he has played soccer and has played a total of 8,395 mins. During that period of time, the 22-year-old has scored 27 goals and has had an assist on 7 goals. For his career he is averaging 71.8 minutes per game. Richarlison has been a starter in 117 contests in the time he has played soccer and has totaled 148 fouls in the process. In terms of shots on target, Richarlison has 78 in the time he has played soccer which ranks him 124th out of all players still active and 55th among forwards. Gylfi Sigurðsson is another guy to keep an eye on for the squad from Everton. The 29-year-old from Iceland has a total of 90 goals over the course of his pro soccer career which ranks him 22nd among active players in the English Premier League. He has played a total of 25,152 mins over the course of his pro soccer career which ranks him 18th among active midfielders and is averaging 72.5 minutes per appearance which ranks him 163rd in the English Premier League. In the time he has played pro soccer, he has 336 shots on target which ranks him 1st among active midfielders.

Looking after the goal for the Toffees is Jordan Pickford from England. He is 25 years old and has been on the field a total of 20,112 minutes protecting the net in his career. Pickford has given up 1.36 goals per 90 mins which has him ranking 17th among active goalies in English Premier League. During his time playing professional soccer, he has allowed 305 goals. He's earned a career save % of .694 which has him ranking 17th out of all active goalies. For the Toffees to earn the win, Pickford will need to be good in goal.

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Aston Villa comes into this match holding a record of 0 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses putting them at 17th in the English Premier League. Thus far in the season, they have scored a total of 2 goals which is 10th in the league. That said, if they are going to get points on the day, they are going to want to put the pressure on the opposition. Their goal differential is -3, putting them at 15th in the league. Aston Villa will be looking to get teammates involved in the game as they have a total of 2 assists which is 7th in the league. In connection with shots on target, they have a total of 11 which is 6th in the league. As a team, Aston Villa has collected a total of 19 fouls which means they are averaging 9.5 fouls per contest. They have a total of 0 points for the season and they are averaging a crowd of 40,996.

Jack Grealish is one of the top players to keep an eye on for the Villains. The midfielder from Ireland has competed in 162 contests in his career and has played 11,131 minutes. During that time, the 23-year-old has tallied 20 goals and has had an assist on 20 goals. He's earned a career average of 68.7 mins per game. Grealish has started 162 contests in his career and has a total of 107 fouls over the course of that time. In terms of shots on target, Grealish has connected on 67 in his career which is 138th among active players and 67th among midfielders. John McGinn is another player to keep an eye on for the team from Aston Villa. The 24-year-old from Scotland has a total of 22 goals in his career which puts him at 123rd among all players still active in the English Premier League. He has played a total of 18,920 mins in his career which puts him at 40th among active midfielders and holds an average of 82.3 mins per appearance which puts him at 54th in the English Premier League. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has totaled 122 shots on target which puts him at 35th among active midfielders.

The man protecting the net for the Villains is Tom Heaton from England. He is 33 years old and has played 29,110 mins defending the goal over the course of his career. Heaton has given up an average of 1.22 goals per 90 minutes which ranks him 13th among active goalies. Over the course of his career, he has allowed 395 goals. He holds a career save percentage of .719 which ranks him 9th among active goalies. For the Villains to walk away with points, Heaton is going to have to be good in goal.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Everton (-110)

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