Aston Villa vs Chelsea Prediction, 12/26/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/20/2021

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Game: Aston Villa vs Chelsea

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (+460) Chelsea (-213)

Ollie Watkins and Aston Villa (7-1-9, 10th in the EPL) host Chelsea (11-5-2, 3rd in the EPL) at Villa Park on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Edouard Mendy for Chelsea. The moneyline on this game has Aston Villa priced at +460 and the Pensioners are at -213. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Aston Villa faced off with Norwich City in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 2-0. Aston Villa tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and completed 3 of those dribbles for a rate of 27.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended the game with a 89.8% received passes percentage by converting 386 of the 430 targeted passes in their last game.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Aston Villa finished the game at a 37.5% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 16 shots. Aston Villa averages 1.29 g/90 (22 goals in total) and have accumulated 18 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Ollie Watkins is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Aston Villa. Watkins has been in the starting lineup in 226 outings in his pro soccer career and scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from England has racked up 85 goals scored in 20,522 mins. He has accounted for 26 assists while tallying 33 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Danny Ings, the forward hailing from England. Ings has played 19,088 minutes in 218 starting assignments and has been given 21 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times during his soccer career while scoring 92 total goals. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Aston Villa is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez has seen the field for a total of 11,119 minutes and has tallied 414 stops thus far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.3 (158 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.8. The goalkeeper from Argentina has had 565 shots tried against him in 123 career starts. Martinez (47-26-50 mark during his soccer career) has earned 41 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.3% clean sheet percentage.

For their last outing, Chelsea weren't able to secure a win with a final of 0-0 against Wolverhampton. Chelsea ended the game with a 65.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 17 out of the 26 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 665 out of their 770 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.4%. Chelsea converted 1 SoT out of their 8 shots attempted which had them at a 12.5% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 38 goals and 26 assists in all competitions, Chelsea has an average of 2.11 goals and 1.44 assists per 90.

N'Golo Kante will need to provide a spark for Chelsea. The midfielder who is from France has accumulated 23,112 minutes and has scored 16 goals. He has accumulated 40 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. He is currently averaging 0.06 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 261 matches in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Romelu Lukaku, the forward representing Belgium. He has 195 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 60 times. Lukaku has been handed a total of 29 yellow card cautions in 30,637 professional minutes played (337 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.57.

Edouard Mendy is expected to look after the goal for Chelsea. Mendy has accumulated 67 clean sheets while defending 487 shots attempted against him in 13,648 mins throughout his career. He has earned a save % of 77.4 and his clean sheet rate sits at 44.1%. He has conceded 0.86 goals per 90 while holding a record of 56-37-26. In his career, Mendy has conceded 130 goals while tallying 375 saves in 152 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chelsea (-213)

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