Aston Villa vs Everton Prediction, 9/18/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/16/2021

Game: Aston Villa vs Everton

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (+135) Everton (+200)

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Everton (3-1-0, 4th in the EPL) head to Villa Park on Saturday where they'll take on Aston Villa (1-1-2, 12th in the EPL). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Jordan Pickford for Everton. The odds on this game have Aston Villa priced at +135 and the Toffees are priced at +200. The total is set at 2.5.

Aston Villa stepped onto the pitch against Chelsea in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 3-0. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 81.6% passes received percentage by connecting on 283 out of their 347 passing attempts in their last match. Aston Villa attempted 22 dribbles in this outing and converted 17 of those tries for a percentage of 77.3%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Aston Villa finished the game at a 33.3% clip by putting 6 shots on target of 18 shots. Aston Villa averages 1.25 goals per 90 min (5 goals in total) and have accounted for 3 assists in all matches for the season.

Ollie Watkins is a player who should be able to impact this match for Aston Villa. Watkins has been a starter in 213 outings in his career and he scores 0.37 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in England has racked up 80 goals scored in 19,352 mins. He has totaled 25 assists while accumulating 30 yellow cards in his career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Danny Ings, the forward who represents England. Ings has totaled 18,554 mins in 212 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 21 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times so far in his career while he has scored 91 goals. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Aston Villa is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez (41-26-43 record in his career) has 37 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.6% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Argentina has faced 507 shots tried at him in 110 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.3 (140 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 74.2. Martinez has seen the pitch for 9,949 minutes and is sitting with 373 saves so far in his career.

When they last played, Everton took home the win by a final score of 3-1 against Burnley. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 337 out of their 420 passing tries for a rate of 80.2%. Everton finished with a 44.4% successful dribble percentage by converting 4 out of the 9 dribbles they pursued. Everton connected on 6 shots attempted out of 14 shots attempted giving them a 42.9% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 10 goals and 8 assists in all their matches, Everton has an average of 2.50 goals and 2.00 assists per 90.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will need to provide a spark for Everton. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 11,023 professional minutes and has earned 48 goals. He has 24 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 9 times. He is currently averaging 0.39 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 117 games in his career. Make sure to watch out for Richarlison, the forward representing Brazil. He has earned 48 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 14 times. Richarlison has been given 29 yellow card warnings in 14,499 professional minutes (169 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.30.

Jordan Pickford will reside in front of the goal for Everton. So far in his pro soccer career, Pickford has conceded 404 goals while tallying 869 saves in 296 starts. He has surrendered 1.37 goals per 90 while earning a record of 97-76-121. He sports a save % of 68.9 and his shutout rate is currently at 28.0%. Pickford has accumulated 83 shutouts and has seen 1,261 shots tried against him in 26,454 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+135)

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