Manchester United vs Aston Villa Prediction, 9/25/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/22/2021

Game: Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-248) Aston Villa (+718)

Old Trafford is the site where Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (4-1-0, 3rd in the EPL) will take on Aston Villa (2-1-2, 10th in the EPL) on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers will be Dean Henderson for Manchester United and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. The moneyline on this game has Manchester United priced at -248 and the Villains are at +718. The over/under has been set at 3.

Manchester United stepped onto the pitch against West Ham United in their last match and notched a win by a score of 2-1. In the passing game, they ended up with a 90.7% rate by converting 575 of the 634 pass targets in their last outing. Manchester United tried 28 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 18 of those attempts for a percentage of 64.3%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Manchester United walked away from the pitch at a 58.8% rate by hitting 10 shots on target of 17 shots. Manchester United averages 2.60 goals per 90 (13 goals in total) and have accounted for 11 assists in all games this year.

Bruno Fernandes is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester United. He has totaled 61 assists while accumulating 51 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. Fernandes has been given a starting assignment in 230 outings during his career while scoring 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Portugal has earned 88 goals in 20,295 professional minutes played.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward who represents Portugal. He has assisted on a goal 137 times so far in his career and he has scored 482 goals. Ronaldo has been on the pitch for 49,321 mins in 548 starts and has earned himself a total of 76 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.88 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Manchester United will be Dean Henderson. Henderson (73-35-31 mark during his career) has accumulated 56 clean sheets, which has earned him a 40.3% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from England has faced 521 shots sent in his direction in 139 career starts. His GA/90 is 0.9 (124 goals conceded) and he holds a save % of 77.2. Henderson has defended the goal for 12,555 mins and has accumulated 398 stops during his soccer career.

For their last outing, Aston Villa took home the win by a final score of 3-0 against Everton. They finished the match by completing 324 out of their 401 passes they attempted for a percentage of 80.8%. Aston Villa had a 54.5% successful dribble rate by connecting on 12 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. Aston Villa converted 3 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted which gave them a 20.0% clip in their last game. Having tallied 7 goals and 5 assists in all matches, Aston Villa has an average of 1.40 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Danny Ings will be counted on for Aston Villa. The forward representing England has 18,644 mins while he has scored 91 goals. He has collected 21 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. He has an average of 0.44 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 213 matches during his soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Ollie Watkins, the forward representing England. He has accumulated 80 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 25 times. Watkins has earned himself a total of 30 yellow cards in 19,442 professional minutes played (214 starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.37.

Emiliano Martinez will be residing in front of the goal for Aston Villa. During his pro soccer career, Martinez has conceded 140 goals and has totaled 374 saves in 111 starts. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 42-26-43. He has earned a save % of 74.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.2%. Martinez has earned 38 clean sheets while he has seen 508 shots tried against him in 10,039 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+718)

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