Tottenham vs Aston Villa Prediction, 5/19/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/17/2021

Game: Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-165) Aston Villa (+419)

Son Heung-Min and Tottenham (17-8-11, 6th in the EPL) play Aston Villa (14-7-15, 11th in the EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. Tottenham are at -165 while the Villains are at +419. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Tottenham took the field against Wolverhampton in their last match and walked away with a win by a score of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 86.3% passes received percentage by completing 522 out of their 605 targeted passes in their last game. Tottenham tried 21 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 13 of those dribbles for a percentage of 61.9%. Concerning shot accuracy, Tottenham ended this match at a 45.8% rate by landing 11 shots on target of 24 total shots. Tottenham is averaging 1.72 goals per 90 (62 goals in total) and have racked up 49 assists in all matches for the year.

Son Heung-min is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Tottenham. He has totaled 47 assists while tallying 14 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Heung-min has been in the starting lineup in 256 matches in his career and scores 0.45 goals per 90. The forward from Korea has accumulated 111 goals in 22,278 minutes played. Someone else who should impact this game is Harry Kane, the forward representing England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 32 times thus far in his career and he has scored 179 total goals. Kane has 23,136 minutes in 259 starting assignments and has been given 30 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.70 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Tottenham will be Hugo Lloris. Lloris (261-131-119 record in his career) has accumulated 180 clean sheets, which gives him a 35.0% shutout rate. The goalkeeper born in France has had 1,953 shots tried against him in 514 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.0 (531 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 73.6. Lloris has been on the field for 45,925 minutes and has 1,439 stops in his pro soccer career.

The last time they took the field, Aston Villa took a defeat with a final score of 3-2 against Crystal Palace. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 336 out of their 403 passes they tried earning a rate of 83.4%. Aston Villa ended the game with a 36.4% successful dribble rate by converting 4 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. Aston Villa connected on 5 shots attempted out of their 19 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 26.3% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 49 goals and 36 assists for all their games, Aston Villa averages 1.36 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Jack Grealish should be able to be counted on for Aston Villa. He is currently averaging 0.19 goals per 90 mins and has started 176 games thus far in his career. The forward hailing from England has accumulated 16,197 minutes while earning 34 goals. He has earned 38 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped on a goal 35 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Ollie Watkins, the forward representing England. Watkins has been given a total of 30 yellow card warnings in 19,070 minutes played (210 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.37. He has totaled 79 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 25 times.

Emiliano Martinez will be looking after the goal for Aston Villa. Martinez has totaled 36 clean sheets and has defended 487 shots against him in 9,499 career minutes. He holds a save % of 74.3 and his clean sheet rate is 34.3%. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 38-25-42. So far in his career, Martinez has given up 134 goals and has tallied 359 saves in 105 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tottenham (-165)

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