Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction, 8/31/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/29/2022

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Game: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-210) Aston Villa (+600)

Arsenal (4-0-0) welcomes Aston Villa (1-0-3) at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Arsenal are priced at -210 and Aston Villa are at +600. The total comes in at 2.75. The expected starting goalies are Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa.

The Gunners have a ranking of 3rd in the category of expected goals having 7.8, and their xGA sit at 2.9. The Gunners have surrendered 3 goals while giving up 0.75 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams are sitting with 9 shots on target on them. This team's differential on goals is at 8 by way of 11 goals notched and also 3 goals given up. They have 2 clean sheets, giving them a % of 50.0 so far this year. Arsenal has a total of 7 SVs and also have earned a save rate of 66.7 for the year. Arsenal has 6 yellow card warnings for the season. So far this year, this team comes in with an average of 3.00 points per contest (12 pts) and also have a rank of 2nd in the league with 8 assists.

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On the campaign, Aston Villa F.C. has a save percentage of 58.8 (17 SoT against), and they also have a ranking of 15th in the league with 3 pts. The Villains hold an average of 0.8 pts/match while earning 3 assists. Aston Villa has tallied 3 goals and their expected goals so far this year is 4.1. Aston Villa F.C. has compiled 10 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 is 1.75 with 11 saves. Aston Villa is ranked 17th when it comes to goals surrendered having 7, and the squad's goal difference is coming in at -4.

The guy who will defend the goal for Arsenal is Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale has defended the goal for a total of 13,860 minutes and has earned 423 stops thus far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.47 (227 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .689. The goalkeeper from England has faced 614 shots tried at him in 154 starting assignments. Ramsdale (53-22-79 mark in his career) has earned 35 shutouts, which leaves him with a 22.7% shutout percentage.

Emiliano Martinez will be residing in front of the goal for Aston Villa. He has conceded 1.24 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 54-31-62. Martinez has accumulated 47 shutouts while defending 649 shots attempted against him in 13,279 minutes throughout his career. So far in his career, Martinez has conceded 191 goals and has racked up 470 saves in 147 starting assignments. He has earned a save % of .724 and his clean sheet rate is 32.0%.

Bukayo Saka is a member of the team you are going to want to keep your eye on for Arsenal. The forward from England has 17 goals in 7,642 minutes played. Saka has been a starter in 89 games so far in his career and has 0.20 goals per 90 mins. He has 16 assists while earning 13 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

Aston Villa is being led by Ollie Watkins, who is known to give defenses fits. He is averaging 0.37 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 248 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from England has 22,497 mins while scoring 92 goals. He has totaled 37 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arsenal (-210)

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