Aston Villa vs Arsenal Prediction, 3/19/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/15/2022

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Game: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (+284) Arsenal (-112)

Bukayo Saka and Arsenal (16-3-7, 4th in the EPL) go to Villa Park on Saturday where they'll meet Aston Villa (11-3-14, 9th in the EPL). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal. The moneyline on this contest has Aston Villa coming in at +284 and the Gunners are at -112. The total has been set at 2.75.

Aston Villa stepped onto the pitch against West Ham United in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 87.7% passes received percentage by completing 428 out of their 488 passing targets in their last outing. Aston Villa tried 14 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 9 of those dribbles for a percentage of 64.3%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Aston Villa wrapped this game up at a 46.2% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 13 total shots. Aston Villa has an average of 1.39 g/90 (39 goals in total) and have racked up 33 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Ollie Watkins is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Aston Villa. He has accounted for 26 assists while tallying 36 yellow cards thus far in his career. Watkins has been in the starting lineup in 235 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward from England has earned 87 goals scored in 21,334 minutes played.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Danny Ings, the forward representing England. Ings has 19,732 mins in 226 career starting assignments and has been given 22 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 28 times so far in his career and he has scored 94 total goals. He scores 0.43 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man protecting the net for Aston Villa is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez (51-28-55 record in his career) has 45 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.6% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in Argentina has had 598 shots tried against him in 134 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (172 goals allowed) and his save % is 73.2. Martinez has been on the pitch for 12,109 minutes and has earned 435 stops thus far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Arsenal got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Leicester City. They finished this game by completing 436 out of their 476 passes they attempted earning a rate of 91.6%. Arsenal earned a 45.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 5 out of the 11 dribbles they tried. Arsenal had 6 shots tried out of their 20 shots tried which had them sitting at a 30.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 42 goals and 31 assists in all their games, Arsenal sports an average of 1.62 goals and 1.19 assists per 90 min.

Bukayo Saka should provide solid play for Arsenal. He averages 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 73 games in his career. The midfielder who is from England has played 6,309 mins while scoring 14 goals. He has accumulated 11 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. Make sure to watch out for Alexandre Lacazette, the forward who is from France. Lacazette has earned himself 41 yellow card cautions in 24,820 mins (284 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.56. He has scored 154 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 46 different times.

Aaron Ramsdale will be residing in front of the goal for Arsenal. During his pro soccer career, Ramsdale has surrendered 205 goals while tallying 397 saves in 139 starts. He has allowed 1.47 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 44-22-73. He has earned a save percentage of 71.0 and his shutout rate is currently at 23.7%. Ramsdale has accumulated 33 clean sheets and has defended 569 shots attempted against him in 12,510 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arsenal (-112)

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