Leicester City vs Aston Villa Prediction, 4/23/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/19/2022

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Game: Leicester City vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: CNBC

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (+168) Aston Villa (+153)

Ollie Watkins and Aston Villa (11-3-17, 15th in the EPL) go to King Power Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Leicester City (11-7-12, 9th in the EPL). The starting goalies are Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. Aston Villa are at at +153 while the Foxes are at +168. The over/under opens at 2.75.

Leicester City played Newcastle United in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. Leicester City attempted 23 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 8 of the dribbles for a percentage of 34.8%. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 87.0% received passes rate by connecting on 510 of the 586 passing targets in their last outing.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Leicester City ended this match at a 25.0% rate by hitting 2 shots on target of 8 total shots. Leicester City averages 1.53 goals per 90 (46 total goals) and have accumulated 35 assists in all matches this year.

Youri Tielemans is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Leicester City. He has totaled 43 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Tielemans has started 262 games during his pro soccer career and has 0.19 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Belgium has accumulated 49 goals scored in 23,284 mins.

Another player who could decide the outcome is James Maddison, the midfielder representing England. He has assisted on a goal 35 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 51 goals. Maddison has totaled 15,816 mins during 178 career starts and has been given a total of 26 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Leicester City is Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel has seen the pitch for 50,864 minutes and has tallied 1,648 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (659 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 72.3. The goalie hailing from Denmark has faced 2,281 shots tried at him in 565 starts. Schmeichel (256-144-167 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 187 shutouts, which gives him a 33.1% clean sheet rate.

When they last played, Aston Villa walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 4-0 against Tottenham. Aston Villa finished with a 52.2% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 out of the 23 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by converting 429 out of their 472 passes they tried for a rate of 90.9%. Aston Villa had 8 shots attempted out of their 19 shots attempted which gave them a 42.1% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 40 goals and 33 assists in all competitions, Aston Villa averages 1.29 goals and 1.06 assists per 90 minutes.

Ollie Watkins will need to be on top of his game for Aston Villa. He sports an average of 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 238 games in his pro soccer career. The forward born in England has totaled 21,595 mins while scoring 88 goals. He has 36 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times. You should also keep an eye on Danny Ings, the forward representing England. Ings has been given 23 yellow cards in 19,810 mins (227 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.43. He has earned 94 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 28 different times.

Emiliano Martinez will look after the net for Aston Villa. So far in his career, Martinez has surrendered 179 goals and has totaled 441 stops in 137 starts. He has allowed 1.30 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 51-28-58. He has earned a save percentage of 72.6 and his clean sheet rate is 32.8%. Martinez has 45 shutouts while defending 610 shots tried against him in 12,379 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+153)

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