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Manchester City vs Aston Villa Prediction, 5/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/17/2022

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Game: Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester City (-714) Aston Villa (+1200)

Danny Ings and Aston Villa (13-5-18, 14th in the EPL) go to Etihad Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Manchester City (28-6-3, 1st in the EPL). The men protecting the net will be Ederson for Manchester City and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. Aston Villa are at at +1200 while the Citizens are priced at -714. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Manchester City took the field against Newcastle United in their last game and walked away with a win by a score of 5-0. In regard to passing, they ended with a 91.4% received passes percentage by completing 663 out of their 725 targeted passes last match. Manchester City attempted 18 dribbles in this contest and converted 11 of those attempts for a percentage of 61.1%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Manchester City ended this match at a 31.6% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 19 total shots. Manchester City averages 2.49 goals per 90 minutes (87 goals in total) and have tallied 57 assists In all contests this year.

Kevin De Bruyne is a guy who should impact this matchup for Manchester City. He has 144 assists while tallying 34 yellow card warnings in his career. Bruyne has been a starter in 340 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.28 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Belgium has totaled 91 goals in 29,587 mins.

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Another player who could decide the outcome is Phil Foden, the midfielder hailing from England. Foden has earned 4,859 minutes in 51 starting assignments and has been given a total of 1 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 24 goals. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 for his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Manchester City is Ederson. Ederson (175-39-38 record in his career) has recorded 119 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 47.2% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Brazil has had 647 shots sent in his direction in 252 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.8 (190 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.1. Ederson has seen the field for a total of 22,562 minutes and is sitting with 469 saves in his career.

The last time they took the field, Aston Villa walked away with a victory by a final of 3-1 against Burnley. Aston Villa earned a 40.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 4 of the 10 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 390 of the 438 passes they attempted for a rate of 89.0%. Aston Villa had 7 shots tried out of the team's 12 shots tried giving them a 58.3% clip in their last match. With a total of 45 goals and 38 assists in all their contests, Aston Villa averages 1.32 goals and 1.12 assists per 90 minutes.

Danny Ings will need to provide a lift for Aston Villa. He is averaging 0.43 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 228 outings during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 19,934 minutes and has earned 96 goals. He has totaled 24 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times. Be sure to watch out for Philippe Coutinho, the forward representing Brazil. Coutinho has earned himself a total of 18 yellow card warnings in 20,850 minutes played (245 starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.34. He has earned 78 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 56 times.

Emiliano Martinez will be looking after the net for Aston Villa. During his professional soccer career, Martinez has surrendered 180 goals while earning 451 stops in 140 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.28 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 53-29-58. He is the owner of a save percentage of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate is 33.6%. Martinez has racked up 47 shutouts while defending 621 shots against him in 12,649 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Manchester City (-714)

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