Tottenham vs Aston Villa Prediction, 1/1/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/27/2022

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Game: Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-147) Aston Villa (+390)

Tottenham (9-2-4) hosts Aston Villa (5-3-7) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. Tottenham Hotspur open at -147 and Aston Villa are at +390. The total has been set at 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net are Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Robin Olsen for Aston Villa.

The Spurs rank 5th in regard to expected goals having 24.1, and their xGA are sitting at 16.5. The Spurs have surrendered 21 goals while giving up 1.40 goals per 90 min, and the other team have recorded 66 shots on target against them. Their differential on goals is currently at 10 as a result of 31 goals earned and also 21 goals conceded. They have amassed 4 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 26.7 this year. Tottenham has earned 45 SVs and they hold a save percentage of 69.7 for the year. Tottenham is sitting with 26 yellow card warnings so far this season in addition to 1 red card. This year, this club averages 1.93 points per contest (29 pts) and they also have a rank of 4th in soccer with 21 assists.

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Aston Villa has earned 16 goals and this squad's goals expected on the season sits at 17.7. Their goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.47 in addition to 41 saves, and they have accounted for 3 clean sheets. So far this year, Aston Villa F.C. has a save rate of 67.2 (61 SoTA), and also rank 12th in the league with 18 points. Aston Villa is ranked 15th in regard to goals given up with 22, and their goal differential sits at -6. Aston Villa F.C. has earned a clean sheet rate of 20.0 on the campaign and also 37 yellow card warnings. The Villains average 1.2 pts/match while accounting for 9 assists and 1 red card.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Tottenham is Hugo Lloris. Lloris (293-138-135 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 200 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 35.1% shutout rate. The keeper hailing from France has seen 2,156 shots attempted at him in 569 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.05 (596 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .733. Lloris has seen the field for 50,875 mins and has tallied 1,580 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Robin Olsen will look after the goal for Aston Villa. He has conceded 1.13 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 102-54-38. Olsen has 62 shutouts while seeing 750 shots tried against him in 17,663 career minutes. So far in his pro soccer career, Olsen has allowed 221 goals while earning 539 stops in 196 starting assignments. He sports a save % of .719 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.6%.

Harry Kane is one guy who can make a difference on the pitch for Tottenham. The forward hailing from England has earned 209 goals scored in 27,883 mins played. Kane has been in the starting lineup in 312 games so far in his career and he tallies 0.67 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 43 assists while accumulating 39 yellow cards during his career.

Aston Villa features an attacker in Ollie Watkins, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He has 38 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 30 times. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 23,374 minutes while scoring 93 goals. He is currently averaging 0.36 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 258 matches thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tottenham (-147)

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