Brentford vs Aston Villa Prediction, 4/22/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2023

Game: Brentford vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Brentford Community Stadium in London, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Brentford (+152) Aston Villa (+185)

The Villains (15-5-11) are traveling to Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Bees (10-13-8). The Bees are priced at +152 while Aston Villa are at +185. The total comes in at 2.75. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be David Raya for Brentford and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa.

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The Bees sit at 8th in expected goals with 45.1, and their xGA are 40.6. Brentford F.C. has conceded 42 goals while allowing 1.35 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have a total of 170 SoT on them. The team's goal differential is 5 by way of 47 goals accumulated and 42 goals conceded. They are sitting with 9 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 29.0 for the season. Brentford has amassed 131 saves and hold a SV rate of 76.5 on the year. Brentford has 43 yellow card warnings on the season as well as 1 red card. This season, the squad is averaging 1.39 points per match (43 pts) and they also sit at 10th in soccer with 27 assists.

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Aston Villa has totaled 44 goals and the squad's goals expected for the year sits at 40.3. Their goals against per 90 is at 1.29 in addition to 90 saves, and they have earned 11 shutouts. On the season, Aston Villa F.C. has a save percentage of 71.7 (127 SoT against), and are ranked 6th in soccer with 50 points. Aston Villa has a ranking of 9th in relation to goals surrendered having 40, and their difference in goals is 4. Aston Villa F.C. has earned a clean sheet % of 35.5 on the campaign and 60 yellow cards. The Villains have put together an average of 1.6 points per match while compiling 29 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Brentford will be David Raya. Raya has seen the pitch for a total of 23,130 minutes and has tallied 748 saves during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.10 (283 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .737. The goalie from Spain has seen 1,015 shots tried against him in 257 career starts. Raya (119-71-67 record in his career) has earned 69 clean sheets, which gives him a 26.8% shutout percentage.

Emiliano Martinez will be looking after the net for Aston Villa. Martinez has recorded 57 shutouts and defended 743 shots tried against him in 15,473 career minutes. He has a save % of .727 and his clean sheet rate is 33.1%. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 67-36-69. So far in his pro soccer career, Martinez has surrendered 217 goals and has racked up 540 stops in 172 starting assignments.

Ivan Toney is one guy who can be a force for Brentford. The forward from England has totaled 137 goals in 23,442 minutes played. Toney has had a starting assignment in 255 matches so far in his career and scores 0.53 goals per 90. He has 43 assists while accumulating 75 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Aston Villa is being led onto the pitch by Ollie Watkins, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He has collected 39 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 33 times. The forward from England has accumulated 24,704 professional minutes while earning 105 goals. He scores 0.38 goals per 90 minutes and has started 274 games so far in his pro soccer career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brentford (+152)

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