Aston Villa vs Arsenal Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 9/22/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 9/16/2019

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Emirates Stadium

Emirates Stadium is the venue where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Arsenal (2-2-1, 7th in the English Premier League) will take on Aston Villa (1-0-3, 18th in the English Premier League) on Sunday. The expected starting goalies are Tom Heaton for Aston Villa and Bernd Leno for Arsenal. Arsenal are at at -256 while Aston Villa are at +749. The over/under has been set at 3.

Aston Villa comes into the game with a record of 1 win, 0 draws, and 3 defeats putting them at 18th in the English Premier League. So far this season, they have earned a total of 4 goals which ranks 15th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -2, putting them at 13th in the EPL. In connection with shots on target, they currently have a total of 16 which ranks 15th in the EPL. As a unit, Aston Villa currently has a total of 45 fouls which has them averaging 11.25 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 3 points for the 2019 season and they are averaging an attendance of 41,459.

Jack Grealish is one of the standout players to watch for the Villains. The midfielder from Ireland has participated in 164 contests over the course of his professional soccer career and has played 11,311 mins. During that period of time, the 23-year-old has scored 20 goals and has had an assist on 20 goals. He has a career average of 69.0 mins per game. Grealish has started 122 contests and has totaled 110 fouls in that time. With reference to shots on target, Grealish has 67 which is 138th out of all players still active and 67th among midfielders. John McGinn is another player to watch out for on the team from Aston Villa. The 24-year-old from Scotland has netted 22 goals over the course of his career which has him ranked 123rd out of all players still active in the Premier League. He has played 19,100 minutes over the course of his career which has him ranked 40th among active midfielders and has an average of 82.3 minutes per appearance which has him ranked 52nd in the Premier League. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has totaled 122 shots on target which has him ranked 36th among active midfielders.

The goalie for the Villains is Tom Heaton from England. He is 33 years old and has totaled 29,290 mins in goal in his career. Heaton has conceded 1.22 goals per 90 minutes which ranks him 12th among active goalies. Over the course of his career, he's surrendered 396 goals. His career save percentage is .720 which ranks him 8th among active goalies.

Arsenal is the team standing on the sideline and for the current year they have 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. Concerning goal differential, they sit 6th in the EPL with 0. They have a total of 8 goals for the season. Arsenal has a save percentage as a team of .733 which has them ranked 6th in the EPL, which means chances to score may be scarce. They have an average crowd of 60,274 which puts them at 2nd in the EPL.

One of the guys to remember for the Gunners is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The 30 year-old has fired 176 balls past the goalkeeper in his professional soccer career. He ranks 11th among active forwards in assists with 47 and has connected on 462 shots on target. He has played 24,635 mins and holds an average of 77.5 minutes per appearance. Another solid player on this team is Granit Xhaka. The midfielder from Switzerland has tallied 15 goals in his career which has him sitting in 74th among active midfielders. He also has a total of 380 fouls.

In goal for the Gunners is Bernd Leno who has had an ok career by allowing 1.24 goals per 90 minutes and that has him ranked 14th in pro soccer. In the 29,385 minutes he has been on the field in his career, he's allowed 404 goals. He has a career save percentage of .693 which has him sitting 18th among active goalies in pro soccer.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+749) and over 2.5 total goals

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