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Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace EPL Picks 8/31/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 8/26/2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Selhurst Park

Selhurst Park is the venue where Luka Milivojevic and Crystal Palace (1-1-1, 10th in the English Premier League) will take on Aston Villa (1-0-2, 16th in the English Premier League) on Saturday. The goalies expected to start are Tom Heaton for Aston Villa and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. The moneyline on this game has Aston Villa coming in at +288 and Crystal Palace are at +114. The total opens at 2.25.

Aston Villa steps onto the field holding a record of 1 victory, 0 draws, and 2 defeats which puts them at 16th in the English Premier League. During the year thus far, they have earned a total of 4 goals which has them ranked at 8th in the EPL. This means that if they are going to get the win in this game, they are going to need to play really tough. Their goal differential is -1, which puts them at 12th in the EPL. Aston Villa will look to get teammates more involved in this game as they have earned a total of 4 assists which has them ranked at 5th in the EPL. With regard to shots on target, they have earned a total of 14 which has them ranked at 7th in the EPL. As a group, Aston Villa has collected a total of 29 fouls which means they have an average of 9.67 fouls per contest. They have earned a total of 3 points for 2019 and they have an average attendance of 41,459.

Jack Grealish is a great player to watch for the Villains. The midfielder from Ireland has competed in 163 games in his career and has played 11,221 minutes. During that period of time, the 23-year-old has racked up 20 goals and has had an assist on 20 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 68.8 minutes per appearance. Grealish has started 163 games and has racked up 107 fouls over the course of that period. In respect of shots on target, Grealish has produced 67 which has him sitting in 138th among active players and 67th among midfielders. John McGinn is another guy to watch out for on the team from Aston Villa. The 24-year-old from Scotland has a total of 22 goals in the time he has played soccer which ranks him 123rd among all players still active in the EPL. He has played a total of 19,010 mins in the time he has played soccer which ranks him 40th among active midfielders and averages 82.3 minutes per game which ranks him 53rd in the EPL. Over the course of his pro soccer career, he has earned 122 shots on target which ranks him 35th among active midfielders.

The man in goal for the Villains is Tom Heaton from England. He is 33 years old and has totaled 29,200 mins in net over the course of his career. Heaton has surrendered 1.22 goals per 90 mins which places him at 13th among active goalies in EPL. During his career, he has given up 395 goals. He's earned a career save % of .719 which places him at 9th out of all active goalies. For the Villains to earn points, Heaton will want to keep the opponent out of the net.

Crystal Palace comes into this match with a mark of 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss ranking them 10th in the English Premier League. So far this year, they have earned a total of 2 goals which is good for 16th in the league. That said, if they are going to get the win in the matchup, they will want to make sure they are scoring goals and making the other team work. Their goal differential is 0, ranking them 9th in the league. Crystal Palace will want to move the ball around the pitch and get the ball to their scorers as they currently have a total of 1 assists which is good for 15th in the league. In the matter of shots on target, they currently have a total of 9 which is good for 14th in the league. As a group, Crystal Palace has compiled a total of 45 fouls which has them averaging 15 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 4 points for the year and they are averaging a crowd of 25,151.

Luka Milivojevic is one of the best players to watch for the Eagles. The midfielder from Serbia has appeared in 257 games in the time he's played soccer and has totaled 20,138 mins. During that period of time, the 28-year-old has a total of 45 goals and has assisted on 20 goals. He's earned a career average of 78.4 minutes per appearance. Milivojevic has been a starter in 257 games and has committed 291 fouls in that time. When looking at shots on target, Milivojevic has 115 which places him at 87th when compared to all players still active and 39th among midfielders. Wilfried Zaha is another player to watch out for on the team from Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old from England has netted 45 goals over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranked 59th among all players still active in the Premier League. He has played a total of 23,502 minutes over the course of his pro soccer career which has him ranked 11th among active forwards and averages 76.8 minutes per game which has him ranked 119th in the Premier League. Over the course of his pro soccer career, he has produced 185 shot on target which has him ranked 27th among active forwards.

Protecting the net for the Eagles is Vicente Guaita from Spain. He is 32 years old and has been on the field a total of 21,095 mins defending the goal in his career. Guaita has conceded 1.22 goals per 90 minutes which ranks him 12th out of all active goalies in English Premier League. During his career, he has surrendered 285 goals. He holds a career save percentage of .718 which ranks him 11th out of all active goalies. For the Eagles to walk away with a win, Guaita is going to have to be good in goal.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Aston Villa (+288)

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