Arsenal vs Aston Villa Prediction, 10/22/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/19/2021

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Game: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Date: Friday, October 22, 2021

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-143) Aston Villa (+300)

Emirates Stadium is the site where Alexandre Lacazette and Arsenal (3-2-3, 12th in the EPL) will take on Aston Villa (3-1-4, 13th in the EPL) on Friday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. The moneyline on this contest has Arsenal priced at -143 and the Villains are at +300. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Arsenal faced off with Crystal Palace in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 2-2. Arsenal tried 18 dribbles in this game and completed 11 of those attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 89.1% passes received percentage by connecting on 508 of the 570 passing targets in their last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Arsenal ended this match at a 35.3% clip by hitting 6 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Arsenal is averaging 0.87 goals per 90 min (7 total goals) and have accounted for 3 assists in all matches this year.

Alexandre Lacazette is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Arsenal. He has accounted for 39 assists while earning 41 yellow card warnings during his career. Lacazette has been in the starting lineup in 268 matchups during his career and scores 0.58 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in France has 151 goals scored in 23,522 mins.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the forward hailing from France. He has assisted on a goal 53 times during his career while he has scored 206 total goals. Aubameyang has totaled 30,166 mins in 337 starting assignments and has been given 23 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.61 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Arsenal is Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale (31-21-69 record in his career) has accumulated 24 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 19.8% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from England has had 499 shots attempted at him in 121 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.6 (188 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 69.7. Ramsdale has seen the field for a total of 10,890 mins and has 344 saves thus far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Aston Villa walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-2 against Wolverhampton. They finished the contest by completing 317 of the 400 passing attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Aston Villa finished with a 70.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 7 out of the 10 dribbles they tried. Aston Villa converted 5 shots attempted out of their 14 shots attempted which gave them a 35.7% rate in their last outing. With 11 goals and 8 assists in all competitions, Aston Villa averages 1.37 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.

Danny Ings will need to be on top of his game for Aston Villa. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 18,899 professional minutes and has scored 92 goals. He has accumulated 21 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times. He is currently averaging 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 216 matches so far in his pro soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Ollie Watkins, the forward representing England. Watkins has been handed 31 yellow card cautions in 19,712 minutes (217 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.37. He has tallied 81 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 25 different times.

Emiliano Martinez will reside in front of the goal for Aston Villa. In his career, Martinez has surrendered 145 goals and has tallied 385 saves in 114 starting assignments. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 43-26-45. He has a save % of 74.0 and his shutout rate sits at 34.2%. Martinez has tallied 39 shutouts and has seen 523 shots against him in 10,309 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arsenal (-143)

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