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Liverpool vs Aston Villa Prediction, 4/10/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

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Game: Liverpool vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021

Location: Anfield in Liverpool, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Liverpool (-267) Aston Villa (+700)

Anfield is the venue where Sadio Mane and Liverpool (14-7-9, 6th in the EPL) will take on Aston Villa (13-5-11, 9th in the EPL) on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be Alisson for Liverpool and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa. Aston Villa are at at +700 while the Reds are at -267. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Liverpool faced Arsenal in their last game and walked away with a win by a score of 3-0. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 87.7% received passes rate by completing 632 of the 721 pass targets last contest. Liverpool tried 13 dribbles in this matchup and converted 9 of the tries for a rate of 69.2%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Liverpool wrapped this game up at a 43.8% clip by putting 7 shots on target of 16 shots. Liverpool averages 1.60 goals per 90 min (48 total goals) and are sitting with 30 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Sadio Mane is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Liverpool. He has accounted for 58 assists while accumulating 43 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Mane has been in the starting lineup in 270 games so far in his career and tallies 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Senegal has tallied 123 goals in 23,339 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Mohamed Salah, the forward hailing from Egypt. Salah has accumulated 20,694 mins during 232 starts and has been handed a total of 9 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 59 times during his soccer career while he has scored 137 goals. He is averaging 0.60 G/90 during his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Liverpool will be Alisson. Alisson (106-33-28 mark during his career) has recorded 76 clean sheets, which gives him a 45.5% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Brazil has seen 391 shots tried at him in 167 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.8 (99 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 76.7. Alisson has seen the pitch for 14,889 mins and has accumulated 297 stops in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Aston Villa earned three points by winning 3-1 against Fulham. They wrapped up this contest by converting 348 out of their 425 passes they attempted for a rate of 81.9%. Aston Villa finished with a 72.2% successful dribble percentage by completing 13 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Aston Villa had 4 shots tried out of 14 shots tried which gave them a 28.6% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 40 goals and 32 assists in all their contests, Aston Villa averages 1.38 goals and 1.10 assists per 90 minutes.

Ollie Watkins should provide a spark for Aston Villa. The forward from England has totaled 18,532 professional minutes while he has scored 77 goals. He has 27 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times. He has an average of 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 204 matches in his career. Be sure to watch out for Bertrand Traore, the forward representing Burkina Faso. Traore has been given a total of 24 yellow card cautions in 12,179 minutes (144 starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.39. He has accumulated 53 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 19 different times.

Emiliano Martinez will be residing in front of the net for Aston Villa. Martinez has accumulated 35 clean sheets and has defended 451 shots attempted against him in 8,869 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 74.7 and his shutout rate is 35.7%. He has allowed 1.23 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 37-23-38. So far in his career, Martinez has surrendered 121 goals and has accumulated 333 stops in 98 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Liverpool (-267)

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