Aston Villa vs Norwich City Prediction, 4/30/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/26/2022

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Game: Aston Villa vs Norwich City

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: CNBC

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (-215) Norwich City (+641)

Danny Ings and Aston Villa (11-4-17, 15th in the EPL) host Norwich City (5-6-22, 20th in the EPL) at Villa Park on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers are Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Tim Krul for Norwich City. The Canaries are at at +641 while the Villains are at -215. The total opens at 2.75.

Aston Villa took the field against Leicester City in their most recent game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 0-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 90.1% received passes rate by connecting on 219 of the 243 pass targets last match. Aston Villa tried 10 dribbles in this matchup and completed 8 of those tries for a rate of 80.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Aston Villa finished the game at a 27.3% rate by landing 3 shots on target out of 11 total shots. Aston Villa is averaging 1.25 goals per 90 min (40 total goals) and are sitting with 33 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Danny Ings is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Aston Villa. Ings has been in the starting lineup in 227 contests in his career and he scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing England has totaled 94 goals scored in 19,810 minutes played. He has totaled 28 assists while tallying 23 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Ollie Watkins, the forward born in England. Watkins has played 21,685 mins in 239 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 36 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 26 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 88 total goals. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Aston Villa is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez (51-29-58 record in his career) has earned 46 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 33.3% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Argentina has seen 612 shots sent in his direction in 138 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.3 (179 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of 72.7. Martinez has played for 12,469 minutes and has tallied 443 stops so far in his career.

When they last took the field, Norwich city walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-0 against Newcastle United. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 348 of the 442 passing attempts for a percentage of 78.7%. Norwich city ended the game with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by converting 7 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. Norwich city had 2 shots attempted out of the team's 5 shots attempted which gave them a 40.0% clip in their last match. With 20 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Norwich city is averaging 0.61 goals and 0.45 assists per 90.

Teemu Pukki should be someone to watch for Norwich City. The forward who is from Finland has been on the pitch for 29,226 mins while scoring 165 goals. He has collected 24 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 44 times. He currently averages 0.51 G/90 and has started 324 matches in his career. You should also keep an eye on Kenny McLean, the midfielder who is from Scotland. McLean has earned himself a total of 41 yellow card warnings in 30,853 mins played (342 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.13. He has accumulated 46 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 29 different times.

Tim Krul will be residing in front of the goal for Norwich City. Thus far in his career, Krul has allowed 513 goals and has accumulated 1,095 stops in 352 starts. He has given up 1.45 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 137-77-137. He sports a save percentage of 68.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.8%. Krul has totaled 98 shutouts and defended 1,594 shots attempted against him in 31,741 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Norwich City (+641)

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