Aston Villa vs Southampton Prediction, 3/5/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/1/2022

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Game: Aston Villa vs Southampton

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (-103) Southampton (+210)

Danny Ings and Aston Villa (9-3-13, 12th in the EPL) play Southampton (8-11-7, 9th in the EPL) at Villa Park on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Alex McCarthy for Southampton. The line on this game has Aston Villa coming in at -103 and the Saints are at +210. The O/U opens at 2.75.

Aston Villa stepped onto the pitch against Brighton in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 85.5% received passes percentage by completing 253 out of their 296 passing attempts in their last outing. Aston Villa tried 13 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 8 of those tries for a percentage of 61.5%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Aston Villa ended this match at a 44.4% rate by hitting 4 shots on target of 9 shots. Aston Villa is averaging 1.24 goals per 90 (31 goals in total) and have accounted for 25 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Danny Ings is a player who can be a difference maker for Aston Villa. He has 25 assists while accumulating 22 yellow cards so far in his career. Ings has been given a starting assignment in 223 contests during his pro soccer career and has 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward from England has accumulated 93 goals in 19,524 professional minutes played.

Another player who should impact this match is Ollie Watkins, the forward born in England. Watkins has been on the field for 21,064 minutes during 232 career starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 86 total goals. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Aston Villa is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez has defended the goal for 11,839 mins and has 431 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (170 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.3. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has had 592 shots attempted at him in 131 career starts. Martinez (49-28-54 record in his career) has earned 43 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.8% shutout rate.

When they last took the field, Southampton went home victorious with a score of 2-0 against Norwich City. Southampton finished with a 41.7% successful dribble rate by converting 5 of the 12 dribbles they pursued. They finished the contest by completing 453 of the 531 passes they attempted for a percentage of 85.3%. Southampton landed 9 shots attempted out of 29 shots attempted which gave them a 31.0% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 32 goals and 21 assists in all their contests, Southampton averages 1.23 goals and 0.81 assists per 90 minutes.

Adam Armstrong should be able to be counted on for Southampton. He currently averages 0.40 goals per 90 minutes and has started 216 contests so far in his career. The forward hailing from England has been on the pitch for 19,343 minutes and has earned 87 goals. He has 11 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 30 times. Make sure to watch out for Che Adams, the forward born in England. He has totaled 65 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 20 different times. Adams has been given a total of 16 yellow card cautions in 16,167 mins (179 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.36.

Alex McCarthy will reside in front of the goal for Southampton. During his career, McCarthy has surrendered 383 goals and has accumulated 871 saves in 262 starts. He has conceded 1.46 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 84-77-102. He holds a save percentage of 70.0 and his clean sheet rate is 24.0%. McCarthy has earned 63 clean sheets while defending 1,242 shots attempted against him in 23,600 minutes in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southampton (+210)

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