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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Prediction, 8/20/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/16/2022

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Game: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Selhurst Park in London, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Crystal Palace (+155) Aston Villa (+194)

The Villains (1-0-1) are headed to Selhurst Park on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Eagles (0-0-1). Crystal Palace are priced at +155 and Aston Villa are at +194. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The starting goalies will be Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace and Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa.

Crystal Palace F.C. has given up 2 goals while giving up 2.00 goals per 90, and the opposition have a total of 2 shots on target on them. They haven't earned a clean sheet so far this season. Crystal Palace has accumulated 1 yellow card so far this season. The Eagles have a ranking of 19th when talking about expected goals having 0.9, and the squad's expected goals against are sitting at 1.0. For the season, this club is averaging 0.00 points per match (0 pts) and they also are 16th in soccer with 0 assists. This team's difference in goals is currently at -2 by way of 0 goals earned and 2 goals allowed. Crystal Palace has a total of 1 save and hold a SV percentage of 0.0 for the year.

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Aston Villa has compiled 2 goals and the squad's goals expected for the year is at 2.3. This team's goals against per 90 min is at 1.50 with 5 saves. Over the course of the season, Aston Villa F.C. has a save rate of 57.1 (7 shots on target against), and are ranked 9th in soccer with 3 pts. Aston Villa ranks 11th in relation to goals conceded having 3, and the team's goal difference is -1. Aston Villa F.C. has gotten 7 yellow cards. The Villains are sitting with an average of 1.5 pts/match while amassing 2 assists.

The guy protecting the net for Crystal Palace will be Vicente Guaita. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.27 (424 goals given up) and he has a save % of .711. Guaita (116-92-127 mark during his career) has earned 99 shutouts, which gives him a 29.8% shutout percentage. Guaita has been on the field for 30,050 minutes and is sitting with 1,008 stops so far in his career. The goalie hailing from Spain has seen 1,417 shots tried against him in 332 career starting assignments.

Emiliano Martinez will be residing in front of the net for Aston Villa. So far in his career, Martinez has allowed 187 goals while totaling 464 saves in 145 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.23 goals per 90 and he has a record of 54-31-60. He has earned a save % of .726 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.4%. Martinez has earned 47 clean sheets while seeing 639 shots tried against him in 13,099 mins in his career.

Wilfried Zaha is one member of the squad who has a chance to score for Crystal Palace. Zaha has been in the starting lineup in 355 matchups in his career and accounts for 0.21 G/90. The forward from Cote d'Ivoire has 74 goals in 32,035 minutes played. He has totaled 42 assists while earning 66 yellow card warnings during his career.

Aston Villa features a difference maker in Ollie Watkins, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 246 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward from England has been on the field for 22,317 minutes while scoring 91 goals. He has 37 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 29 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+155)

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