Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, 4/8/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Villa Park in Birmingham, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Aston Villa (-149) Nottingham (+410)

Aston Villa (12-5-11) will play Nottingham Forest (6-9-13) at Villa Park on Saturday. The Villains are priced at -149 while The Tricky Trees are at +410. The over/under is 2.75. The goalies protecting the net are Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa and Keylor Navas for Nottingham Forest.

Aston Villa has tallied 83 SVs and also hold a SV percentage of 70.6 on the year. This team's goal differential is -2 by means of 37 goals scored and also 39 goals allowed. For the year, the club holds an average of 1.46 points per fixture (41 points) and rank 11th in EPL with 24 assists. The Villains sit at 9th in relation to goals expected with 36.0, and the expected goals against are 42.9. Aston Villa has earned 56 yellow card warnings on the campaign and also 1 red card. Aston Villa F.C. has given up 39 goals while relinquishing 1.39 goals per 90, and opponents have tallied 119 SoT against them. They have accumulated 9 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 32.1 over the course of the season.

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This season, Nottingham has a save % of 65.1 (129 SoTA), and also are ranked 15th in soccer with 27 pts. The Tricky Trees are sitting with an average of 1.0 points per contest while sitting with 13 assists. Nottingham Forest has earned 23 goals and their xG on the season is at 29.5. Nottingham has accumulated a clean sheet % of 25.0 over the course of the season and also 62 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 minutes is 1.79 with 77 saves, and they have accounted for 7 shut outs. Nottingham Forest has a rank of 19th in relation to goals allowed with 50, and the goal difference is -27.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Aston Villa will be Emiliano Martinez. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.23 (216 goals allowed) and his save percentage is .725. Martinez (64-36-69 mark in his career) has totaled 55 shutouts, which gives him a 32.5% shutout percentage. Martinez has defended the goal for a total of 15,203 minutes and has earned 533 stops in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has seen 735 shots tried against him in 169 career starts.

Keylor Navas is expected to look after the goal for Nottingham. During his pro soccer career, Navas has conceded 268 goals and has accumulated 789 saves in 266 starts. He has given up 1.02 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 145-60-61. He sports a save % of .749 and his clean sheet rate is 33.5%. Navas has accumulated 89 shutouts while seeing 1,054 shots attempted against him in 23,735 mins throughout his career.

Ollie Watkins is a member of the side who should impact this matchup for Aston Villa. The forward from England has earned 101 goals in 24,435 professional minutes played. Watkins has had a starting assignment in 271 matches in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.37 G/90. He has accounted for 32 assists while tallying 38 yellow cards in his pro soccer career.

Nottingham has playmaker in Jesse Lingard, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward born in England has played 13,178 mins and has scored 40 goals. He scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 150 outings thus far in his career. He has totaled 22 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 19 times.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nottingham (+410)

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