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Chelsea vs Norwich City Expert EPL Picks 8/24/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 8/23/2019

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Carrow Road

Olivier Giroud and Chelsea (0-1-1, 15th in the English Premier League) are headed to Carrow Road on Saturday where they'll take on Norwich City (1-0-1, 11th in the English Premier League). The goalkeepers expected to start are Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea and Tim Krul for Norwich City. The Pensioners are at at -250 while the Canaries are priced at +550. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Chelsea comes into the game with a record of 0 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat which puts them at 15th in the English Premier League. During the season thus far, they have earned a total of 1 goals which is good for 12th in the league. This means that if they are going to get the win in this match, they are going to want to put the pressure on the opposition. Their goal differential is -4, which puts them at 17th in the league. Chelsea will look to get teammates more involved in this game as they have compiled a total of 0 assists which is good for 16th in the league. In the matter of shots on target, they have compiled a total of 12 which is good for 4th in the league. As a group, Chelsea has compiled a total of 22 fouls which has them averaging 11 fouls per contest. They have compiled a total of 1 points for the season and they are averaging a crowd of 40,629.

Olivier Giroud is a top player to watch for the Blues. The forward from France has appeared in 333 games in his professional soccer career and has totaled 22,239 mins. In that time, the 32-year-old has tallied 132 goals and has assisted on 47 goals. He has a career average of 66.8 minutes per appearance. Giroud has started 333 games in his professional soccer career and has racked up 349 fouls over that period. In respect of shots on target, Giroud has a total of 396 in his professional soccer career which puts him at 5th when compared to all players still active and 5th among forwards. Willian is another scorer to watch out for on the team from Chelsea. The 30-year-old from Brazil has tallied 49 goals in his professional soccer career which puts him at 54th out of active players in the EPL. He has totaled 23,248 minutes in his professional soccer career which puts him at 25th among active midfielders and is averaging 66.4 mins per appearance which puts him at 212th in the EPL. In his pro soccer career, he has a total of 218 shots on target which puts him at 14th among active midfielders.

Protecting the net for the Blues is Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain. He is 24 years old and has totaled 13,355 minutes defending the goal in his career. Arrizabalaga has given up 1.17 goals per 90 minutes in his career which ranks him 10th among active goalies in English Premier League. Over the course of his career, he's given up 174 goals. He holds a career save % of .714 which ranks him 14th out of all active professional goalies. For the Blues to walk away with points, Arrizabalaga is going to have to be solid in net.

Norwich City steps onto the field holding a mark of 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss ranking them 11th in the English Premier League. So far this season, they have earned a total of 4 goals which has them ranked at 6th in the EPL. This means that if they are going to get the win in this game, they will look to play mistake free soccer so they can take advantage of their opportunities. Their goal differential is -1, ranking them 14th in the EPL. Norwich City will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there as they have a total of 3 assists which has them ranked at 6th in the EPL. Regarding shots on target, they have a total of 13 which has them ranked at 3rd in the EPL. As a unit, Norwich City has compiled a total of 18 fouls which means they have an average of 9 fouls per game. They have a total of 3 points for the year and they are averaging a crowd of 27,059.

Teemu Pukki is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Canaries. The forward from Finland has taken part in 310 contests in the time he's played soccer and has totaled 20,298 mins. During that time, the 29-year-old has connected on 122 goals and has had an assist on 34 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 65.5 mins per game. Pukki has started 310 contests in the time he's played soccer and has a total of 213 fouls during that period. With regard to shots on target, Pukki has connected on 304 in the time he's played soccer which ranks him 13th out of active players and 10th among forwards. Marco Stiepermann is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from Norwich City. The 28-year-old from Germany has tallied 30 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which ranks him 92nd out of all players still active in the league. He has played 17,539 minutes in the time he's played professional soccer which ranks him 48th among active midfielders and averages 69.9 minutes per appearance which ranks him 186th in the league. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has 122 shots on target which ranks him 36th among active midfielders.

The man protecting the goal for the Canaries is Tim Krul from the Netherlands. He is 31 years old and has racked up 23,152 mins minding the net in his career. Krul has given up 1.46 goals per 90 mins which has him sitting 20th among active goalies. For his career, he has surrendered 376 goals. He's earned a career save % of .680 which has him sitting 20th among active professional goalies. For the Canaries to go home with a victory, Krul will want to be good in net.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Norwich City (+550)

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