Chelsea vs Watford Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 11/2/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 10/28/2019

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road is the venue where Will Hughes and Watford (0-5-5, 20th in EPL) will play Chelsea (6-2-2, 4th in EPL) on Saturday. The expected starting goalies are Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea and Ben Foster for Watford. The line on this contest has Chelsea coming in at -135 and Watford are at +370. The total is set at 2.75.

Chelsea comes into this game holding a mark of 6 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses which is good for 4th in EPL. So far this season, they have scored a total of 23 goals which ranks them 3rd in the EPL. Their goal differential is +7, which is good for 4th in the EPL. When talking about shots on target, they have earned a total of 0 which ranks them 14th in the EPL. As a unit, Chelsea has racked up a total of 65 fouls which has them averaging 9.3 fouls per game. They have earned a total of 20 points for the 2019 season and they have an average attendance of 40,605.

Mason Mount is one of the players to watch for the Blues. The midfielder from England has appeared in 74 games in the time he's played soccer and has played 6,075 minutes. During that time, the 20-year-old has a total of 21 goals and has had an assist on 13 goals. He's earned a career average of 82.1 mins per game. Mount has been a starter in 67 games and has committed 77 fouls in the process. With reference to shots on target, Mount has a total of 59 which puts him at 146th when compared to all players still active and 69th among midfielders. Tammy Abraham is another player to keep an eye on for the squad from Chelsea. The 21-year-old from England has a total of 61 goals over the course of his career which has him ranked 41st when compared to all players still active in the league. He has played 9,081 mins over the course of his career which has him ranked 57th among active forwards and is averaging 75.0 mins per appearance which has him ranked 143rd in the league. In his career, he has 130 shots on target which has him ranked 43rd among active forwards.

The man in net for the Blues is Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain. He is 24 years old and has been on the field a total of 14,075 mins defending the net for his career. Arrizabalaga has surrendered an average of 1.18 goals per 90 mins in his career which has him placed 11th among active goalies. During his time playing professional soccer, he's given up 185 goals. His career save percentage is .708 which has him placed 17th out of all active professional goalies.

Watford is the team standing on the sideline and for the current year they have 0 victories, 5 draws, and 5 defeats. When talking about goal differential, they are currently sitting 20th in the league with -16. They have earned a total of 5 goals for the season. Watford has a team save % of .571 which currently has them sitting 18th in the league, meaning there could be plenty of chances to score if they are aggressive. They are averaging a crowd of 20,654 putting them at 18th in the league.

One of the hardest players to defend for the Hornets is Will Hughes. The 24 year-old has fired 14 balls into the net in his professional soccer career. He sits at 50th among active midfielders in assists with 23 and has totaled 59 shots on target. He has played 16,139 mins and averages 73.4 mins per appearance. Another dangerous player on this squad is Gerard Deulofeu. The forward from Spain has scored 49 goals in his career which has him ranking 36th among active forwards. He also has totaled 71 fouls.

In net for the Hornets is Ben Foster who has had a bad career by allowing 1.41 goals per 90 minutes and that has him ranked 21st in the Premier League. In the 35,733 minutes he has been on the field as a goaltender in his career, he has allowed 561 goals. He holds a career save percentage of .713 which puts him at 15th among active goalies in the Premier League.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Chelsea (-135) and over 2.5 total goals

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