Arsenal vs Burnley Prediction, 12/13/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/10/2020

Game: Arsenal vs Burnley

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-238) Burnley (+650)

Alexandre Lacazette and Arsenal (4-1-6, 15th in the EPL) play Burnley (1-3-6, 18th in the EPL) at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Bernd Leno for Arsenal and Nick Pope for Burnley. Arsenal are at -238 while the Clarets are priced at +650. The total opens at 2.5.

Arsenal stepped onto the pitch against Tottenham in their last matchup and took a loss by a score of 2-0. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 84.1% passes received rate by connecting on 560 of the 666 passing targets last match. Arsenal tried 18 dribbles in this outing and converted 11 of those attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Arsenal walked away from the pitch at a 16.7% rate by hitting 2 shots on target out of 12 total shots. Arsenal is averaging 0.91 goals per 90 minutes (10 goals in total) and have earned 7 assists in all matches this season.

Alexandre Lacazette is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Arsenal. He has totaled 37 assists while tallying 40 yellow card cautions during his soccer career. Lacazette has been a starter in 253 outings so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in France has recorded 140 goals in 22,109 professional minutes. Someone else who should impact this match is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the forward who is from France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 51 times so far in his career while scoring 195 goals. Aubameyang has 28,301 minutes in 316 starting assignments and has earned himself 23 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.62 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Arsenal is Bernd Leno. Leno (161-94-106 mark during his career) has 107 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.6% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Germany has had 1,456 shots tried at him in 362 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.24 (449 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .706. Leno has played for 32,574 mins and has accumulated 1,022 saves during his soccer career.

In their last game, Burnley weren't able to secure a win with a final of 1-1 against Everton. They finished this game by converting 336 of the 425 passing attempts for a rate of 79.1%. Burnley earned a 71.4% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 15 of the 21 dribbles they pursued. Burnley converted 3 SoT out of 8 shots attempted giving them a 37.5% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 5 goals and 2 assists in all their contests, Burnley is averaging 0.50 goals and 0.20 assists per 90 min.

Ashley Westwood will need to provide a lift for Burnley. He scores 0.07 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 352 games during his career. The midfielder representing England has been on the field for 31,278 mins while earning 24 goals. He has 55 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times. You should also keep an eye on Chris Wood, the forward who represents New Zealand. Wood has earned himself 9 yellow cards in 23,957 mins (269 career starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.46. He has accumulated 123 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 32 different times.

Nick Pope will reside in front of the net for Burnley. During his pro soccer career, Pope has surrendered 182 goals and has racked up 537 stops in 170 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.06 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 64-52-55. He is the owner of a save % of .755 and his clean sheet rate is currently 40.6%. Pope has accumulated 69 clean sheets while defending 711 shots tried against him in 15,399 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Burnley (+650)

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