Burnley vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 11/23/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/18/2020

Game: Burnley vs Crystal Palace

Date: Monday, November 23, 2020

Location: Turf Moor in Lancashire, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Burnley (+147) Crystal Palace (+160)

Chris Wood and Burnley (0-2-5, 19th in the EPL) host Crystal Palace (4-1-3, 8th in the EPL) at Turf Moor on Monday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Nick Pope for Burnley and Jack Butland for Crystal Palace. The moneyline on this matchup has Burnley coming in at +147 and the Eagles are at +160. The over/under has been set at 2.

Burnley faced Brighton in their most recent game and earned a one point draw by a score of 0 - 0. Burnley attempted 9 dribbles in this contest and converted 4 of the tries for a percentage of 44.4%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 86.6% received passes percentage by connecting on 292 of the 337 targeted passes in their last outing. In terms of shooting accuracy, Burnley ended this match at a 25.0% clip by putting 1 shot on target of 4 total shots. Burnley averages 0.43 goals per 90 (3 total goals) and have earned 1 assist in all matches this season.

Chris Wood is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Burnley. Wood has started 266 games in his pro soccer career and scores 0.46 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from New Zealand has totaled 122 goals in 23,711 mins. He has accounted for 32 assists while accumulating 9 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Ashley Westwood, the midfielder representing England. Westwood has accumulated 31,008 minutes during 349 career starts and has been handed a total of 55 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 42 times so far in his career while scoring 24 total goals. He currently averages 0.07 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Burnley will be Nick Pope. Pope has seen the pitch for a total of 15,219 minutes and is sitting with 527 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.07 (181 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .753. The goalkeeper hailing from England has had 700 shots attempted against him in 168 career starting assignments. Pope (63-51-55 record in his career) has accumulated 68 shutouts, which gives him a 40.5% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Crystal Palace got the victory with a final of 4 - 1 against Leeds United. Crystal Palace had a 55.6% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 10 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by connecting on 260 of the 327 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 79.5%. Crystal Palace landed 6 shots on goal out of the team's 10 shots tried giving them a 60.0% clip in their last game. With a total of 11 goals and 7 assists in all competitions, Crystal Palace averages 1.37 goals and 0.87 assists per 90 min.

Wilfried Zaha should provide a spark for Crystal Palace. He has an average of 0.18 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 302 matches in his career. The forward from Cote d'Ivoire has accumulated 27,293 professional minutes while earning 54 goals. He has tallied 56 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 41 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Andros Townsend, the forward hailing from England. Townsend has been given 21 yellow card cautions in 21,181 minutes played (242 career starts). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.13. He has scored 31 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 32 different times.

Jack Butland will reside in front of the net for Crystal Palace. Butland has racked up 75 clean sheets and has defended 1,159 shots against him in 23,535 mins throughout his career. He holds a save % of .698 and his shutout rate sits at 28.7%. He has given up 1.39 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 83-81-98. During his career, Butland has allowed 363 goals and has earned 811 stops in 261 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+160)

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