Istanbul Basaksehir vs Manchester United Prediction, 11/4/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/3/2020

Game: Istanbul Basaksehir vs Manchester United

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Location: Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Basaksehir (+420) Manchester United (-196)

Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (2-0-0 in Champions League) head to Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium on Wednesday where they'll meet Istanbul Basaksehir (0-0-2 in Champions League). The goalies protecting the net will be Mert Gunok for Istanbul Basaksehir and David de Gea for Manchester United. Manchester United are at at -196 while Istanbul Basaksehir are at +420. The over/under opens at 2.75.

Istanbul Basaksehir played Konyaspor in their last game and went home with a win by a final score of 2 - 1. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 81.6% received passes rate by connecting on 360 of the 441 pass targets last match. They attempted 9 dribbles in this outing and completed 7 of the attempts for a percentage of 77.7%. Concerning shot accuracy, Istanbul Basaksehir wrapped this game up at a 46.2% rate by landing 6 shots on target of 13 shots. Istanbul Basaksehir averages 1.14 g/90 (8 total goals) and are sitting with 4 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Enzo Crivelli is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Istanbul Basaksehir. Crivelli has had a starting assignment in 123 outings during his soccer career and he tallies 0.29 G/90. The forward born in France has accumulated 35 goals scored in 10,793 minutes played. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 42 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Edin Visca, the defender representing for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visca has been on the pitch for 21,786 minutes during 243 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 20 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 68 times so far in his career while he has scored 78 total goals. He currently averages 0.32 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Istanbul Basaksehir will be Mert Gunok. Gunok (64-26-29 record in his career) has recorded 39 shutouts, which gives him a 33.3% clean sheet rate. The goalie representing Istanbul Basaksehir has had 451 shots sent in his direction in 117 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.04 (123 goals given up) and his save percentage is .743. Gunok has seen the pitch for 10,637 minutes and has accumulated 336 stops thus far in his career.

For their last match, Manchester United walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1 - 0 against Arsenal. Manchester United ended the game with a 38.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 5 out of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 502 of the 557 passes they tried for a percentage of 90.1%. Manchester United converted 2 shots on goal out of their 9 shots tried earning them a 22.2% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 8 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, Manchester United averages 1.33 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Bruno Fernandes should be someone to watch for Manchester United. He is currently averaging 0.36 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 196 contests so far in his career. The midfielder born in Portugal has earned 17,231 professional minutes while earning 69 goals. He has accumulated 44 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 51 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Marcus Rashford, the forward representing Manchester United. He has tallied 46 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 23 different times. Rashford has been given a total of 13 yellow card warnings in 9,895 minutes played (107 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.42.

David de Gea will be residing in front of the goal for Manchester United. So far in his career, Gea has allowed 408 goals while tallying 1,075 saves in 376 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.09 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 201-85-90. He has earned a save % of .733 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 34.3%. Gea has totaled 129 clean sheets and has defended 1,463 shots attempted against him in 33,823 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester United (-196)

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