Leeds United vs Arsenal Prediction, 11/22/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/18/2020

Game: Leeds United vs Arsenal

Date: Sunday, November 22, 2020

Location: Elland Road in Leeds, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Leeds United (+220) Arsenal (+115)

Helder Costa and Leeds United (3-1-4, 15th in the EPL) play Arsenal (4-0-4, 11th in the EPL) at Elland Road on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Illan Meslier for Leeds United and Bernd Leno for Arsenal. The odds on this contest have Leeds United coming in at +220 and the Gunners are at +115. The total opens at 2.5.

Leeds United faced off with Crystal Palace in their last match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 4 - 1. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 85.6% rate by converting 521 out of their 609 pass attempts last contest. Leeds United attempted 14 dribbles in this match and completed 9 of those tries for a rate of 64.3%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Leeds United finished the game at a 33.3% clip by landing 3 shots on target out of 9 shots. Leeds United averages 1.75 goals per 90 min (14 goals in total) and have tallied 9 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Helder Costa is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Leeds United. Costa has been given a starting assignment in 123 contests so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.21 G/90. The forward from Angola has earned 25 goals scored in 10,696 professional minutes played. He has 25 assists while tallying 14 yellow cards so far in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Patrick Bamford, the forward who is from England. Bamford has totaled 15,321 mins in 172 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 19 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 12 times so far in his career while scoring 87 total goals. He sports an average of 0.51 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Leeds United is Illan Meslier. Meslier (23-11-12 mark in his career) has accumulated 18 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 39.1% clean sheet percentage. The keeper hailing from France has had 57 shots attempted at him in 46 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.15 (53 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .702. Meslier has defended the goal for a total of 4,140 minutes and is sitting with 41 saves in his career.

For their last outing, Arsenal took a loss by a score of 3 - 0 against Aston Villa. They finished the match by connecting on 473 of the 534 attempted passes for a percentage of 88.6%. Arsenal finished the match with a 73.3% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 of the 15 dribbles they tried. Arsenal landed 2 shots on target out of their 13 shots tried earning them a 15.4% clip in their last match. With a total of 9 goals and 6 assists in all competitions, Arsenal is averaging 1.13 goals and 0.75 assists per 90 minutes.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be someone to watch for Arsenal. The forward from France has been on the field for 28,031 mins while scoring 195 goals. He has collected 23 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped on a goal 51 times. He is averaging 0.63 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 313 outings so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Alexandre Lacazette, the forward who represents France. He has collected 140 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 37 times. Lacazette has been given 39 yellow cards in 22,009 mins played (252 starts). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.57.

Bernd Leno will be residing in front of the net for Arsenal. During his pro soccer career, Leno has surrendered 445 goals and has accounted for 1,014 saves in 359 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.24 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 161-93-104. He sports a save percentage of .706 and his clean sheet rate is 29.5%. Leno has totaled 106 shutouts while defending 1,444 shots against him in 32,304 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Leeds United (+220)

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