Leeds United vs West Ham United Prediction, 12/11/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/10/2020

Game: Leeds United vs West Ham United

Date: Friday, December 11, 2020

Location: Elland Road in Leeds, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Leeds United (+110) West Ham United (+250)

Elland Road is the site where Patrick Bamford and Leeds United (4-2-5, 14th in the EPL) will play West Ham United (5-2-4, 7th in the EPL) on Friday. The goalies protecting the net are Illan Meslier for Leeds United and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. West Ham United are at at +250 while the Whites are priced at +110. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Leeds United stepped onto the pitch against Chelsea in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-1. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 83.8% rate by connecting on 424 out of their 506 passing targets in their last game. Leeds United attempted 18 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 12 of those attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Leeds United finished the game at a 30.0% clip by landing 3 shots on target of 10 total shots. Leeds United is averaging 1.45 goals per 90 minutes (16 total goals) and are sitting with 11 assists in all competitions this season.

Patrick Bamford is a player who should be able to impact this match for Leeds United. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 19 yellow cards in his career. Bamford has been a starter in 175 games in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.51 G/90. The forward from England has totaled 88 goals scored in 15,590 professional minutes. One more player who could decide who wins is Helder Costa, the forward who is from Angola. Costa has been on the field for 10,698 mins in 123 starting assignments and has been handed 14 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 25 times so far in his career while he has scored 25 total goals. He has an average of 0.21 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Leeds United will be Illan Meslier. Meslier has played for 4,410 mins and has accumulated 58 stops thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.14 (56 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .744. The goalie hailing from France has had 78 shots attempted at him in 49 starts. Meslier (24-12-13 mark during his career) has earned 20 shutouts, which leaves him with a 40.8% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the field, West Ham United took a loss by a final score of 3-1 against Manchester United. West Ham United had a 83.3% successful dribble rate by converting 10 of the 12 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by completing 321 of the 401 passes they tried for a rate of 80.0%. West Ham United connected on 6 shots on goal out of 19 shots tried which had them sitting at a 31.6% rate in their last outing. Having a total of 16 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, West Ham United sports an average of 1.45 goals and 1.09 assists per 90 min.

Jarrod Bowen will need to be on top of his game for West Ham United. The forward representing England has been on the pitch for 12,452 professional minutes and has scored 58 goals. He has accumulated 10 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 17 times. He sports an average of 0.42 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 142 contests so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Sebastien Haller, the forward representing France. He has 80 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 30 different times. Haller has been given 13 yellow card cautions in 16,903 minutes (187 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.43.

Lukasz Fabianski will be residing in front of the goal for West Ham United. In his career, Fabianski has conceded 405 goals and has racked up 968 saves in 306 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.33 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 123-63-119. He is the owner of a save percentage of .714 and his shutout rate is 29.4%. Fabianski has racked up 90 clean sheets while defending 1,359 shots attempted against him in 27,376 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Leeds United (+110)

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