Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Predictions, Picks, Tips, 1/21/2020

by Josh Schonwald - 1/16/2020

Thursday, January 213, 2020

Molineux Stadium

Molineux Stadium is the site where João Moutinho and Wolverhampton (7-10-5, 7th in EPL) will play Liverpool (20-1-0, 1st in EPL) on Thursday. The probable starting goaltenders are Alisson for Liverpool and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. The moneyline on this matchup has Liverpool priced at -175 and the Wolverhampton Wanderers are at +400. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Liverpool steps onto the field with a mark of 20 wins, 1 draw, and 0 defeats which puts them at 1st in EPL. So far this season, they have racked up a total of 48 goals which has them at 2nd in the EPL. Their goal differential is +36, which puts them at 2nd in the EPL. in respect to shots on target, they currently have a total of 123 which has them at 3rd in the EPL. As a team, Liverpool currently has a total of 176 fouls which means they are averaging 8.4 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 61 points for this season and they have an average crowd of 53,118.

Mohamed Salah is one of the best players for the Reds. The midfielder from Egypt has appeared in 233 contests in his career and has played a total of 16,932 mins. Up to now, the 27-year-old has racked up 110 goals and has had an assist on 51 goals. For his career he is averaging 72.7 mins per game. Salah has been a starter in 190 contests and has racked up 115 fouls in the process. Concerning shots on target, Salah has connected on 273 which puts him at 25th out of active players and 8th among midfielders. Sadio Mané is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Liverpool. The 27-year-old from Senegal has connected on 109 goals in his professional soccer career which places him at 16th out of all players still active in soccer. He has totaled 20,010 minutes in his professional soccer career which places him at 41st among active midfielders and has an average of 76.7 mins per appearance which places him at 124th in soccer. In the time he has played pro soccer, he has produced 257 shots on target which places him at 11th among active midfielders.

Looking after the net for the Reds is Alisson from Brazil. He has played 11,200 mins protecting the goal in his career. Alisson has conceded an average of 0.44 goals per 90 minutes in his career which has him sitting 1st among active goalies. Over the course of his career, he's allowed 55 goals. He's earned a career save % of .770 which has him sitting 1st among active professional goalies.

Wolverhampton will be the team across the field and for the season they have 7 victories, 10 draws, and 5 defeats. In terms of goal differential, they are ranked 8th in the EPL with +3. They currently have a total of 29 goals for this season. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has a team save percentage of .627 which is good for 15th in the EPL, which tells us scoring chances could be plentiful if they are aggressive. They are averaging a crowd of 31,313 putting them at 12th in the EPL.

One of the guys to keep an eye on for the Wolves is João Moutinho. The 32 year-old has driven 36 balls into the net in his career. He is sitting at 5th among active midfielders in assists with 80 and has earned 161 shots on target. He has played 38,460 mins and has an average of 82.9 mins per appearance. Another player to keep an eye on for this squad is Raúl Jiménez. The forward from Mexico has netted 69 goals in the time he has played soccer which is 25th among active forwards. He also has committed 190 fouls.

In net for the Wolves is Rui Patricio who has had a solid career by allowing only 0.92 goals per 90 mins and that has him 4th in the EPL. In the 34,675 mins he's played as a goaltender in his career, he's allowed 353 goals. He has a career save % of .740 which has him placed 5th among active goalies in the EPL.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Wolverhampton (+400)

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