West Brom vs Chelsea Prediction, 9/26/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/25/2020

Game: West Brom vs Chelsea

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020

Location: The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England

TV: NBCS

Odds/Point Spread: West Brom (+600) Chelsea (-225)

The Hawthorns is the site where Callum Robinson and West Brom (0-0-2, 20th in EPL) will play Chelsea (1-0-1, 12th in EPL) on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Sam Johnstone for West Brom and Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea. The Pensioners are at at -225 while the Baggies are priced at +600. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

West Brom have accounted for 2 goals on the campaign, which ranks 16th in EPL. They have attempted 13 shots at the opposition with 5 being on target, which calculates to a 38.5% SOT percentage. West Brom has been able to control possession for 32.5% of games while they successfully dribble 50% of the time (20th in EPL). They have received 524 passes on 618 targets on the year, giving them a receiving percentage of 84.8%.

Callum Robinson is a player who should be able to impact this match for West Brom. He has totaled 21 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card warnings in his career. Robinson has been given a starting assignment in 132 matchups during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.30 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from England has 38 goals in 11,552 mins. Another guy who should impact this match is Matheus Pereira, the forward hailing from Brazil. He has helped a teammate on a goal 27 times during his career while scoring 20 total goals. Pereira has been on the field for 7,491 mins during 86 career starting assignments and has earned himself 18 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.24 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for West Brom is Sam Johnstone. Johnstone (102-68-64 record in his career) has accumulated 75 clean sheets, which has earned him a 32.1% shutout percentage. The goalie from England has seen 913 shots sent in his direction in 234 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.15 (270 goals given up) and he has a save % of .716. Sam Johnstone has defended the goal for a total of 21,060 mins and has earned 654 stops in his pro soccer career.

The Blues have had success dribbling 50% of the time for the season while tallying 3 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 86.5% while controlling possession of the ball 43.5% of the time. Chelsea has accumulated 972 pass targets on the year (5th in the league) and they have 841 completed passes. They have completed 46.2% of their shots on target out of 13 total shots.

Timo Werner is a player who should be able to impact this match for Chelsea. Werner has been a starter in 179 contests in his career and scores 0.52 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Germany has earned 92 goals in 15,828 professional minutes played. He has 36 assists while earning 12 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Kai Havertz, the forward born in Germany. He has assisted on a goal 21 times in his career while he has scored 36 total goals. Havertz has been on the pitch for 9,069 minutes during 101 starts and has been handed a total of 10 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.36 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Chelsea will be Kepa Arrizabalaga. Arrizabalaga (78-43-60 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 56 shutouts, which gives him a 30.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from Spain has faced 703 shots tried against him in 182 starts. His GA/90 is 1.21 (219 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .694. Kepa Arrizabalaga has played for a total of 16,325 mins and has tallied 491 saves so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Brom (+600)

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