West Brom vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 12/6/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2020

Game: West Brom vs Crystal Palace

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020

Location: The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Brom (+140) Crystal Palace (+170)

Callum Robinson and West Brom (1-3-6, 17th in the EPL) host Crystal Palace (4-1-5, 15th in the EPL) at The Hawthorns on Sunday. The starting goalies will be Sam Johnstone for West Brom and Jack Butland for Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace are at at +170 while the Baggies are priced at +140. The total has been set at 2.25.

West Brom faced off with Sheffield United in their most recent game and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. West Brom tried 13 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 7 of the attempts for a rate of 53.8%. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 90.8% received passes rate by converting 316 of the 348 pass attempts last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, West Brom finished at a 35.3% rate by putting 6 shots on target out of 17 total shots. West Brom is averaging 0.70 goals per 90 minutes (7 total goals) and are sitting with 3 assists in all competitions this year.

Callum Robinson is a player who can be a difference maker for West Brom. Robinson has started 136 matches in his career and he accounts for 0.30 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from England has 40 goals scored in 11,916 mins played. He has 21 assists while earning 10 yellow cards in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Matheus Pereira, the forward representing Brazil. Pereira has earned 8,082 mins in 93 career starts and has been handed 19 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 20 goals. He is averaging 0.22 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for West Brom is Sam Johnstone. Johnstone (103-71-68 record in his career) has 77 shutouts, which gives him a 31.8% clean sheet rate. The goalie from England has faced 958 shots tried against him in 242 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.16 (280 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of .720. Johnstone has seen the field for a total of 21,780 mins and is sitting with 691 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last played, Crystal Palace took a loss by a final score of 2-0 against Newcastle United. They wrapped up this match by converting 443 of the 507 passing attempts for a rate of 87.4%. Crystal Palace finished with a 58.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 of the 17 dribbles they tried. Crystal Palace had 3 shots on target out of 12 shots tried which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 11 goals and 7 assists in all their games, Crystal Palace sports an average of 1.10 goals and 0.70 assists per 90 min.

Wilfried Zaha will need to be on top of his game for Crystal Palace. He has an average of 0.18 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 302 games during his career. The forward who is from Cote d'Ivoire has played 27,293 minutes while scoring 54 goals. He has accounted for 56 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 41 times. You should also watch out for Andros Townsend, the forward born in England. He has earned 31 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 32 times. Townsend has been handed a total of 21 yellow cards in 21,337 mins played (244 starts). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.13.

Jack Butland will look after the net for Crystal Palace. During his pro soccer career, Butland has surrendered 363 goals while earning 811 saves in 261 starts. He has surrendered 1.39 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 83-81-98. He holds a save % of .698 and his clean sheet rate is 28.7%. Butland has accumulated 75 shutouts and defended 1,159 shots tried against him in 23,535 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+170)

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