West Ham United vs Manchester United Prediction, 12/5/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 12/4/2020

Game: West Ham United vs Manchester United

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+135) Manchester United (-133)

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United (5-1-3, 8th in the EPL) are headed to London Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet West Ham United (4-2-3, 11th in the EPL). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and David de Gea for Manchester United. West Ham United are at +135 while the Red Devils are at -133. The total opens at 2.5.

West Ham United stepped onto the pitch against Sheffield United in their last match and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. In regard to passing, they earned a 91.0% received passes percentage by completing 423 of the 465 passing targets in their last outing. West Ham United tried 17 dribbles in this outing and completed 12 of the tries for a percentage of 70.6%. In terms of shooting accuracy, West Ham United ended this match at a 20.0% clip by landing 3 shots on target of 15 total shots. West Ham United has an average of 1.44 goals per 90 minutes (13 goals in total) and have earned 9 assists in all competitions for the season.

Sebastien Haller is a guy who should be able to impact this game for West Ham United. Haller has started 186 contests thus far in his career and he scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from France has 80 goals scored in 16,768 mins. He has totaled 30 assists while accumulating 13 yellow card warnings in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Jarrod Bowen, the forward who represents England. He has assisted on a goal 16 times in his career while he has scored 57 goals. Bowen has accumulated 12,299 minutes in 140 starting assignments and has been given 10 yellow cards. He scores 0.42 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has defended the goal for 27,196 mins and has 960 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.33 (401 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .715. The goalie born in Poland has seen 1,347 shots attempted against him in 304 starts. Fabianski (122-63-118 record in his career) has tallied 90 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.6% clean sheet rate.

In their last outing, Manchester United took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Southampton. Manchester United finished with a 64.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 9 of the 14 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by connecting on 452 of the 548 attempted passes earning a percentage of 82.5%. Manchester United converted 6 shots on target out of 15 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 40.0% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 15 goals and 10 assists in all matches, Manchester United sports an average of 1.67 goals and 1.11 assists per 90.

Marcus Rashford will be counted on for Manchester United. The forward hailing from England has been on the field for 10,153 mins and he has scored 46 goals. He has totaled 13 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 25 times. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 110 matches during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder hailing from Portugal. Fernandes has been given a total of 45 yellow cards in 17,501 mins (199 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.38. He has earned 73 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 52 times.

David de Gea will be residing in front of the net for Manchester United. In his pro soccer career, de Gea has allowed 411 goals and has totaled 1,078 stops in 379 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.09 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 204-85-90. He has a save percentage of .732 and his shutout rate is currently 34.3%. de Gea has racked up 130 shutouts while seeing 1,469 shots against him in 34,048 career mins.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Manchester United (-133) and over 2.5 goals

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