Arsenal vs Manchester United Prediction, 1/30/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/28/2021

Game: Arsenal vs Manchester United

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (+162) Manchester United (+155)

Emirates Stadium is the venue where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Arsenal (9-3-8, 9th in the EPL) will take on Manchester United (12-4-4, 2nd in the EPL) on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Bernd Leno for Arsenal and David de Gea for Manchester United. Manchester United are at at +155 while the Gunners are at +162. The O/U opens at 2.75.

Arsenal stepped onto the pitch against Southampton in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 3-1. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 77.7% rate by connecting on 299 of the 385 passing targets in their last outing. Arsenal tried 22 dribbles in this matchup and converted 12 of those tries for a rate of 54.5%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Arsenal wrapped this game up at a 44.4% clip by landing 4 shots on target out of 9 shots. Arsenal sports an average of 1.30 goals per 90 (26 total goals) and have earned 19 assists in all matches for the season.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Arsenal. Aubameyang has been a starter in 322 contests so far in his career and tallies 0.62 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in France has totaled 198 goals scored in 28,829 professional minutes played. He has totaled 51 assists while earning 23 yellow card cautions in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Alexandre Lacazette, the forward hailing from France. He has helped a teammate on a goal 38 times during his career while scoring 145 goals. Lacazette has 22,647 mins in 259 starts and has earned himself 40 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.58 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Arsenal will be Bernd Leno. Leno has played for a total of 33,384 mins and has earned 1,041 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.23 (455 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .707. The goalkeeper hailing from Germany has had 1,479 shots attempted at him in 371 career starts. Leno (166-96-108 record in his career) has recorded 111 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 29.9% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, Manchester United took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Sheffield United. They finished the match by connecting on 734 out of their 815 passing attempts earning a rate of 90.1%. Manchester United finished with a 51.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 15 out of the 29 dribbles they attempted. Manchester United connected on 4 shots attempted out of 16 shots attempted earning them a 25.0% rate in their last game. Having tallied 36 goals and 25 assists in all competitions, Manchester United is averaging 1.80 goals and 1.25 assists per 90 minutes.

Marcus Rashford will need to be on top of his game for Manchester United. He currently averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 119 contests in his career. The forward who is from England has been on the field for 10,983 professional minutes while scoring 51 goals. He has tallied 15 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times. Make sure to watch out for Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder who represents Portugal. He has scored 77 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 56 times. Fernandes has earned himself 47 yellow cards in 18,405 mins (209 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.38.

David de Gea will be residing in front of the goal for Manchester United. de Gea has tallied 134 shutouts and has seen 1,498 shots tried against him in 34,858 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of .732 and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.5%. He has given up 1.08 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 209-88-91. So far in his career, de Gea has given up 419 goals and has 1,099 stops in 388 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arsenal (+162)

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