Burnley vs West Ham United Prediction, 12/12/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/6/2021

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Game: Burnley vs West Ham United

Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021

Location: Turf Moor in Lancashire, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Burnley (+236) West Ham United (+122)

Maxwel Cornet and Burnley (1-7-6, 18th in the EPL) play West Ham United (8-3-4, 4th in the EPL) at Turf Moor on Sunday. The starting goalies are Nick Pope for Burnley and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. The moneyline on this matchup has Burnley coming in at +236 and the Hammers are at +122. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

Burnley stepped onto the pitch against Newcastle United in their last game and took a loss by a score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 86.4% received passes rate by converting 286 of the 331 passing attempts in their last outing. Burnley tried 8 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 6 of those tries for a percentage of 75.0%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Burnley finished at a 10.0% clip by hitting 1 shot on target 10 total shots. Burnley sports an average of 0.93 g/90 (13 total goals) and have accumulated 12 assists in all matches this year.

Maxwel Cornet is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Burnley. Cornet has been given a starting assignment in 115 matchups in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.30 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Cote d'Ivoire has earned 36 goals scored in 10,845 mins. He has 21 assists while accumulating 18 yellow card cautions in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Chris Wood, the forward born in New Zealand. He has helped a teammate on a goal 35 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 136 total goals. Wood has earned 26,965 mins in 305 starting assignments and has earned himself 10 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.45 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Burnley is Nick Pope. Pope has played for a total of 18,729 minutes and is sitting with 656 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.1 (227 total goals given up) and his save % is 75.2. The goalkeeper from England has faced 876 shots attempted at him in 207 starting assignments. Pope (74-65-69 mark in his professional soccer career) has 79 shutouts, which leaves him with a 38.2% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, West Ham United got the victory with a final of 3-2 against Chelsea. They finished the match by converting 270 of the 355 passing attempts for a rate of 76.1%. West Ham United earned a 88.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 out of the 9 dribbles they attempted. West Ham United had 3 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 30.0% clip in their last match. With a total of 26 goals and 21 assists in all competitions, West Ham United sports an average of 1.73 goals and 1.40 assists per 90 minutes.

Jarrod Bowen will be someone to watch for West Ham United. He currently averages 0.38 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 175 contests so far in his career. The forward from England has been on the pitch for 15,335 mins and he has scored 65 goals. He has accumulated 11 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Tomas Soucek, the midfielder representing Czech Republic. Soucek has earned himself 30 yellow card cautions in 16,704 professional minutes played (186 career starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.25. He has scored 46 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 6 different times.

Lukasz Fabianski will be residing in front of the goal for West Ham United. In his pro soccer career, Fabianski has conceded 454 goals and has 1,070 saves in 345 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.32 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 143-72-129. He sports a save % of 71.2 and his shutout rate sits at 28.7%. Fabianski has accumulated 99 clean sheets while he has seen 1,509 shots attempted against him in 30,886 mins in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Ham United (+122)

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