Everton vs Fulham Prediction, 2/14/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/8/2021

Game: Everton vs Fulham

Date: Sunday, February 14, 2021

Location: Goodison Park in Liverpool, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Everton (-162) Fulham (+425)

James Rodriguez and Everton (11-4-6, 7th in the EPL) host Fulham (2-9-11, 18th in the EPL) at Goodison Park on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Jordan Pickford for Everton and Alphonse Areola for Fulham. The line on this contest has Everton coming in at -162 and the Cottagers are priced at +425. The total is set at 2.5.

Everton faced Manchester United in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 3-3. In the passing game, they ended up with a 80.6% passes received rate by completing 337 of the 418 pass targets last match. Everton tried 11 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 6 of the attempts for a rate of 54.5%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Everton finished at a 50.0% rate by putting 3 shots on target of 6 total shots. Everton averages 1.57 goals per 90 minutes (33 total goals) and have accumulated 23 assists in all matches this season.

James Rodriguez is a player who should be able to impact this game for Everton. Rodriguez has been in the starting lineup in 189 contests in his career while scoring 0.45 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Colombia has totaled 82 goals in 16,524 professional minutes played. He has totaled 84 assists while accumulating 23 yellow card cautions during his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Gylfi Sigurdsson, the forward representing Iceland. Sigurdsson has 28,632 minutes in 316 starting assignments and has been handed 27 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 58 times during his career while scoring 95 total goals. He scores 0.30 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Everton is Jordan Pickford. Pickford has been on the field for 24,882 minutes and is sitting with 816 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.39 (383 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .687. The goalkeeper hailing from England has seen 1,187 shots tried against him in 278 career starting assignments. Pickford (88-73-115 mark in his career) has 75 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 27.0% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, Fulham went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against West Ham United. Fulham finished with a 90.9% successful dribble rate by converting 10 of the 11 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 485 out of their 569 attempted passes for a percentage of 85.2%. Fulham converted 2 shots attempted out of the team's 20 shots attempted which had them at a 10.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having tallied 16 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, Fulham sports an average of 0.73 goals and 0.59 assists per 90 min.

Ivan Cavaleiro should be someone to watch for Fulham. The forward from Portugal has totaled 12,620 professional minutes and has scored 30 goals. He has accumulated 22 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. He is averaging 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 144 games during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ademola Lookman, the forward hailing from England. He has 19 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 10 times. Lookman has been given 8 yellow card warnings in 6,444 mins (64 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.27.

Alphonse Areola will reside in front of the net for Fulham. Areola has 83 shutouts while seeing 688 shots tried against him in 17,930 minutes in his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .738 and his shutout rate is currently 41.7%. He has conceded 0.97 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 103-52-44. During his career, Areola has surrendered 193 goals while tallying 507 stops in 199 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fulham (+425)

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