Fulham vs Manchester United Prediction, 1/20/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 1/19/2021

Game: Fulham vs Manchester United

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Location: Craven Cottage in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Fulham (+500) Manchester United (-213)

Ademola Lookman and Fulham (2-6-9, 18th in the EPL) play Manchester United (11-4-3, 1st in the EPL) at Craven Cottage on Wednesday. The men protecting the net are Alphonse Areola for Fulham and David de Gea for Manchester United. Fulham are at +500 while the Red Devils are at -213. The total has been set at 2.5.

Fulham faced Chelsea in their most recent match and ended up losing by a score of 1-0. Fulham tried 15 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 8 of the attempts for a rate of 53.3%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 78.3% passes received percentage by connecting on 274 of the 350 pass attempts in their last game. In regard to shooting accuracy, Fulham ended this match at a 20.0% clip by hitting 2 shots on target of 10 shots. Fulham has an average of 0.76 goals per 90 min (13 total goals) and have 10 assists in all contests for the season.

Ademola Lookman is a guy who should impact this matchup for Fulham. Lookman has been a starter in 59 outings in his career and has 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing England has earned 18 goals scored in 5,994 professional minutes played. He has totaled 10 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Ivan Cavaleiro, the forward representing Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times in his career while he has scored 29 total goals. Cavaleiro has been on the pitch for 12,318 minutes during 141 starts and has been handed 21 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.21 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Fulham will be Alphonse Areola. Areola (103-49-42 record in his career) has accumulated 81 clean sheets, which has earned him a 41.8% clean sheet rate. The goalie from France has had 669 shots attempted at him in 194 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.97 (188 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is .738. Areola has defended the goal for a total of 17,480 mins and has accumulated 494 saves in his career.

In their last game, Manchester United were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Liverpool. Manchester United earned a 78.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 11 of the 14 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by completing 268 of the 361 pass attempts earning a rate of 74.2%. Manchester United landed 4 shots attempted out of the team's 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 50.0% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 33 goals and 24 assists in all competitions, Manchester United sports an average of 1.83 goals and 1.33 assists per 90 min.

Marcus Rashford should be able to be counted on for Manchester United. The forward who is from England has 10,887 professional minutes while scoring 51 goals. He has 15 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times. He is averaging 0.42 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 118 games during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder representing Portugal. He has collected 77 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 56 times. Fernandes has been given a total of 47 yellow cards in 18,226 mins (207 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.38.

David de Gea will be residing in front of the net for Manchester United. In his career, de Gea has allowed 416 goals and has accounted for 1,094 saves in 386 starts. He has conceded 1.08 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 208-88-90. He has earned a save percentage of .733 and his clean sheet rate is 34.7%. de Gea has tallied 134 shutouts while defending 1,490 shots against him in 34,678 career mins.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Manchester United (-213) and under 2.5 goals

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