Leeds United vs Burnley Prediction, 1/2/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/27/2021

Game: Leeds United vs Burnley

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: Elland Road in Leeds, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Leeds United (+115) Burnley (+240)

Raphinha and Leeds United (3-7-8, 16th in the EPL) play Burnley (1-8-6, 18th in the EPL) at Elland Road on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Illan Meslier for Leeds United and Nick Pope for Burnley. Leeds United are at +115 while the Clarets are priced at +240. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Leeds United faced off with Arsenal in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 4-1. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 87.3% received passes percentage by connecting on 344 out of their 394 pass attempts in their last game. Leeds United attempted 10 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 5 of those tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Leeds United walked away from the pitch at a 12.5% rate by hitting 1 shot on target of 8 total shots. Leeds United sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (18 total goals) and have earned 11 assists in all contests for the year.

Raphinha is a player who can be a difference maker for Leeds United. He has totaled 16 assists while tallying 18 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Raphinha has been given a starting assignment in 87 outings in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.31 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Brazil has accumulated 26 goals scored in 7,671 professional minutes played.

One more guy who should impact this match is Patrick Bamford, the forward hailing from England. He has helped on a goal 20 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 99 goals. Bamford has been on the field for 18,160 minutes in 206 career starts and has been handed 23 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.49 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Leeds United will be Illan Meslier. Meslier has seen the field for a total of 8,190 minutes and has earned 217 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.4 (124 goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.9. The goalie from France has seen 299 shots tried against him in 91 career starts. Meslier (39-22-30 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 30 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.0% clean sheet rate.

When they last took the field, Burnley earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 0-0 against West Ham United. They wrapped up this match by converting 223 out of their 293 passes they attempted for a percentage of 76.1%. Burnley earned a 71.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 out of the 14 dribbles they attempted. Burnley converted 1 shot on target out of the team's 9 shots attempted which had them at a 11.1% rate in their last match. With 13 goals and 12 assists in all their contests, Burnley has an average of 0.87 goals and 0.80 assists per 90.

Maxwel Cornet should provide a lift for Burnley. He averages 0.30 goals per 90 mins and has started 115 outings during his career. The forward born in Cote d'Ivoire has been on the field for 10,845 mins while scoring 36 goals. He has totaled 18 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 21 times. Be sure to watch out for Chris Wood, the forward representing New Zealand. Wood has been handed a total of 10 yellow card cautions in 27,024 professional minutes (306 starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.45. He has earned 136 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 35 different times.

Nick Pope will reside in front of the net for Burnley. In his career, Pope has given up 227 goals while totaling 659 saves in 208 starting assignments. He has given up 1.09 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 74-66-69. He sports a save percentage of 75.3 and his shutout rate is 38.5%. Pope has racked up 80 clean sheets while seeing 879 shots against him in 18,819 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Leeds United (+115)

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