Manchester United vs Everton Prediction, 10/2/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/28/2021

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Game: Manchester United vs Everton

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-214) Everton (+545)

Old Trafford is the venue where Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United (4-1-1, 4th in the EPL) will take on Everton (4-1-1, 5th in the EPL) on Saturday. The goalies who are expected to start are Dean Henderson for Manchester United and Asmir Begovic for Everton. The moneyline on this matchup has Manchester United priced at -214 and the Toffees are priced at +545. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

Manchester United faced off with Aston Villa in their last game and took a loss by a final of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 82.6% rate by converting 333 out of their 403 passing targets in their last match. Manchester United tried 16 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 14 of the tries for a percentage of 87.5%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Manchester United finished the game at a 14.8% rate by putting 4 shots on target of 27 total shots. Manchester United sports an average of 2.17 goals per 90 (13 goals in total) and have racked up 11 assists in all matches for the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester United. He has totaled 137 assists while tallying 76 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Ronaldo has started 549 matches in his career and tallies 0.88 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Portugal has totaled 482 goals scored in 49,411 mins played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder hailing from Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 61 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 88 total goals. Fernandes has played 20,385 mins in 231 starts and has been handed 51 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Manchester United will be Dean Henderson. Henderson (73-35-31 mark in his career) has 56 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 40.3% shutout rate. The keeper hailing from England has seen 521 shots attempted at him in 139 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.9 (124 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 77.2. Henderson has played for a total of 12,555 mins and has tallied 398 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Everton earned three points by winning 2-0 against Norwich City. Everton earned a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 5 out of the 8 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by converting 372 out of their 420 passing attempts earning a rate of 88.6%. Everton had 3 shots attempted out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 30.0% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 12 goals and 9 assists for all their matches, Everton has an average of 2.00 goals and 1.50 assists per 90.

Andros Townsend should provide a lift for Everton. He currently averages 0.13 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 264 contests during his soccer career. The forward hailing from England has totaled 23,188 mins and has scored 33 goals. He has totaled 22 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Salomon Rondon, the forward representing Venezuela. Rondon has been handed a total of 30 yellow card cautions in 26,639 professional minutes played (300 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.41. He has accounted for 120 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 35 times.

Asmir Begovic is expected to look after the goal for Everton. Begovic has accumulated 85 clean sheets and has defended 1,453 shots attempted against him in 29,709 minutes throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 69.7 and his shutout rate is 25.9%. He has allowed 1.36 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 107-95-130. During his professional soccer career, Begovic has allowed 449 goals and has 1,017 stops in 328 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Manchester United (-214)

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