Manchester United vs Everton Prediction, 2/6/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/4/2021

Game: Manchester United vs Everton

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-175) Everton (+500)

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United (13-5-4, 2nd in the EPL) play Everton (11-3-6, 6th in the EPL) at Old Trafford on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers will be David de Gea for Manchester United and Jordan Pickford for Everton. The odds on this contest have Manchester United priced at -175 and the Toffees are priced at +500. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Manchester United played Southampton in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 9-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 88.1% passes received percentage by connecting on 565 out of their 641 pass attempts in their last game. Manchester United tried 20 dribbles in this match and converted 10 of those dribbles for a rate of 50.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Manchester United ended this match at a 56.5% rate by putting 13 shots on target out of 23 total shots. Manchester United is averaging 2.00 goals per 90 min (44 goals in total) and have accounted for 30 assists in all matches for the year.

Marcus Rashford is a player who should impact this matchup for Manchester United. He has 26 assists while earning 15 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Rashford has had a starting assignment in 121 matches thus far in his career while he scores 0.42 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in England has recorded 52 goals scored in 11,121 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this game is Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder born in Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 58 times in his career while scoring 78 total goals. Fernandes has been on the field for 18,585 minutes during 211 starting assignments and has been given a total of 47 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.38 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Manchester United is David de Gea. de Gea (210-89-91 record in his career) has tallied 136 shutouts, which gives him a 34.9% shutout percentage. The keeper from Spain has seen 1,502 shots attempted against him in 390 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.08 (419 goals conceded) and he holds a save % of .733. de Gea has seen the field for 35,038 minutes and has accumulated 1,103 stops in his career.

For their last game, Everton walked away with a victory by a final of 2-1 against Leeds United. They wrapped up this match by converting 268 of the 336 attempted passes earning a percentage of 79.8%. Everton finished with a 61.1% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 18 dribbles they attempted. Everton converted 6 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted giving them a 60.0% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 30 goals and 21 assists in all their contests, Everton averages 1.50 goals and 1.05 assists per 90.

Gylfi Sigurdsson will need to be on top of his game for Everton. The forward hailing from Iceland has played 28,610 minutes while earning 95 goals. He has 27 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 58 times. He is currently averaging 0.30 goals per 90 mins and has started 316 games so far in his career. You should also watch out for James Rodriguez, the forward who represents Colombia. Rodriguez has earned himself 23 yellow card warnings in 16,456 mins (188 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.44. He has accounted for 81 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 84 different times.

Jordan Pickford is expected to look after the goal for Everton. Pickford has accumulated 75 shutouts while defending 1,186 shots against him in 24,882 minutes in his career. He sports a save % of .686 and his clean sheet rate is 27.0%. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 88-73-115. In his pro soccer career, Pickford has conceded 383 goals and has accumulated 815 stops in 278 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manchester United (-175)

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