Tottenham vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 3/7/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/4/2021

Game: Tottenham vs Crystal Palace

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-154) Crystal Palace (+450)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the venue where Son Heung-Min and Tottenham (11-6-8, 8th in the EPL) will play Crystal Palace (9-7-11, 13th in the EPL) on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. Tottenham are at -154 while the Eagles are at +450. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Tottenham stepped onto the pitch against Burnley in their last match and notched a win by a score of 4-0. Tottenham tried 17 dribbles in this outing and completed 12 of those tries for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 89.7% received passes rate by connecting on 557 out of their 621 passing attempts last contest. In terms of shooting accuracy, Tottenham finished the game at a 43.8% clip by putting 7 shots on target of 16 total shots. Tottenham averages 1.64 goals per 90 min (41 total goals) and have accumulated 35 assists In all contests for the year.

Son Heung-min is a player who should impact this matchup for Tottenham. He has totaled 45 assists while earning 14 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Heung-min has started 247 contests in his career and has 0.45 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Korea has 107 goals in 21,495 mins. Another player who could decide the outcome is Harry Kane, the forward born in England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 30 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 171 goals. Kane has accumulated 22,248 mins in 249 starts and has been handed a total of 30 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.69 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Tottenham is Hugo Lloris. Lloris has seen the field for a total of 44,935 mins and has earned 1,410 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.0 (517 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.7. The goalkeeper hailing from France has faced 1,911 shots tried at him in 503 starts. Lloris (255-129-116 mark during his career) has earned 176 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 35.0% clean sheet rate.

The last time they took the field, Crystal Palace finished locked up with a final of 0-0 against Manchester United. They finished this game by converting 297 out of their 383 passes they tried earning a percentage of 77.5%. Crystal Palace finished the match with a 85.7% successful dribble rate by completing 12 of the 14 dribbles they tried. Crystal Palace connected on 2 shots attempted out of 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 27 goals and 20 assists in all competitions, Crystal Palace sports an average of 1.00 goal and 0.74 assists per 90 min.

Andros Townsend should provide a lift for Crystal Palace. The forward who is from England has played 22,234 mins while he has scored 31 goals. He has 21 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 34 times. He currently averages 0.13 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 253 contests in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Eberechi Eze, the forward hailing from England. He has collected 28 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 14 times. Eze has been handed 7 yellow card warnings in 11,294 mins (127 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.22.

Vicente Guaita will reside in front of the net for Crystal Palace. During his professional soccer career, Guaita has surrendered 368 goals and has racked up 900 saves in 291 starts. He has surrendered 1.25 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 105-80-109. He sports a save percentage of 71.4 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.6%. Guaita has totaled 86 clean sheets while defending 1,264 shots tried against him in 26,405 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+450)

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