Tottenham vs Watford Prediction, 8/29/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/25/2021

Game: Tottenham vs Watford

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-254) Watford (+675)

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the site where Harry Kane and Tottenham (2-0-0, 5th in the EPL) will play Watford (1-0-1, 11th in the EPL) on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Daniel Bachmann for Watford. Tottenham are at -254 while Watford are at +675. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Tottenham faced Wolverhampton in their last matchup and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. Tottenham tried 22 dribbles in this game and converted 6 of the dribbles for a percentage of 27.3%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 77.9% received passes rate by converting 292 of the 375 passing attempts in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Tottenham finished the game at a 71.4% rate by putting 5 shots on target out of 7 total shots. Tottenham is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (2 goals in total) and have accounted for 1 assist in all matches for the year.

Harry Kane is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Tottenham. He has totaled 33 assists while earning 31 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Kane has been in the starting lineup in 261 games in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.69 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from England has racked up 180 goals in 23,335 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this game is Son Heung-min, the forward representing Korea. He has assisted on a goal 47 times so far in his career while he has scored 112 goals. Heung-min has played 22,618 mins in 260 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 14 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.45 G/90 for his career.

The guy protecting the net for Tottenham is Hugo Lloris. Lloris (264-131-120 mark in his career) has tallied 182 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 35.1% shutout rate. The goalie from France has had 1,966 shots attempted at him in 518 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.0 (535 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of 73.7. Lloris has seen the pitch for 46,285 minutes and is sitting with 1,450 saves in his pro soccer career.

When they last played, Watford took a loss by a score of 2-0 against Brighton. Watford finished with a 46.2% successful dribble percentage by completing 6 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by completing 384 out of their 444 passes they tried for a rate of 86.5%. Watford had 1 SoT out of 9 shots attempted which had them at a 11.1% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 3 goals and 2 assists for all their matches, Watford is averaging 1.50 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.

Emmanuel Dennis should provide solid play for Watford. He currently averages 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 80 outings during his soccer career. The forward from Nigeria has been on the pitch for 6,711 mins while earning 26 goals. He has accounted for 20 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 8 times. Make sure to watch out for Ismaila Sarr, the forward who is from Senegal. Sarr has been handed 16 yellow cards in 12,256 mins played (137 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.27. He has earned 37 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 18 different times.

Daniel Bachmann will reside in front of the goal for Watford. Bachmann has racked up 30 clean sheets and has defended 147 shots attempted against him in 6,570 career mins. He has earned a save % of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is 41.1%. He has conceded 0.63 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 39-12-22. So far in his pro soccer career, Bachmann has given up 46 goals while earning 104 saves in 73 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Watford (+675)

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