Tottenham vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 5/16/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/13/2021

Game: Tottenham vs Wolverhampton

Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Tottenham (-175) Wolverhampton (+500)

Daniel Podence and Wolverhampton (12-9-14, 12th in the EPL) are headed to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Tottenham (16-8-11, 7th in the EPL). The starting goalies are Hugo Lloris for Tottenham and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. The Wolverhampton Wanderers are at at +500 while the Spurs are priced at -175. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Tottenham faced Leeds United in their last match and took a loss by a score of 3-1. Tottenham attempted 22 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 15 of the attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In the passing game, they finished with a 77.6% rate by converting 329 out of their 424 targeted passes last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Tottenham wrapped this game up at a 27.3% clip by hitting 3 shots on target of 11 total shots. Tottenham is averaging 1.71 goals per 90 (60 total goals) and have racked up 48 assists in all matches for the season.

Harry Kane is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Tottenham. Kane has been given a starting assignment in 258 games in his career and tallies 0.70 goals per 90 mins. The forward from England has earned 178 goals scored in 23,046 minutes played. He has totaled 32 assists while accumulating 30 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Another player who should impact this match is Son Heung-min, the forward hailing from Korea. Heung-min has 22,188 mins in 255 career starts and has been handed 14 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 47 times so far in his career while scoring 111 total goals. He has an average of 0.45 G/90 for his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Tottenham is Hugo Lloris. Lloris (260-131-119 mark in his career) has earned 179 shutouts, which has earned him a 34.9% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from France has faced 1,950 shots attempted at him in 513 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.0 (531 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 73.6. Lloris has been on the field for 45,835 minutes and is sitting with 1,436 saves during his career.

For their last match, Wolverhampton got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Brighton. They finished this game by converting 513 of the 578 attempted passes for a rate of 88.8%. Wolverhampton ended the game with a 55.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Wolverhampton had 6 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 40.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 33 goals and 20 assists in all competitions, Wolverhampton sports an average of 0.94 goals and 0.57 assists per 90 min.

Daniel Podence will be someone to watch for Wolverhampton. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 91 outings so far in his career. The forward born in Portugal has played 7,433 minutes while scoring 16 goals. He has 14 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 15 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Romain Saiss, the defender representing France. He has accounted for 17 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 6 different times. Saiss has earned himself 78 yellow card warnings in 23,253 professional minutes played (259 career starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.07.

Rui Patricio will be residing in front of the net for Wolverhampton. Patricio has totaled 166 shutouts while seeing 1,525 shots attempted against him in 39,264 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save percentage of 74.3 and his shutout rate sits at 38.0%. He has allowed 0.94 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 234-107-95. In his career, Patricio has given up 412 goals and has accumulated 1,126 saves in 437 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wolverhampton (+500)

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