Watford vs Liverpool Prediction, 10/16/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/12/2021

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Game: Watford vs Liverpool

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Location: Vicarage Road in Hertfordshire, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Watford (+606) Liverpool (-245)

Vicarage Road is the site where Ismaila Sarr and Watford (2-1-4, 15th in the EPL) will take on Liverpool (4-3-0, 2nd in the EPL) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Ben Foster for Watford and Alisson for Liverpool. Watford are at +606 while the Reds are at -245. The O/U is set at 3.

Watford took the field against Leeds United in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 69.6% received passes percentage by connecting on 183 of the 263 targeted passes in their last match. Watford tried 10 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 3 of those tries for a percentage of 30.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Watford finished the game at a 20.0% rate by landing 1 shot on target out of 5 total shots. Watford averages 1.00 goal per 90 (7 goals in total) and have tallied 5 assists in all games for the season.

Ismaila Sarr is a player who can be a difference maker for Watford. Sarr has been given a starting assignment in 142 matchups during his career and he has earned 0.28 G/90. The forward who is from Senegal has tallied 40 goals in 12,706 professional minutes played. He has totaled 18 assists while tallying 17 yellow card cautions during his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Emmanuel Dennis, the forward representing Nigeria. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times in his career and he has scored 27 total goals. Dennis has been on the pitch for 7,127 mins in 85 starts and has earned himself a total of 24 yellow cards. He averages 0.34 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Watford is Ben Foster. Foster (136-132-182 mark in his career) has accounted for 113 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 24.9% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from England has faced 2,124 shots sent in his direction in 453 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.4 (624 goals allowed) and his save % is 71.4. Foster has played for 40,593 mins and has tallied 1,513 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Liverpool finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against Manchester City. Liverpool finished the match with a 53.8% successful dribble percentage by completing 7 out of the 13 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by converting 424 out of their 513 attempted passes earning a percentage of 82.7%. Liverpool converted 3 shots tried out of their 6 shots tried giving them a 50.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 17 goals and 12 assists in all matches, Liverpool has an average of 2.43 goals and 1.71 assists per 90 min.

Sadio Mane should provide a spark for Liverpool. He scores 0.48 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 283 contests thus far in his career. The forward from Senegal has been on the pitch for 24,520 minutes while scoring 131 goals. He has 43 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 60 times. Be sure to watch out for Mohamed Salah, the forward hailing from Egypt. He has accumulated 147 goals during his career while helping on a goal 64 times. Salah has been given a total of 10 yellow card warnings in 21,969 professional minutes (246 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.60.

Alisson will look after the goal for Liverpool. In his career, Alisson has surrendered 111 goals and has racked up 337 stops in 182 starts. He has allowed 0.77 goals per 90 and he has a record of 116-38-28. He has earned a save percentage of 76.7 and his shutout rate is currently 45.6%. Alisson has accumulated 83 shutouts while seeing 443 shots against him in 16,239 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Watford (+606)

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