West Brom vs Manchester United Prediction, 2/14/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/8/2021

Game: West Brom vs Manchester United

Date: Sunday, February 14, 2021

Location: The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Brom (+580) Manchester United (-303)

Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (13-6-4, 2nd in the EPL) go to The Hawthorns on Sunday where they'll meet West Brom (2-6-15, 19th in the EPL). The goalies protecting the net will be Sam Johnstone for West Brom and David de Gea for Manchester United. The line on this matchup has West Brom coming in at +580 and the Red Devils are at -303. The total opens at 2.5.

West Brom played Tottenham in their last match and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they had a 74.7% passes received percentage by completing 236 out of their 316 passing targets last match. West Brom attempted 9 dribbles in this outing and converted 2 of the tries for a percentage of 22.2%. In relation to shooting accuracy, West Brom ended this match at a 25.0% clip by putting 1 shot on target out of 4 shots. West Brom is averaging 0.74 goals per 90 min (17 total goals) and have 9 assists in all matches for the year.

Matheus Pereira is a player who should be able to impact this match for West Brom. Pereira has had a starting assignment in 100 matches so far in his career and he accounts for 0.25 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Brazil has totaled 24 goals scored in 8,706 minutes. He has 29 assists while earning 20 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is Callum Robinson, the forward hailing from England. He has helped on a goal 21 times in his career while scoring 40 total goals. Robinson has earned 12,587 mins in 145 career starts and has been given a total of 10 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for West Brom is Sam Johnstone. Johnstone (103-74-77 record in his career) has earned 77 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.3% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from England has had 1,038 shots sent his way in 254 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.24 (314 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of .710. Johnstone has been on the field for 22,860 minutes and has earned 739 saves so far in his career.

For their last game, Manchester United earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 3-3 against Everton. They finished the match by completing 605 of the 663 passing attempts for a percentage of 91.3%. Manchester United ended the game with a 63.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 14 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. Manchester United landed 5 shots attempted out of their 14 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 35.7% rate in their last match. With a total of 47 goals and 33 assists in all their contests, Manchester United sports an average of 2.04 goals and 1.43 assists per 90 min.

Bruno Fernandes will need to provide a spark for Manchester United. The midfielder hailing from Portugal has been on the pitch for 18,675 minutes while scoring 79 goals. He has totaled 47 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 58 times. He is averaging 0.38 goals per 90 minutes and has started 212 matches in his career. You should also keep an eye on Marcus Rashford, the forward representing England. He has scored 52 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 27 times. Rashford has earned himself 15 yellow cards in 11,211 minutes (122 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.42.

David de Gea will be looking after the goal for Manchester United. So far in his pro soccer career, de Gea has conceded 422 goals and has earned 1,103 stops in 391 starts. He has given up 1.08 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 210-90-91. He is the owner of a save percentage of .732 and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.8%. de Gea has 136 clean sheets and has defended 1,505 shots attempted against him in 35,128 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester United (-303)

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