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West Ham United vs Burnley Prediction, 1/16/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/15/2021

Ashley Westwood Burnley

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Game: West Ham United vs Burnley

Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (-105) Burnley (+340)

Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United (7-5-5, 10th in the EPL) play Burnley (4-4-8, 16th in the EPL) at London Stadium on Saturday. The starting goaltenders will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Nick Pope for Burnley. Burnley are at at +340 while the Hammers are at -105. The O/U opens at 1.5.

West Ham United stepped onto the pitch against Everton in their last game and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 80.1% received passes percentage by connecting on 323 of the 403 pass targets in their last game. West Ham United attempted 18 dribbles in this match and were successful in 10 of the attempts for a rate of 55.6%. In relation to shooting accuracy, West Ham United finished the game at a 25.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 12 shots. West Ham United sports an average of 1.29 goals per 90 min (22 goals in total) and have earned 16 assists in all competitions for the season.

Jarrod Bowen is a guy who can be a difference maker for West Ham United. Bowen has been in the starting lineup in 147 matches during his soccer career and scores 0.41 goals per 90. The forward from England has racked up 58 goals scored in 12,840 mins. He has 18 assists while tallying 10 yellow card cautions during his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Tomas Soucek, the midfielder hailing from Czech Republic. He has helped on a goal 4 times so far in his career and he has scored 39 goals. Soucek has totaled 13,477 mins in 150 career starts and has earned himself a total of 22 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.26 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has been on the field for 27,826 mins and has earned 985 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.33 (412 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of .715. The goalie hailing from Poland has faced 1,382 shots tried at him in 311 starts. Fabianski (124-66-120 mark in his professional soccer career) has 91 shutouts, which gives him a 29.3% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the field, Burnley walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0 against Manchester United. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 242 of the 328 passes they tried for a percentage of 73.8%. Burnley had a 44.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 4 out of the 9 dribbles they tried. Burnley connected on 0 shots attempted out of the team's 11 shots attempted earning them a 0.0% rate in their last match. Having a total of 8 goals and 4 assists in all their matches, Burnley averages 0.50 goals and 0.25 assists per 90 min.

Ashley Westwood will need to be on top of his game for Burnley. The midfielder from England has been on the pitch for 31,818 mins and has scored 24 goals. He has 58 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 43 times. He is currently averaging 0.07 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 358 games in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Chris Wood, the forward hailing from New Zealand. Wood has been handed 9 yellow card warnings in 24,456 professional minutes played (275 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.46. He has accumulated 124 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 32 different times.

Nick Pope will be residing in front of the goal for Burnley. So far in his career, Pope has conceded 185 goals and has accounted for 561 saves in 176 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 67-53-57. He has earned a save percentage of .763 and his clean sheet rate is 40.9%. Pope has accumulated 72 clean sheets and has defended 737 shots against him in 15,939 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Ham United (-105)

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