West Ham United vs Leicester City Prediction, 4/11/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Leicester City

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+188) Leicester City (+150)

London Stadium is the venue where Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United (14-7-8, 7th in the EPL) will take on Leicester City (17-5-8, 3rd in the EPL) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City. West Ham United are at +188 while the Foxes are at +150. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

West Ham United faced off with Arsenal in their most recent match and got the draw with a final of 3-3. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 76.9% rate by completing 263 out of their 342 pass attempts in their last game. West Ham United tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 7 of those tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Regarding shot accuracy, West Ham United finished at a 33.3% rate by hitting 5 shots on target of 15 total shots. West Ham United averages 1.48 goals per 90 (43 goals in total) and are sitting with 32 assists in all matches this season.

Jarrod Bowen is a guy who can be a difference maker for West Ham United. Bowen has had a starting assignment in 156 matchups so far in his career and he scores 0.40 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from England has 60 goals scored in 13,567 minutes played. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card cautions during his career. One more player who should impact this match is Tomas Soucek, the midfielder representing Czech Republic. Soucek has 14,556 mins in 162 starting assignments and has been handed 25 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times in his career while scoring 43 total goals. He sports an average of 0.27 G/90 during his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has defended the goal for a total of 28,816 minutes and has tallied 1,012 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.3 (424 goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 71.4. The goalie born in Poland has seen 1,419 shots attempted against him in 322 career starts. Fabianski (131-68-122 record in his career) has accumulated 95 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.5% clean sheet rate.

The last time they took the pitch, Leicester City took a loss by a final score of 2-0 against Manchester City. Leicester City had a 65.2% successful dribble rate by completing 15 of the 23 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 380 of the 443 attempted passes earning a rate of 85.8%. Leicester City connected on 2 shots attempted out of 5 shots attempted which had them at a 40.0% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 49 goals and 34 assists in all their contests, Leicester City averages 1.63 goals and 1.13 assists per 90.

James Maddison should provide a lift for Leicester City. The midfielder representing England has accumulated 13,436 mins and he has scored 43 goals. He has totaled 24 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times. He averages 0.29 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 150 contests during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Jamie Vardy, the forward representing England. He has earned 166 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 55 times. Vardy has been handed a total of 37 yellow card warnings in 26,689 minutes played (306 starts). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.56.

Kasper Schmeichel will look after the net for Leicester City. In his pro soccer career, Schmeichel has given up 593 goals and has totaled 1,538 stops in 527 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.12 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 242-136-151. He has a save % of 72.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 34.3%. Schmeichel has tallied 181 clean sheets while seeing 2,114 shots attempted against him in 47,444 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Leicester City (+150)

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