West Ham United vs Liverpool Prediction, 1/31/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/28/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Liverpool

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+400) Liverpool (-164)

Tomas Soucek and West Ham United (10-5-5, 4th in the EPL) host Liverpool (9-7-3, 5th in the EPL) at London Stadium on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Alisson for Liverpool. The line on this game has West Ham United priced at +400 and the Reds are at -164. The over/under opens at 2.75.

West Ham United faced Crystal Palace in their most recent match and earned the victory with a final of 3-2. West Ham United tried 17 dribbles in this match and converted 12 of the attempts for a rate of 70.6%. In the passing game, they ended up with a 78.5% received passes rate by connecting on 384 out of their 489 targeted passes in their last game. In terms of shooting accuracy, West Ham United finished at a 41.2% rate by putting 7 shots on target out of 17 total shots. West Ham United is averaging 1.40 goals per 90 min (28 total goals) and are sitting with 21 assists in all matches this season.

Tomas Soucek is a player who can be a difference maker for West Ham United. He has accounted for 4 assists while tallying 23 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Soucek has been in the starting lineup in 153 outings in his career while he scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Czech Republic has earned 41 goals in 13,747 mins played. One more guy who could decide who wins is Jarrod Bowen, the forward who is from England. Bowen has 13,091 minutes during 150 career starts and has been handed 10 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 19 times during his soccer career and he has scored 59 total goals. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy protecting the net for West Ham United is Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has played for 28,096 mins and has earned 989 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.33 (415 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of .714. The keeper from Poland has had 1,389 shots tried at him in 314 career starts. Fabianski (127-66-120 record in his career) has 92 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.3% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Liverpool 1-0 against Burnley. They finished the match by connecting on 604 of the 720 passes they attempted for a percentage of 83.9%. Liverpool finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by completing 4 of the 6 dribbles they pursued. Liverpool converted 6 shots attempted out of their 27 shots attempted earning them a 22.2% clip in their last match. Having accumulated 35 goals and 21 assists in all competitions, Liverpool has an average of 1.84 goals and 1.11 assists per 90 minutes.

Mohamed Salah will need to provide a spark for Liverpool. He currently averages 0.60 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 221 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Egypt has accumulated 19,733 professional minutes and has scored 132 goals. He has accounted for 9 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 59 times. You should also keep an eye on Sadio Mane, the forward who is from Senegal. Mane has been handed 42 yellow cards in 22,590 mins (262 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.49. He has totaled 122 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 55 different times.

Alisson will be residing in front of the goal for Liverpool. In his career, Alisson has given up 86 goals and has tallied 275 stops in 158 starting assignments. He has allowed 0.72 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 102-33-23. He sports a save % of .778 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 46.8%. Alisson has earned 74 clean sheets and has defended 356 shots against him in 14,079 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Liverpool (-164)

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