West Ham United vs Norwich City Prediction, 12/18/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/16/2021

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Game: West Ham United vs Norwich City

Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (-213) Norwich City (+632)

Teemu Pukki and Norwich City (2-4-11, 20th in the EPL) go to London Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on West Ham United (8-4-5, 5th in the EPL). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Tim Krul for Norwich City. The Canaries are at at +632 while the Hammers are at -213. The total has been set at 2.75.

West Ham United took the field against Arsenal in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. West Ham United attempted 8 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 5 of the attempts for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 83.9% received passes percentage by completing 343 of the 409 passing attempts in their last game.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, West Ham United ended this match at a 14.3% rate by putting 1 shot on target out of 7 total shots. West Ham United is averaging 1.53 goals per 90 min (26 goals in total) and are sitting with 21 assists in all competitions for the year.

Jarrod Bowen is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for West Ham United. He has totaled 25 assists while tallying 11 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. Bowen has been given a starting assignment in 177 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in England has totaled 65 goals in 15,515 professional minutes.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Tomas Soucek, the midfielder who is from Czech Republic. He has helped on a goal 6 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 46 goals. Soucek has earned 16,884 minutes during 188 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 30 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.25 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for West Ham United is Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has played for 31,066 minutes and has accumulated 1,075 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.3 (456 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 71.2. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has seen 1,517 shots tried at him in 347 starting assignments. Fabianski (143-73-130 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 100 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.8% shutout rate.

For their last game, Norwich city took a loss by a score of 2-0 against Aston Villa. Norwich city ended the game with a 40.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 2 of the 5 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by converting 407 out of their 470 passes they attempted earning a rate of 86.6%. Norwich city connected on 3 shots attempted out of 7 shots attempted which gave them a 42.9% clip in their last game. Having tallied 8 goals and 5 assists in all their matches, Norwich city averages 0.47 goals and 0.29 assists per 90 minutes.

Teemu Pukki should be someone to watch for Norwich City. The forward who is from Finland has been on the pitch for 27,882 professional minutes and has scored 160 goals. He has 22 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 41 times. He currently averages 0.52 goals per 90 mins and has started 309 contests in his career. Be sure to watch out for Kenny McLean, the midfielder hailing from Scotland. He has earned 45 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 different times. McLean has been given a total of 39 yellow card cautions in 29,542 professional minutes played (328 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.14.

Tim Krul will reside in front of the goal for Norwich City. During his career, Krul has conceded 496 goals and has accounted for 1,059 stops in 343 starts. He has surrendered 1.44 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 135-76-131. He sports a save % of 68.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.0%. Krul has earned 96 clean sheets while defending 1,543 shots attempted against him in 30,931 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Ham United (-213)

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