West Ham United vs Sheffield United Prediction, 2/15/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/8/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Sheffield United

Date: Monday, February 15, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (-156) Sheffield United (+360)

Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United (11-6-6, 6th in the EPL) play Sheffield United (3-2-18, 20th in the EPL) at London Stadium on Monday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Aaron Ramsdale for Sheffield United. United are at at +360 while the Hammers are at -156. The over/under opens at 2.5.

West Ham United faced off with Fulham in their last game and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 77.4% passes received rate by converting 285 out of their 368 targeted passes last game. West Ham United tried 12 dribbles in this outing and completed 6 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, West Ham United ended this match at a 12.5% rate by putting 1 shot on target 8 total shots. West Ham United is averaging 1.39 g/90 (32 total goals) and have accounted for 24 assists in all competitions for the year.

Jarrod Bowen is a guy who should be able to impact this match for West Ham United. Bowen has started 152 contests in his career and has 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from England has 59 goals in 13,225 mins. He has totaled 19 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card warnings so far in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Tomas Soucek, the midfielder hailing from Czech Republic. Soucek has 14,016 mins in 156 starts and has earned himself a total of 24 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times so far in his career while scoring 42 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.27 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has seen the field for a total of 28,366 mins and has accumulated 994 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.33 (419 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of .713. The keeper born in Poland has faced 1,398 shots attempted against him in 317 career starting assignments. Fabianski (128-67-121 record in his career) has recorded 93 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 29.3% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, Sheffield United took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Chelsea. They finished this game by connecting on 258 out of their 342 pass attempts for a percentage of 75.4%. Sheffield United finished with a 64.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 11 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Sheffield United had 3 shots attempted out of 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 37.5% clip when they last took the field. Having tallied 14 goals and 10 assists in all matches, Sheffield United averages 0.61 goals and 0.43 assists per 90 minutes.

Billy Sharp should be someone to watch for Sheffield United. The forward from England has accumulated 40,135 minutes and has scored 233 goals. He has accounted for 64 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 56 times. He averages 0.52 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 452 matches during his soccer career. Make sure to watch out for David McGoldrick, the forward hailing from England. McGoldrick has been handed 42 yellow cards in 29,476 minutes played (329 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.33. He has earned 107 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 30 different times.

Aaron Ramsdale will be looking after the net for Sheffield United. Ramsdale has racked up 16 shutouts while seeing 386 shots tried against him in 8,910 career minutes. He sports a save percentage of .681 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 16.2%. He has surrendered 1.60 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 24-18-57. So far in his career, Ramsdale has allowed 158 goals while tallying 259 saves in 99 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sheffield United (+360)

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