Wolverhampton vs Tottenham Prediction, 8/22/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/18/2021

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Game: Wolverhampton vs Tottenham

Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021

Location: Molineux Stadium in West Midlands, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Wolverhampton (+265) Tottenham (+105)

Molineux Stadium is the venue where Raul Jimenez and Wolverhampton (0-0-1, 14th in the EPL) will take on Tottenham (1-0-0, 10th in the EPL) on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Jose Sa for Wolverhampton and Hugo Lloris for Tottenham. The Wolverhampton Wanderers are at +265 while the Spurs are priced at +105. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Wolverhampton took the field against Leicester City in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 1-0. Wolverhampton tried 35 dribbles in this match and completed 22 of those attempts for a rate of 62.9%. In sharing the ball, they had a 85.6% passes received percentage by completing 380 of the 444 pass attempts last game.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Wolverhampton wrapped this game up at a 17.6% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Wolverhampton has yet to convert a goal for the season.

Raul Jimenez is a player who should be able to impact this game for Wolverhampton. Jimenez has started 174 matches in his career and scores 0.46 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Mexico has totaled 82 goals scored in 16,203 mins. He has 31 assists while accumulating 21 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this game is Ruben Neves, the midfielder representing Portugal. Neves has been on the pitch for 15,523 minutes in 173 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 48 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 8 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 20 goals. He scores 0.12 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Wolverhampton will be Jose Sa. Sa has played for a total of 9,855 mins and is sitting with 69 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.7 (32 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 68.3. The goalkeeper born in Portugal has had 101 shots attempted at him in 110 career starts. Sa (80-18-11 mark in his career) has recorded 56 shutouts, which gives him a 50.9% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Tottenham walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Manchester City. Tottenham earned a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 of the 15 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 240 out of their 296 passing attempts earning a rate of 81.1%. Tottenham converted 2 shots tried out of 14 shots tried which had them sitting at a 14.3% clip in their last outing. Tottenham has a total of 1 goal and 1 assist this season.

Son Heung-min will be someone to watch for Tottenham. The forward from Korea has been on the pitch for 22,547 mins while he has scored 112 goals. He has 14 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 47 times. He sports an average of 0.45 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 259 games in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Harry Kane, the forward representing England. Kane has been handed 30 yellow cards in 23,316 professional minutes played (261 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.69. He has tallied 180 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 33 different times.

Hugo Lloris is expected to look after the net for Tottenham. Thus far in his career, Lloris has surrendered 535 goals and has accumulated 1,444 stops in 517 starts. He has conceded 1.04 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 263-131-120. He holds a save % of 73.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently 35.0%. Lloris has earned 181 clean sheets and has defended 1,960 shots tried against him in 46,195 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tottenham (+105)

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