Crystal Palace vs Manchester United Prediction, 5/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/17/2022

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Game: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Selhurst Park in London, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Crystal Palace (+200) Manchester United (+110)

Wilfried Zaha and Crystal Palace (10-15-11, 13th in the EPL) play Manchester United (16-10-11, 6th in the EPL) at Selhurst Park on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace and David de Gea for Manchester United. The moneyline on this matchup has Crystal Palace coming in at +200 and the Red Devils are at +110. The total is set at 2.5.

Crystal Palace faced off with Watford in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. Crystal Palace attempted 7 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 2 of those dribbles for a rate of 28.6%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 90.2% passes received percentage by connecting on 481 of the 533 passing targets in their last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Crystal Palace walked away from the pitch at a 42.9% rate by hitting 6 shots on target of 14 total shots. Crystal Palace has an average of 1.31 goals per 90 minutes (46 goals in total) and have accounted for 29 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Wilfried Zaha is a guy who should impact this matchup for Crystal Palace. He has accounted for 42 assists while accumulating 65 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Zaha has started 351 games so far in his career while he scores 0.21 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Cote d'Ivoire has recorded 73 goals scored in 31,675 minutes.

Someone else who should impact this match is Conor Gallagher, the midfielder born in England. Gallagher has been on the field for 9,061 minutes in 103 starting assignments and has been handed 31 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 13 times so far in his career and he has scored 16 goals. He scores 0.16 goals per 90 for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Crystal Palace will be Vicente Guaita. Guaita (115-92-126 mark during his career) has earned 98 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.7% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Spain has had 1,411 shots attempted against him in 330 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (422 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 71.3. Guaita has defended the goal for 29,870 minutes and has earned 1,003 saves during his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Manchester United went home defeated by a final of 4-0 against Brighton. Manchester United finished with a 100.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 out of the 8 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 429 out of their 502 passes they tried earning a percentage of 85.5%. Manchester United had 5 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted giving them a 33.3% clip in their last outing. Having a total of 56 goals and 46 assists in all their matches, Manchester United averages 1.51 goals and 1.24 assists per 90 minutes.

Bruno Fernandes will be someone to watch for Manchester United. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 259 outings so far in his career. The midfielder who is from Portugal has been on the field for 22,872 mins while he has scored 94 goals. He has totaled 58 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 67 times. You should also keep an eye on Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward born in Portugal. Ronaldo has been handed a total of 83 yellow card warnings in 51,597 mins (573 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.87. He has collected 497 goals thus far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 138 different times.

David de Gea will look after the goal for Manchester United. de Gea has 145 clean sheets while he has seen 1,702 shots tried against him in 38,908 career mins. He is the owner of a save % of 72.9 and his clean sheet rate is 33.5%. He has allowed 1.12 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 227-103-103. In his pro soccer career, de Gea has given up 483 goals and has tallied 1,242 saves in 433 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Crystal Palace (+200)

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