Liverpool vs Watford Prediction, 4/2/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Liverpool vs Watford
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022
Location: Anfield in Liverpool, England
TV: USA Network
Odds/Point Spread: Liverpool (-661) Watford (+1961)
Anfield is the venue where Sadio Mane and Liverpool (21-6-2, 2nd in the EPL) will take on Watford (6-4-19, 18th in the EPL) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Alisson for Liverpool and Ben Foster for Watford. The line on this matchup has Liverpool coming in at -661 and Watford are at +1961. The O/U is set at 3.75.
Liverpool played Arsenal in their most recent match and notched a win by a score of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 87.8% rate by connecting on 452 of the 515 passing targets in their last game. Liverpool tried 9 dribbles in this match and converted 6 of those tries for a rate of 66.7%.
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Regarding shot accuracy, Liverpool finished the game at a 33.3% clip by landing 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Liverpool sports an average of 2.59 goals per 90 minutes (75 goals in total) and have accounted for 55 assists in all matches for this campaign.
Sadio Mane is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Liverpool. He has accounted for 61 assists while earning 46 yellow cards during his soccer career. Mane has had a starting assignment in 301 outings in his career and he accounts for 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Senegal has 139 goals in 26,117 professional minutes.
One more player who could decide who wins is Mohamed Salah, the forward born in Egypt. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 71 times so far in his career and he has scored 161 total goals. Salah has been on the field for 23,599 mins in 264 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 10 yellow card warnings. He is currently averaging 0.61 G/90 for his pro soccer career.
The guy defending the goal for Liverpool is Alisson. Alisson has been on the pitch for a total of 18,039 minutes and has 378 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 0.8 (123 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 76.8. The goalie from Brazil has had 496 shots sent his way in 202 career starting assignments. Alisson (132-40-30 record in his career) has recorded 95 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 47.0% shutout percentage.
In their last outing, Watford got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Southampton. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 218 out of their 303 passes they tried for a rate of 71.9%. Watford finished the match with a 47.1% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 out of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Watford had 5 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted earning them a 50.0% rate in their last match. With 29 goals and 23 assists in all their contests, Watford sports an average of 1.00 goal and 0.79 assists per 90.
Joshua King will be counted on for Watford. He is averaging 0.27 goals per 90 mins and has started 219 matches thus far in his career. The forward hailing from Norway has been on the field for 19,677 professional minutes while scoring 59 goals. He has earned 16 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 26 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Emmanuel Dennis, the forward representing Nigeria. He has collected 34 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 12 times. Dennis has been given a total of 29 yellow card cautions in 8,730 mins played (104 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.35.
Ben Foster will be looking after the goal for Watford. During his pro soccer career, Foster has conceded 650 goals and has tallied 1,544 stops in 468 starts. He has surrendered 1.39 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 140-135-190. He has a save % of 71.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.8%. Foster has accumulated 116 shutouts while defending 2,181 shots tried against him in 41,943 mins throughout his career.
Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Liverpool (-661)
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