Manchester United vs Norwich City Prediction, 4/16/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/12/2022

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Game: Manchester United vs Norwich City

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-506) Norwich City (+1152)

Teemu Pukki and Norwich City (5-6-20, 20th in the EPL) travel to Old Trafford on Saturday where they'll take on Manchester United (14-9-8, 7th in the EPL). The starting goalkeepers are David de Gea for Manchester United and Tim Krul for Norwich City. Manchester United are at -506 while the Canaries are priced at +1152. The over/under has been set at 3.25.

Manchester United faced off with Everton in their last matchup and took a loss by a score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they finished with a 85.9% received passes percentage by converting 560 out of their 652 passing targets last game. Manchester United attempted 16 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 10 of those attempts for a rate of 62.5%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Manchester United wrapped this game up at a 33.3% clip by landing 4 shots on target of 12 total shots. Manchester United has an average of 1.55 goals per 90 minutes (48 total goals) and have tallied 40 assists in all games this season.

Bruno Fernandes is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester United. Fernandes has had a starting assignment in 253 outings during his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.37 G/90. The midfielder representing Portugal has 93 goals in 22,339 minutes played. He has accounted for 67 assists while tallying 56 yellow card warnings in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward born in Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 138 times during his career and he has scored 491 goals. Ronaldo has been on the pitch for 51,147 minutes in 568 starts and has been handed a total of 81 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.86 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Manchester United is David de Gea. de Gea has played for 38,368 minutes and has accumulated 1,225 stops during his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.1 (469 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 73.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 1,672 shots tried at him in 427 career starting assignments. de Gea (225-102-100 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 144 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.7% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Norwich city got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Burnley. Norwich city earned a 63.2% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 12 of the 19 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 241 out of their 302 attempted passes for a rate of 79.8%. Norwich city landed 6 shots attempted out of the team's 17 shots attempted giving them a 35.3% rate in their last match. With a total of 18 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, Norwich city is averaging 0.58 goals and 0.42 assists per 90 min.

Teemu Pukki should provide a spark for Norwich City. He is averaging 0.51 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 322 contests in his career. The forward from Finland has been on the pitch for 29,046 mins while scoring 164 goals. He has accounted for 24 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times. You should also watch out for Kenny McLean, the midfielder born in Scotland. He has accumulated 46 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 times. McLean has been given 41 yellow cards in 30,691 minutes (340 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.13.

Tim Krul will be residing in front of the net for Norwich City. Krul has recorded 98 shutouts while seeing 1,578 shots against him in 31,561 minutes throughout his career. He has a save % of 68.9 and his shutout rate sits at 28.0%. He has allowed 1.45 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 137-77-135. During his career, Krul has given up 507 goals and has racked up 1,085 saves in 350 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Norwich City (+1152)

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