Manchester United vs Watford Prediction, 2/26/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/21/2022

Game: Manchester United vs Watford

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-333) Watford (+850)

Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United (13-7-6, 4th in the EPL) host Watford (5-3-16, 18th in the EPL) at Old Trafford on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net are David de Gea for Manchester United and Ben Foster for Watford. Manchester United are at -333 while Watford are at +850. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Manchester United played Leeds United in their last matchup and notched a win by a score of 4-2. Manchester United tried 35 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 15 of those attempts for a rate of 42.9%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 80.3% passes received rate by completing 278 out of their 346 targeted passes last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Manchester United finished at a 60.0% rate by hitting 9 shots on target of 15 total shots. Manchester United averages 1.65 goals per 90 (43 goals in total) and have accounted for 36 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a guy who should impact this matchup for Manchester United. He has totaled 140 assists while earning 81 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Ronaldo has been in the starting lineup in 565 contests in his career and has 0.86 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Portugal has earned 488 goals in 50,884 mins.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder who represents Portugal. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 67 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 93 total goals. Fernandes has accumulated 21,979 minutes in 249 career starts and has been handed a total of 56 yellow cards. He is currently averaging 0.38 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Manchester United is David de Gea. de Gea (224-100-98 mark in his career) has earned 143 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 33.9% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Spain has seen 1,651 shots sent in his direction in 422 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.1 (461 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 73.2. de Gea has been on the field for a total of 37,918 mins and has 1,210 saves in his career.

For their last outing, Watford went home victorious with a score of 1-0 against Aston Villa. They finished the match by connecting on 315 out of their 370 attempted passes for a percentage of 85.1%. Watford finished the match with a 36.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 11 of the 30 dribbles they tried. Watford converted 4 shots attempted out of their 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 50.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 24 goals and 19 assists in all their matches, Watford averages 1.00 goal and 0.79 assists per 90 minutes.

Emmanuel Dennis will be someone to watch for Watford. He has an average of 0.37 G/90 and has been a starter in 99 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward representing Nigeria has been on the pitch for 8,284 professional minutes while scoring 34 goals. He has 29 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times. You should also keep an eye on Joshua King, the forward who is from Norway. He has accumulated 59 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 26 times. King has been handed 16 yellow cards in 19,516 minutes (216 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.27.

Ben Foster will be residing in front of the net for Watford. In his career, Foster has conceded 638 goals while tallying 1,532 saves in 463 starts. He has allowed 1.38 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 139-134-187. He holds a save percentage of 71.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.8%. Foster has 115 clean sheets and has defended 2,158 shots tried against him in 41,493 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Watford (+850)

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