Watford vs Brighton Prediction, 2/12/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

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Game: Watford vs Brighton

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Vicarage Road in Hertfordshire, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Watford (+250) Brighton (+120)

Joao Pedro and Watford (4-3-14, 18th in the EPL) play Brighton (6-12-4, 9th in the EPL) at Vicarage Road on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Ben Foster for Watford and Robert Sanchez for Brighton. Brighton are at at +120 while Watford are at +250. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Watford took the field against Burnley in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 0-0. In the passing game, they ended up with a 79.1% received passes rate by connecting on 261 out of their 330 passing targets in their last outing. Watford tried 20 dribbles in this match and converted 13 of those dribbles for a rate of 65.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Watford wrapped this game up at a 45.5% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 11 total shots. Watford averages 1.10 goals per 90 min (23 goals in total) and are sitting with 18 assists in all games for the season.

Joao Pedro is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Watford. Pedro has been in the starting lineup in 55 contests in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Brazil has totaled 15 goals in 5,272 professional minutes played. He has totaled 4 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Joshua King, the forward representing Norway. He has helped on a goal 26 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 59 goals. King has earned 19,246 minutes during 213 starts and has been handed a total of 16 yellow cards. He scores 0.28 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Watford is Ben Foster. Foster (138-134-185 mark during his soccer career) has earned 114 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 24.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from England has had 2,148 shots attempted against him in 460 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.4 (635 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 71.2. Foster has seen the field for 41,223 minutes and is sitting with 1,526 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, Brighton went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Leicester City. Brighton had a 64.3% successful dribble rate by converting 9 out of the 14 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by converting 502 of the 561 passing attempts for a rate of 89.5%. Brighton converted 4 shots tried out of 16 shots tried giving them a 25.0% rate in their last outing. Having a total of 22 goals and 19 assists for all their matches, Brighton averages 1.00 goal and 0.86 assists per 90.

Leandro Trossard will need to provide a spark for Brighton. He currently averages 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has started 189 outings in his career. The forward born in Belgium has been on the pitch for 16,779 minutes while he has scored 66 goals. He has totaled 13 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 26 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Neal Maupay, the forward representing France. He has collected 80 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 23 times. Maupay has earned himself a total of 37 yellow cards in 17,010 professional minutes played (186 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.42.

Robert Sanchez is expected to look after the goal for Brighton. Sanchez has racked up 22 shutouts while seeing 298 shots against him in 6,659 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of 71.1 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.7%. He has allowed 1.24 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 21-27-26. So far in his pro soccer career, Sanchez has allowed 92 goals and has tallied 212 saves in 74 starting assignments.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brighton (+120) and under the total goals

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