Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 8/17/2024 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/16/2024

Game: Arsenal vs Wolverhampton

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock

Arsenal (28-5-5 last season) will take on Wolverhampton (13-7-18 last year) at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers are David Raya for Arsenal and Jose Sa for Wolverhampton.

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Arsenal finished with 54 saves and also had a save percentage of 67.5 during the previous year. The team's differential on goals was at 62 by means of 91 goals scored in addition to 29 goals relinquished. Last year, this club put together an average of 2.34 pts per fixture (89 points) and also had a rank of 2nd in the league with 62 assists. The Gunners were 3rd for xG having 76.1, and the team's expected goals against were sitting at 27.9. Arsenal had a total of 64 yellow cards for the previous season in addition to 2 red cards. Arsenal surrendered 29 goals while allowing 0.76 G/90, and opposing clubs accounted for 83 SoT against them. They earned 18 clean sheets, giving them a % of 47.4 for the prior year.

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Last year, the Wolves had a save rate of 71.9 (203 shots on target against), and were 14th in the league with 46 pts. The Wolves held an average of 1.2 points per match while accumulating 36 assists and 4 red cards. Wolverhampton finished with 50 goals and the squad's expected goals over the course of last year sat at 46.7. Wolverhampton held a clean sheet percentage of 13.2 for the previous season and also 102 yellow card warnings. This club's goals against per 90 min was sitting at 1.71 in addition to 139 saves, and they accumulated 5 clean sheets. Wolverhampton sat at 16th in relation to goals surrendered having 65, and their goal difference was -15.

The man who will defend the goal for Arsenal will be David Raya. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.06 (314 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 74.0. Raya (147-76-73 record in his career) has recorded 88 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.7% clean sheet rate. Raya has played for a total of 26,640 mins and is sitting with 819 stops during his soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has had 1,126 shots attempted at him in 296 starts.

Jose Sa will look after the goal for Wolverhampton. Sa has earned 82 shutouts and defended 605 shots against him in 19,327 career mins. He sports a save percentage of 72.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently 37.8%. He has surrendered 1.20 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 118-37-61. So far in his career, Sa has conceded 184 goals and has earned 422 saves in 217 starting assignments.

Bukayo Saka is one footballer who can be a difference maker for Arsenal. He has accounted for 35 assists while tallying 23 yellow card warnings so far in his career. The forward hailing from England has 47 goals scored in 13,392 mins. Saka has been in the starting lineup in 157 games in his career and he has earned 0.32 goals per 90.

Wolverhampton features a game changer in Matheus Cunha, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward representing Brazil has been on the pitch for 8,934 professional minutes while scoring 34 goals. He is averaging 0.34 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 97 games during his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 28 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 19 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wolverhampton

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