Burnley vs Watford Pick, Odds, Prediction 11/23/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 11/19/2019

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road is the venue where Will Hughes and Watford (1-5-6, 18th in EPL) will play Burnley (4-3-5, 10th in EPL) on Saturday. The goalies expected to start are Nick Pope for Burnley and Ben Foster for Watford. The line on this matchup has Burnley priced at +250 and Watford are at +115. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Burnley steps onto the field holding a record of 4 victories, 3 draws, and 5 losses ranking them 10th in EPL. Thus far in the season, they have earned a total of 16 goals which ranks them 8th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -1, ranking them 11th in the EPL. When looking at shots on target, they have earned a total of 49 which ranks them 10th in the EPL. As a group, Burnley currently has a total of 123 fouls which means they are averaging 10.25 fouls per contest. They have earned a total of 15 points for the year and they are averaging a crowd of 20,523.

Ashley Westwood is one of the best players to watch for the Clarets. The midfielder from England has appeared in 349 games over the course of his career and has totaled 28,306 minutes. During that time, the 29-year-old has connected on 21 goals and has had an assist on 38 goals. For his career he is averaging 81.1 mins per game. Westwood has started 319 games and has racked up 273 fouls over the course of that time. With regard to shots on target, Westwood has produced 74 which is 131st when compared to active players and 63rd among midfielders. Ashley Barnes is another scorer to keep an eye on for the squad from Burnley. The 29-year-old from Austria has netted 94 goals in the time he's played soccer which ranks him 19th out of active players in the EPL. He has played a total of 23,926 mins in the time he's played soccer which ranks him 12th among active forwards and averages 64.8 mins per appearance which ranks him 221st in the EPL. In the time he's played professional soccer, he has produced 254 shots on target which ranks him 19th among active forwards.

In net for the Clarets is Nick Pope from England. He is 27 years old and has racked up 12,249 mins in net in his career. Pope has surrendered an average of 1.01 goals per 90 minutes which ranks him 5th out of all active goalies in EPL. During his career, he's given up 137 goals. His career save % is .758 which ranks him 2nd out of all active goalies.

Watford is the team standing on the sideline and for the season they sit with 1 victory, 5 draws, and 6 defeats. in respect to goal differential, they are currently ranked 18th in the EPL with -15. They have earned a total of 8 goals for this year. Watford has a team save % of .641 which has them sitting 15th in the EPL, meaning scoring chances could present themselves. They have an average attendance of 20,714 putting them at 18th in the EPL.

One of the hardest players to defend for the Hornets is Will Hughes. The 24 year-old has fired 14 balls past the goalkeeper in the time he's played professional soccer. He is sitting at 50th among active midfielders in assists with 23 and has earned 59 shots on target. He has played 16,252 mins and holds an average of 73.2 minutes per appearance. Another dangerous player on this squad is Gerard Deulofeu. The forward from Spain has a total of 51 goals in his professional soccer career which is 34th among active forwards. He also has committed 71 fouls.

In net for the Hornets is Ben Foster who has had a tough career by giving up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes and that has him 22nd in professional soccer. In the 35,913 minutes he has been on the field over the course of his career, he has given up 563 goals. His career save % is .714 which ranks him 15th out of all goalkeepers still active in professional soccer.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Burnley (+250) and over 2.5 total goals

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