Chelsea vs Southampton Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 10/6/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 9/30/2019

Sunday, October 6, 2019

St. Mary's Stadium

St. Mary's Stadium is the venue where Danny Ings and Southampton (2-1-4, 14th in the English Premier League) will take on Chelsea (3-2-2, 6th in the English Premier League) on Sunday. The goalies expected to start are Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea and Angus Gunn for Southampton. The Pensioners are at at +106 while Southampton are at +274. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Chelsea comes into this game with a record of 3 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses putting them at 6th in the English Premier League. Thus far in the season, they have earned a total of 14 goals which has them sitting at 3rd in the EPL. Their goal differential is +1, putting them at 9th in the EPL. When discussing shots on target, they currently have a total of 43 which has them sitting at 2nd in the EPL. As a unit, Chelsea has obtained a total of 61 fouls which has them averaging 8.71 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 11 points for 2019 and they have an average attendance of 40,628.

Tammy Abraham is one of the top players to keep an eye on for the Blues. The forward from England has appeared in 118 contests in the time he's played professional soccer and has totaled 8,837 minutes. Up to now, the 21-year-old has tallied 60 goals and has assisted on 7 goals. For his career he is averaging 74.9 mins per game. Abraham has started 98 contests and has totaled 98 fouls over that period. When discussing shots on target, Abraham has totaled 125 which puts him at 79th out of active players and 44th among forwards. Mason Mount is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Chelsea. The 20-year-old from England has tallied 20 goals in his career which ranks him 134th among active players in the league. He has played a total of 5,841 mins in his career which ranks him 96th among active midfielders and is averaging 82.3 minutes per game which ranks him 56th in the league. Over the course of his career, he has a total of 57 shots on target which ranks him 71st among active midfielders.

Looking after the goal for the Blues is Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain. He is 24 years old and has played a total of 13,805 minutes protecting the goal over the course of his career. Arrizabalaga has allowed 1.19 goals per 90 minutes in his career which puts him at 10th among active goalies. For his career, he has given up 182 goals. He's earned a career save percentage of .710 which puts him at 15th out of all active goalies.

Southampton will be on the other side of the pitch and for the year they sit with 2 victories, 1 draw, and 4 losses. In connection with goal differential, they rank 15th in the league with -4. They currently have a total of 7 goals for the year. Southampton has a save % as a team of .656 which has them sitting 13th in the league, which tells us scoring chances could be there if they are opportunistic. They have an average attendance of 30,793 putting them at 13th in the league.

One of the players to remember for the Saints is Danny Ings. The 27 year-old has fired 57 balls past the goalkeeper over the course of his pro soccer career. He ranks 48th among active forwards in assists with 18 and has produced 189 shots on target. He has totaled 13,620 minutes and holds an average of 70.2 mins per game. Another player to watch out for on this squad is James Ward-Prowse. The midfielder from England has tallied 18 goals in the time he's played soccer which has him ranking 68th among active midfielders. He also has a total of 140 fouls.

In net for the Saints is Angus Gunn who has had a marginal career by allowing 1.37 goals per 90 mins and that has him ranked 18th in professional soccer. In the 5,850 minutes he has been on the field as a goaltender in his career, he has allowed 89 goals. He's earned a career save % of .687 which ranks him 20th among active goalies in professional soccer.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Chelsea (+106) and over 2.5 total goals

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