Crystal Palace vs West Ham United Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 10/5/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 9/30/2019

Saturday, October 5, 2019

London Stadium

Sébastien Haller and West Ham United (3-3-1, 4th in the English Premier League) play Crystal Palace (3-2-2, 9th in the English Premier League) at London Stadium on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The goalies expected to start are Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. Crystal Palace are at at +269 while West Ham United are at +106. The total has been set at 2.5.

Crystal Palace steps onto the field holding a record of 3 victories, 2 draws, and 2 defeats ranking them 9th in the English Premier League. So far this season, they have racked up a total of 5 goals which is good for 16th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -1, ranking them 12th in the EPL. With regard to shots on target, they currently have a total of 27 which is good for 13th in the EPL. As a unit, Crystal Palace has racked up a total of 92 fouls which has them averaging 13.14 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 11 points for 2019 and they are averaging an attendance of 25,174.

Andros Townsend is one of the standout players to keep an eye on for the Eagles. The midfielder from England has appeared in 280 games in his career and has played a total of 19,496 mins. During that time, the 28-year-old has scored 30 goals and has had an assist on 29 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 69.6 mins per appearance. Townsend has started 223 games and has committed 115 fouls in the process. In respect to shots on target, Townsend has totaled 174 which has him ranking 50th when compared to active players and 20th among midfielders. Wilfried Zaha is another guy to keep an eye on for the team from Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old from England has tallied 45 goals over the course of his career which has him ranked 60th when compared to active players in the league. He has played 23,862 mins over the course of his career which has him ranked 11th among active forwards and has an average of 77.0 minutes per game which has him ranked 117th in the league. In the time he's played pro soccer, he has connected on 188 shots on target which has him ranked 26th among active forwards.

Protecting the goal for the Eagles is Vicente Guaita from Spain. He is 32 years old and has been on the field a total of 21,455 minutes minding the net for his career. Guaita has given up 1.22 goals per 90 mins which has him ranking 11th among active goalies in EPL. During his career, he's surrendered 290 goals. His career save % is .717 which has him ranking 11th among active professional goalies.

West Ham United will be on the other side of the pitch and for the campaign they have 3 victories, 3 draws, and 1 loss. in respect to goal differential, they rank 10th in the EPL with +1. They currently have a total of 10 goals for the 2019 season. West Ham United has a team save percentage of .719 which currently has them sitting 9th in the EPL, which means chances to score may be limited. They are averaging a crowd of 59,919 ranking them 3rd in the EPL.

One of the guys to keep an eye on for the Hammers is Sébastien Haller. The 25 year-old has put 74 balls past the goalkeeper in the time he has played soccer. He ranks 26th among active forwards in assists with 30 and has earned 175 shots on target. He has played 14,733 minutes and holds an average of 74.4 minutes per game. Another good player on this squad is Felipe Anderson. The midfielder from Brazil has connected on 34 goals in his professional soccer career which has him ranking 31st among active midfielders. He also has committed 164 fouls.

In net for the Hammers is Lukasz Fabianski who has had an marginal career by giving up 1.32 goals per 90 mins and that places him 16th in the EPL. In the 24,843 minutes he has been on the field over the course of his career, he has surrendered 365 goals. He holds a career save percentage of .710 which ranks him 14th among active goalies in the EPL.

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

Guy's Pick: Take West Ham United (+106)

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