Leicester City vs Crystal Palace Expert EPL Picks Against the Spread 11/2/2019
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is the site where Wilfried Zaha and Crystal Palace (4-3-3, 6th in EPL) will take on Leicester City (6-2-2, 3rd in EPL) on Saturday. The probable starting goalies are Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. Leicester are at at +121 while Crystal Palace are at +246. The O/U is set at 2.5.
Leicester City comes into this matchup with a record of 6 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses which puts them at 3rd in EPL. During the season thus far, they have racked up a total of 24 goals which ranks them 2nd in the league. Their goal differential is +17, which puts them at 2nd in the league. In terms of shots on target, they have a total of 0 which ranks them 16th in the league. As a group, Leicester City currently has a total of 45 fouls which means they are averaging 10.7 fouls per game. They have a total of 20 points for this year and they are averaging an attendance of 32,006.
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James Maddison is one of the top players for the Foxes. The midfielder from England has participated in 141 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has played a total of 9,967 minutes. Up to now, the 22-year-old has tallied 32 goals and has had an assist on 24 goals. He has a career average of 70.7 mins per appearance. Maddison has started 112 contests and has a total of 116 fouls in the process. When talking about shots on target, Maddison has produced 88 which has him ranking 115th among active players and 53rd among midfielders. Jamie Vardy is another guy to keep an eye on for the team from Leicester City. The 32-year-old from England has a total of 140 goals over the course of his professional soccer career which has him sitting in 7th when compared to active players in the Premier League. He has played 22,428 mins over the course of his professional soccer career which has him sitting in 14th among active forwards and holds an average of 78.7 mins per appearance which has him sitting in 98th in the Premier League. In the time he has played pro soccer, he has earned 305 shots on target which has him sitting in 12th among active forwards.
In goal for the Foxes is Kasper Schmeichel from Denmark. He is 32 years old and has totaled 42,224 mins minding the net over the course of his career. Schmeichel has given up an average of 1.12 goals per 90 minutes which has him sitting 8th among active goalies. During his career, he's allowed 526 goals. He's earned a career save % of .726 which has him sitting 7th among active goalies.
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Crystal Palace is the team that is standing on the other side of the pitch and for the campaign they sit with 4 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats. When talking about goal differential, they sit 14th in the league with -2. They have compiled a total of 9 goals for the 2019 season. Crystal Palace has a team save % of .733 which currently has them ranked 5th in the league, meaning they are a tough group to score against. They have an average attendance of 25,296 ranking them 17th in the league.
One of the guys to remember for the Eagles is Wilfried Zaha. The 26 year-old has guided 45 balls past the man in net in the time he has played soccer. He ranks 19th among active forwards in assists with 37 and has a total of 189 shots on target. He has played a total of 24,132 minutes and holds an average of 77.1 mins per appearance. Another player to watch out for on this team is Andros Townsend. The midfielder from England has scored 30 goals in the time he has played soccer which has him sitting in 40th among active midfielders. He also has racked up 118 fouls.
In net for the Eagles is Vicente Guaita who has had an average career by giving up 1.22 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 12th in the EPL. In the 21,545 minutes he has been on the field over the course of his career, he has allowed 291 goals. He's earned a career save percentage of .717 which ranks him 12th out of all active goalkeepers in the EPL.
Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?
Guy's Pick: Take Leicester City (+121)
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