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Leicester City vs Sheffield United Expert EPL Picks Against the Spread 8/24/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 8/23/2019

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Bramall Lane

Billy Sharp and Sheffield United (1-1-0, 8th in the English Premier League) play Leicester City (0-2-0, 13th in the English Premier League) at Bramall Lane on Saturday, August 24, 2019. The goalkeepers expected to start are Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Dean Henderson for Sheffield United. The moneyline on this game has Leicester City coming in at -110 and United are at +250. The total is set at 2.5.

Leicester City comes into this match with a record of 0 victories, 2 draws, and 0 defeats ranking them 13th in the English Premier League. During the year thus far, they have scored a total of 1 goals which has them ranked at 14th in the EPL. That said, if they are going to get points on the day, they will want to step up the defense and make sure they are making their opponents work. Their goal differential is 0, ranking them 11th in the EPL. Leicester City will be looking to get teammates involved in the game because they currently have a total of 1 assists which has them ranked at 11th in the EPL. In the matter of shots on target, they currently have a total of 4 which has them ranked at 19th in the EPL. As a group, Leicester City currently has a total of 17 fouls which means they have an average of 8.5 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 2 points for this season and they are averaging a crowd of 32,015.

Jamie Vardy is one of the best players to watch for the Foxes. The forward from England has appeared in 277 games in the time he has played soccer and has played 21,708 mins. Over the course of that time, the 32-year-old has scored 131 goals and has had an assist on 43 goals. He's earned a career average of 78.4 mins per appearance. Vardy has been a starter in 277 games in the time he has played soccer and has committed 257 fouls in the process. Regarding shots on target, Vardy has produced 293 in the time he has played soccer which has him ranking 16th among active players and 12th among forwards. James Maddison is another guy to watch out for on the squad from Leicester City. The 22-year-old from England has a total of 29 goals in his career which places him at 96th out of active players in soccer. He has played a total of 9,362 mins in his career which places him at 80th among active midfielders and holds an average of 69.9 minutes per game which places him at 187th in soccer. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has 83 shots on target which places him at 57th among active midfielders.

The goalie for the Foxes is Kasper Schmeichel from Denmark. He is 32 years old and has been on the field a total of 41,504 mins protecting the net for his career. Schmeichel has surrendered an average of 1.13 goals per 90 minutes which puts him at 9th among active goalies. During his career, he has surrendered 519 goals. He has a career save percentage of .726 which puts him at 7th among active professional goalies. For the Foxes to leave with a victory, Schmeichel will look to have a good game.

Sheffield United steps onto the field with a mark of 1 victory, 1 draw, and 0 losses putting them at 8th in the English Premier League. So far this season, they have scored a total of 2 goals which is good for 11th in the league. That said, if they are going to get the win this game, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is +1, putting them at 10th in the league. Sheffield United will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there because they currently have a total of 0 assists which is good for 18th in the league. When talking about shots on target, they currently have a total of 6 which is good for 13th in the league. As a team, Sheffield United has obtained a total of 35 fouls which means they have an average of 17.5 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 4 points for 2019 and they have an average attendance of 30,197.

Billy Sharp is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Blades. The forward from England has played in 511 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has played a total of 38,675 mins. Over the course of that time, the 33-year-old has tallied 228 goals and has had an assist on 54 goals. For his career he is averaging 75.7 mins per game. Sharp has been a starter in 511 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has racked up 561 fouls in that time. In respect of shots on target, Sharp has connected on 559 over the course of his pro soccer career which ranks him 2nd out of active players and 2nd among forwards. David McGoldrick is another guy to keep an eye on for the team from Sheffield United. The 31-year-old from Ireland has connected on 100 goals over the course of his career which places him at 17th among active players in the league. He has played 26,498 minutes over the course of his career which places him at 9th among active forwards and has an average of 68.8 mins per appearance which places him at 193rd in the league. In his career, he has a total of 393 shots on target which places him at 6th among active forwards.

In net for the Blades is Dean Henderson from England. He is 22 years old and has totaled 8,370 minutes protecting the goal for his career. Henderson has surrendered 0.86 goals per 90 mins which places him at 3rd out of all active goalies in EPL. Over the course of his career, he has surrendered 80 goals. His career save percentage is .771 which places him at 1st among active goalies. For the Blades to earn the victory, Henderson is going to have to be good in net.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Leicester City (-110)

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