Norwich City vs Southampton Pick, Odds, Prediction 12/3/2019

by Guy Bruhn - 11/29/2019

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

St. Mary's Stadium

Marco Stiepermann and Norwich City (3-1-9, 18th in EPL) travel to St. Mary's Stadium on Wednesday where they'll meet Southampton (2-3-8, 19th in EPL). The probable starting goaltenders are Tim Krul for Norwich City and Angus Gunn for Southampton. The line on this contest has Norwich City coming in at +332 and Southampton are at -125. The over/under is set at 2.75.

Norwich City steps onto the field holding a record of 3 wins, 1 draw, and 9 defeats which is good for 18th in EPL. During the year thus far, they have earned a total of 13 goals which ranks them 15th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -15, which is good for 18th in the EPL. In the matter of shots on target, they currently have a total of 43 which ranks them 15th in the EPL. As a group, Norwich City has obtained a total of 118 fouls which means they have an average of 9.83 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 10 points for this season and they are averaging a crowd of 27,059.

Marco Stiepermann is a great player to watch for the Canaries. The midfielder from Germany has appeared in 260 games over the course of his professional soccer career and has totaled 18,185 mins. During that period of time, the 28-year-old has a total of 30 goals and has assisted on 31 goals. For his career he is averaging 69.9 minutes per appearance. Stiepermann has been a starter in 213 games and has totaled 340 fouls in that time. In discussing shots on target, Stiepermann has totaled 124 which is 82nd among all players still active and 36th among midfielders. Teemu Pukki is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Norwich City. The 29-year-old from Finland has tallied 124 goals in the time he has played soccer which is 10th among active players in professional soccer. He has played a total of 21,192 mins in the time he has played soccer which is 18th among active forwards and holds an average of 66.2 minutes per game which is 215th in professional soccer. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has connected on 315 shots on target which is 10th among active forwards.

The man protecting the net for the Canaries is Tim Krul from the Netherlands. He is 31 years old and has totaled 23,872 minutes defending the net over the course of his career. Krul has conceded an average of 1.48 goals per 90 minutes which has him ranking 24th out of all active goalies in the Premier League. For his career, he has given up 392 goals. He has a career save percentage of .679 which has him ranking 23rd among active goalies.

Southampton is the team that is standing on the other side of the pitch and for the season they sit with 2 victories, 3 draws, and 8 losses. When discussing goal differential, they are currently ranked 19th in the league with -18. They currently have a total of 13 goals for 2019. Southampton has a save percentage as a team of .551 which has them sitting 19th in the league, which tells us there could be plenty of chances to score if they attack the goal. They are averaging an attendance of 30,395 which puts them at 14th in the league.

One of the hardest players to defend for the Saints is James Ward-Prowse. The 24 year-old has fired 19 balls past the goaltender in the time he has played soccer. He is 60th among active midfielders in assists with 19 and has a total of 83 shots on target. He has totaled 11,752 mins and holds an average of 57.3 mins per appearance. Another one of the great players on this team is Danny Ings. The forward from England has connected on 60 goals in the time he's played soccer which ranks him 29th among active forwards. He also has committed 149 fouls.

In net for the Saints is Angus Gunn who has had a tough career by allowing 1.51 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 25th in professional soccer. In the 6,120 minutes he's been on the field as a goaltender in his career, he's surrendered 103 goals. He holds a career save % of .664 which puts him at 24th out of all goalies still active in professional soccer.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Southampton (-125)

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