Watford vs Liverpool Pick, Odds, Prediction 12/14/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 12/10/2019

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Anfield

Anfield is the venue where Mohamed Salah and Liverpool (15-1-0, 1st in EPL) will take on Watford (1-6-9, 20th in EPL) on Saturday. The goalies expected to start are Ben Foster for Watford and Alisson for Liverpool. The odds on this game have Watford priced at +1236 and Liverpool are at -432. The total is set at 3.5.

Watford comes into this matchup with a mark of 1 win, 6 draws, and 9 losses putting them at 20th in EPL. Thus far in the season, they have converted a total of 9 goals which has them at 20th in the EPL. Their goal differential is -21, putting them at 20th in the EPL. When it comes to shots on target, they have compiled a total of 53 which has them at 19th in the EPL. As a team, Watford currently has a total of 184 fouls which means they are averaging 11.5 fouls per game. They have compiled a total of 9 points for the season and they have an average crowd of 20,508.

Will Hughes is one of the best players to watch for the Hornets. The midfielder from England has appeared in 225 contests in the time he's played professional soccer and has totaled 16,476 minutes. In that time, the 24-year-old has netted 14 goals and has assisted on 23 goals. He has a career average of 73.2 minutes per game. Hughes has started 192 contests and has committed 325 fouls over that period. Concerning shots on target, Hughes has connected on 59 which places him at 150th when compared to active players and 72nd among midfielders. Gerard Deulofeu is another scorer to watch out for on the team from Watford. The 25-year-old from Spain has racked up 51 goals over the course of his career which puts him at 49th among all players still active in the league. He has played a total of 13,525 mins over the course of his career which puts him at 37th among active forwards and has an average of 59.1 mins per game which puts him at 255th in the league. In the time he has played pro soccer, he has totaled 174 shots on target which puts him at 31st among active forwards.

Protecting the net for the Hornets is Ben Foster from England. He has played a total of 36,273 minutes defending the net for his career. Foster has surrendered an average of 1.41 goals per 90 mins which has him ranked 23rd among active goalies. During his career, he's surrendered 570 goals. He holds a career save % of .712 which has him ranked 15th out of all active goalies.

Liverpool will be the team on the other side of the pitch and for the current year they sit with 15 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses. in respect to goal differential, they are sitting 2nd in the EPL with +26. They currently have a total of 38 goals for this season. Liverpool has a save % as a team of .696 which is good for 11th in the EPL, which means scoring chances may be limited. They are averaging a crowd of 53,043 putting them at 6th in the EPL.

One of the guys to keep an eye on for the Reds is Mohamed Salah. The 27 year-old has drilled 107 balls into the back of the goal over the course of his professional soccer career. He is placed at 13th among active midfielders in assists with 50 and has a total of 267 shots on target. He has played a total of 16,502 minutes and averages 72.4 mins per appearance. Another player to watch out for on this team is Sadio Mané. The midfielder from Senegal has racked up 107 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which is 2nd among active midfielders. He also has a total of 197 fouls.

In net for the Reds is Alisson who has had a solid career by surrendering only 0.46 goals per 90 minutes and that ranks him 1st in the Premier League. In the 10,750 minutes he's been on the field in his career, he has allowed 55 goals. He has a career save percentage of .761 which ranks him 2nd among active goalkeepers in the Premier League.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Liverpool (-432)

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