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Watford vs Norwich City EPL Point Spread Picks 11/8/2019


by - 11/4/2019

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Carrow Road

Carrow Road is the venue where Marco Stiepermann and Norwich City (2-1-8, 19th in EPL) will take on Watford (0-5-6, 20th in EPL) on Friday. The expected starting goalkeepers are Ben Foster for Watford and Tim Krul for Norwich City. The Canaries are at at +145 while Watford are at +184. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Watford comes into this game with a record of 0 victories, 5 draws, and 6 losses which puts them at 20th in EPL. During the season thus far, they have scored a total of 6 goals which has them at 20th in the league. Their goal differential is -17, which puts them at 20th in the league. Regarding shots on target, they have earned a total of 40 which has them at 15th in the league. As a group, Watford currently has a total of 116 fouls which has them averaging 10.55 fouls per game. They have earned a total of 5 points for the 2019 season and they have an average crowd of 20,714.

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Will Hughes is one of the best players to watch for the Hornets. The midfielder from England has appeared in 221 games in the time he has played soccer and has totaled 16,162 minutes. During that time, the 24-year-old has racked up 14 goals and has assisted on 23 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 73.1 minutes per appearance. Hughes has been a starter in 188 games and has racked up 314 fouls over the course of that time. When discussing shots on target, Hughes has 59 which has him ranked 149th among active players and 71st among midfielders. Gerard Deulofeu is another guy to keep an eye on for the squad from Watford. The 25-year-old from Spain has netted 50 goals over the course of his professional soccer career which places him at 51st among active players in the Premier League. He has played 13,131 mins over the course of his professional soccer career which places him at 37th among active forwards and has an average of 58.6 mins per game which places him at 256th in the Premier League. In the time he's played professional soccer, he has produced 169 shots on target which places him at 32nd among active forwards.

Looking after the net for the Hornets is Ben Foster from England. He is 36 years old and has played a total of 35,823 mins defending the net in his career. Foster has conceded 1.41 goals per 90 minutes which has him sitting 21st among active goalies in EPL. Over the course of his career, he has given up 563 goals. He's earned a career save % of .713 which has him sitting 15th out of all active goalies.

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Norwich City will be standing on the other sideline and for the year they sit with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 8 defeats. With regard to goal differential, they rank 18th in the EPL with -15. They have a total of 11 goals for the 2019 season. Norwich City has a team save percentage of .644 which currently has them sitting 15th in the EPL, which tells us scoring chances could be there if they are opportunistic. They have an average attendance of 27,056 which puts them at 16th in the EPL.

One of the toughest players to defend for the Canaries is Marco Stiepermann. The 28 year-old has guided 30 balls past the goalkeeper over the course of his pro soccer career. He is 36th among active midfielders in assists with 31 and has earned 124 shots on target. He has played a total of 18,123 mins and has an average of 70.0 minutes per appearance. Another player to keep an eye on for this squad is Teemu Pukki. The forward from Finland has netted 124 goals over the course of his professional soccer career which puts him at 10th among active forwards. He also has committed 224 fouls.

In net for the Canaries is Tim Krul who has had a bad career by surrendering 1.48 goals per 90 minutes and that places him 23rd in the league. In the 23,782 mins he has been on the field over the course of his career, he's given up 390 goals. He's earned a career save % of .681 which puts him at 22nd out of all goalies still active in the league.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Watford (+184)

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