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West Ham United vs Watford EPL Game Picks 8/24/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 8/23/2019

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road is the site where Gerard Deulofeu and Watford (0-0-2, 20th in the English Premier League) will take on West Ham United (0-1-1, 16th in the English Premier League) on Saturday. The goalkeepers expected to start are Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Ben Foster for Watford. Watford are at at +125 while West Ham United are at +180. The over/under is set at 2.5.

West Ham United comes into this match holding a record of 0 victories, 1 draw, and 1 defeat putting them at 16th in the English Premier League. Thus far in the season, they have scored a total of 1 goals which is good for 17th in the EPL. That said, if they are going to get the win this game, they will want to put some goals in the back of the net. Their goal differential is -5, putting them at 20th in the EPL. West Ham United will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there as they have compiled a total of 1 assists which is good for 13th in the EPL. In the matter of shots on target, they have compiled a total of 6 which is good for 15th in the EPL. As a group, West Ham United currently has a total of 16 fouls which means they have an average of 8 fouls per game. They have compiled a total of 1 points for 2019 and they are averaging an attendance of 59,870.

Manuel Lanzini is a great player to watch for the Hammers. The midfielder from Argentina has competed in 100 games in the time he's played professional soccer and has totaled 7,527 mins. Up to now, the 26-year-old has racked up 20 goals and has assisted on 12 goals. He's earned a career average of 75.3 mins per game. Lanzini has been a starter in 100 games in the time he's played professional soccer and has a total of 43 fouls over the course of that period. In terms of shots on target, Lanzini has earned 55 in the time he's played professional soccer which has him ranked 153rd out of active players and 73rd among midfielders. Felipe Anderson is another guy to watch out for on the squad from West Ham United. The 26-year-old from Brazil has scored 34 goals over the course of his career which has him ranking 83rd when compared to active players in soccer. He has totaled 11,880 mins over the course of his career which has him ranking 67th among active midfielders and is averaging 68.3 minutes per game which has him ranking 201st in soccer. Over the course of his professional soccer career, he has totaled 106 shots on target which has him ranking 44th among active midfielders.

The man looking after the goal for the Hammers is Lukasz Fabianski from Poland. He is 34 years old and has played a total of 24,449 mins defending the net for his career. Fabianski has given up an average of 1.34 goals per 90 minutes which places him at 15th out of all active goalies in English Premier League. During his career, he has surrendered 363 goals. He has a career save % of .708 which places him at 15th out of all active professional goalies. For the Hammers to leave with points, Fabianski is going to have to play a good game.

Watford steps onto the field with a mark of 0 victories, 0 draws, and 2 losses putting them at 20th in the English Premier League. So far this year, they have converted a total of 0 goals which has them ranked at 20th in the EPL. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this game, they will look to play mistake free soccer so they can take advantage of their opportunities. Their goal differential is -4, putting them at 19th in the EPL. Watford will look to make sure they are sharing the ball as they have compiled a total of 0 assists which has them ranked at 20th in the EPL. With reference to shots on target, they have compiled a total of 5 which has them ranked at 18th in the EPL. As a team, Watford has compiled a total of 26 fouls which means they have an average of 13 fouls per contest. They have compiled a total of 0 points for the 2019 season and they are averaging an attendance of 20,245.

Gerard Deulofeu is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Hornets. The forward from Spain has competed in 215 contests in his career and has played a total of 12,540 minutes. In that time, the 25-year-old has a total of 49 goals and has assisted on 38 goals. He's earned a career average of 58.3 minutes per game. Deulofeu has started 215 contests in his career and has totaled 64 fouls over the course of that time. When discussing shots on target, Deulofeu has totaled 158 in his career which is 54th when compared to active players and 32nd among forwards. Abdoulaye Doucouré is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from Watford. The 26-year-old from France has scored 25 goals in his career which has him ranking 109th among all players still active in the EPL. He has played 14,270 minutes in his career which has him ranking 61st among active midfielders and averages 77.6 minutes per appearance which has him ranking 107th in the EPL. Over the course of his career, he has 85 shots on target which has him ranking 52nd among active midfielders.

Protecting the net for the Hornets is Ben Foster from England. He is 36 years old and has played 35,013 minutes in goal in his career. Foster has allowed 1.40 goals per 90 mins which has him placed 19th among active goalies. Over the course of his career, he's allowed 544 goals. His career save percentage is .715 which has him placed 13th among active goalies. For the Hornets to go home with points, Foster will look to play a good game.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Watford (+125)

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