Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 12/6/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2020

Game: Liverpool vs Wolverhampton

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020

Location: Anfield in Liverpool, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Liverpool (-213) Wolverhampton (+500)

Mohamed Salah and Liverpool (6-3-1, 2nd in the EPL) play Wolverhampton (5-2-3, 6th in the EPL) at Anfield on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Alisson for Liverpool and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. The moneyline on this matchup has Liverpool priced at -213 and the Wolves are at +500. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Liverpool took the field against Brighton in their last match and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. Liverpool tried 16 dribbles in this matchup and converted 8 of the dribbles for a rate of 50.0%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 85.6% passes received percentage by converting 464 of the 542 passing targets last game. Concerning shot accuracy, Liverpool ended this match at a 33.3% clip by landing 2 shots on target of 6 total shots. Liverpool averages 2.10 goals per 90 min (21 goals in total) and have tallied 10 assists in all games this year.

Mohamed Salah is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Liverpool. He has totaled 57 assists while tallying 9 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. Salah has had a starting assignment in 214 games so far in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.60 goals per 90. The forward born in Egypt has 127 goals scored in 19,043 minutes. Another guy who should impact this match is Sadio Mane, the forward born in Senegal. Mane has been on the pitch for 21,814 mins during 253 starts and has been handed 42 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 54 times thus far in his career and he has scored 120 goals. He sports an average of 0.50 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Liverpool is Alisson. Alisson (100-29-21 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 71 clean sheets, which gives him a 47.3% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Brazil has had 331 shots attempted at him in 150 starts. His GA/90 is 0.72 (81 goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of .773. Alisson has seen the pitch for a total of 13,359 mins and has 254 saves so far in his career.

When they last played, Wolverhampton went home victorious with a score of 2-1 against Arsenal. Wolverhampton had a 85.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 18 of the 21 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 337 of the 405 attempted passes for a rate of 83.2%. Wolverhampton had 5 shots on goal out of their 11 shots tried which had them sitting at a 45.5% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 11 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, Wolverhampton has an average of 1.10 goals and 0.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Pedro Neto will be someone to watch for Wolverhampton. The forward from Portugal has been on the field for 1,801 mins while scoring 7 goals. He has totaled 4 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 5 times. He currently averages 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 18 outings in his career. You should also keep an eye on Daniel Podence, the forward hailing from Portugal. He has tallied 15 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 15 times. Podence has been given a total of 11 yellow cards in 6,425 minutes played (78 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.21.

Rui Patricio is expected to look after the goal for Wolverhampton. Patricio has totaled 160 clean sheets while defending 1,428 shots against him in 37,015 career mins. He has earned a save percentage of .748 and his clean sheet rate is 38.8%. He has surrendered 0.91 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 227-100-84. So far in his career, Patricio has given up 376 goals while earning 1,061 saves in 412 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wolverhampton (+500)

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