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Newcastle United vs Chelsea Prediction, 11/21/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/18/2020

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Game: Newcastle United vs Chelsea

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: St. James' Park in Tyne, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Newcastle United (+450) Chelsea (-175)

St. James' Park is the venue where Callum Wilson and Newcastle United (3-2-3, 13th in the EPL) will play Chelsea (4-3-1, 5th in the EPL) on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers will be Karl Darlow for Newcastle United and Edouard Mendy for Chelsea. The line on this contest has Newcastle United coming in at +450 and the Pensioners are at -175. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Newcastle United faced Southampton in their last game and took a loss by a final of 2 - 0. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 86.5% received passes rate by connecting on 276 out of their 319 passing targets last match. Newcastle United tried 25 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 12 of the attempts for a percentage of 48.0%. Regarding shot accuracy, Newcastle United walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% clip by hitting 2 shots on target of 4 total shots. Newcastle United averages 1.13 g/90 (9 total goals) and have tallied 4 assists in all games this season.

Callum Wilson is a guy who should impact this matchup for Newcastle United. He has accounted for 27 assists while tallying 33 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. Wilson has been given a starting assignment in 221 games during his career and scores 0.42 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from England has racked up 91 goals scored in 19,482 professional minutes. Someone else who should impact this match is Miguel Almiron, the forward who is from Paraguay. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times during his career while he has scored 27 goals. Almiron has totaled 11,524 mins in 130 starts and has been given 14 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.21 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Newcastle United will be Karl Darlow. Darlow (73-55-53 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 54 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.5% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from England has faced 644 shots tried at him in 183 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.26 (231 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .652. Darlow has been on the pitch for a total of 16,487 mins and has accumulated 417 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, Chelsea got the victory with a final of 4 - 1 against Sheffield United. Chelsea had a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 out of the 15 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 695 out of their 785 passes they attempted earning a rate of 88.5%. Chelsea converted 9 shots on target out of 20 shots attempted giving them a 45.0% clip in their last outing. With 20 goals and 14 assists for all their matches, Chelsea has an average of 2.50 goals and 1.75 assists per 90 minutes.

Timo Werner should provide solid play for Chelsea. The forward who is from Germany has totaled 16,343 mins while earning 96 goals. He has tallied 12 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 37 times. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 185 contests in his career. You should also watch out for Kai Havertz, the forward representing Germany. He has collected 37 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 22 different times. Havertz has been given 11 yellow card cautions in 9,495 minutes played (106 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his soccer career is 0.35.

Edouard Mendy is expected to look after the net for Chelsea. So far in his career, Mendy has surrendered 94 goals and has tallied 284 stops in 108 starts. He has surrendered 0.87 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 32-26-17. He has a save % of .781 and his clean sheet rate is 42.6%. Mendy has 46 shutouts while defending 365 shots tried against him in 9,733 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Newcastle United (+450)

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