Newcastle United vs Manchester United Prediction, 10/17/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/15/2020

Game: Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020

Location: St. James' Park in Tyne, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Newcastle United (+500) Manchester United (-200)

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United (1-0-2, 16th in EPL) travel to St. James' Park on Saturday where they'll take on Newcastle United (2-1-1, 9th in EPL). The starting goaltenders will be Karl Darlow for Newcastle United and David de Gea for Manchester United. The moneyline on this contest has Newcastle United coming in at +500 and the Red Devils are at -200. The total opens at 2.5.

Newcastle United has controlled possession of the ball for 42.8% of games while they have success at dribbling 66.7% of the time (6th in EPL). They have launched 36 shots at their opponents with 7 being on target, which means they have a 19.4% SOT percentage. Newcastle United as a team have scored 6 goals this year, which is 12th in the league. Their players have been on the receiving end of 1,179 passes on 1,445 targets for the campaign, which gives them a receiving percentage of 81.6%.

Joelinton is a guy who can be a difference maker for Newcastle United. Joelinton has been given a starting assignment in 114 games during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.24 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Brazil has totaled 27 goals in 10,080 mins. He has 15 assists while tallying 31 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Miguel Almiron, the forward hailing from Paraguay. He has assisted on a goal 26 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 27 total goals. Almiron has totaled 11,259 minutes during 127 career starting assignments and has been given 13 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.22 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Newcastle Utd is Karl Darlow. Darlow (72-54-51 record in his career) has accumulated 54 clean sheets, which has earned him a 30.2% shutout rate. The goalie from England has had 618 shots attempted at him in 179 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.24 (223 goals allowed) and his save % is .650. Darlow has played for 16,127 mins and is sitting with 400 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

Manchester United has accumulated 1,555 pass targets for the campaign (13th in English Premier League) to go along with 1,359 completed passes. They have earned a receiving percentage of 87.4% and they control possession of the ball 53.3% of the time. The Red Devils have successfully dribbled 62.3% of the time for the season while scoring 4 goals. They have been able to connect on 25.9% of their shots on 27 shots.

Marcus Rashford should be able to be counted on for Manchester Utd. The forward born in England has played 9,625 professional minutes and he has scored 45 goals. He has collected 12 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 21 times. He averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 104 matches in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Bruno Fernandes, the midfielder from Portugal. Fernandes has earned himself a total of 44 yellow card cautions in 16,977 minutes played (193 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.36. He has collected 68 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 50 times.

David de Gea is expected to look after the net for the Red Devils. In his career, Gea has allowed 406 goals while he has tallied 1,069 stops in 373 starts. He has given up 1.09 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 200-84-89. He has a save % of .733 and his clean sheet rate is currently 34.3%. Gea has totaled 128 clean sheets while seeing 1,457 shots attempted against him in 33,553 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Newcastle United (+500)

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