West Brom vs Burnley Prediction, 10/19/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/15/2020

Game: West Brom vs Burnley

Date: Monday, October 19, 2020

Location: The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Brom (+163) Burnley (+170)

Callum Robinson and West Brom (0-1-3, 17th in EPL) host Burnley (0-0-3, 18th in EPL) at The Hawthorns on Monday. The goalies protecting the net will be Sam Johnstone for West Brom and Nick Pope for Burnley. Burnley are at at +170 while the Baggies are priced at +163. The over/under opens at 2.5.

West Brom as a team have earned 5 goals for the campaign, which is currently 15th in EPL. They have launched 27 shots at the opposition with 11 on target, which comes out to a 40.7% SOT percentage. West Brom controls possession for 31.8% of games while they successfully dribble 47.5% of the time (20th in EPL). They have been on the receiving end of 951 passes on 1,145 attempts this season, which makes their receiving percentage 83.1%.

Callum Robinson is a player who should be able to impact this game for West Brom. Robinson has started 134 games so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.31 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from England has 40 goals in 11,676 professional minutes. He has totaled 21 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card cautions so far in his career. One more player who could decide who wins is Matheus Pereira, the forward born in Brazil. Pereira has 7,670 mins during 88 starts and has been given a total of 18 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times in his career and he has scored 20 goals. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man defending the goal for West Brom is Sam Johnstone. Johnstone has seen the pitch for 21,240 mins and has tallied 667 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.17 (275 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .716. The goalie from England has had 931 shots sent in his direction in 236 starts. Johnstone (102-69-65 record during his career) has totaled 75 shutouts, which has earned him a 31.8% clean sheet rate.

The Clarets have dribbled successfully 61.5% of the time on the campaign while earning 3 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 81.6% and they maintain possession of the ball 46% of the time. Burnley has tallied 1,239 pass targets for the campaign (17th in EPL) to go along with 1,011 successful received passes. They have connected on 27% of their shots on target out of 37 total shots.

Chris Wood should provide a spark for Burnley. The forward who is from New Zealand has accumulated 23,359 mins while scoring 122 goals. He has tallied 9 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 32 times. He averages 0.47 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 262 contests so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Ashley Westwood, the midfielder representing England. Westwood has been given 54 yellow card cautions in 30,648 mins (345 starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.07. He has scored 24 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 42 different times.

Nick Pope will look after the net for the Clarets. Pope has earned 66 shutouts while he has defended 679 shots tried against him in 14,859 mins in his career. He has a save percentage of .751 and his shutout rate is currently 40.2%. He has allowed 1.07 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 63-49-53. So far in his career, Pope has allowed 177 goals while earning 510 stops in 164 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Burnley (+170)

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