Brentford vs Watford Prediction, 12/10/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/6/2021

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Game: Brentford vs Watford

Date: Friday, December 10, 2021

Location: Brentford Community Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Brentford (-105) Watford (+309)

Joshua King and Watford (4-1-10, 17th in the EPL) travel to Brentford Community Stadium on Friday where they'll take on Brentford (4-5-6, 12th in the EPL). The goalies who are expected to start are Alvaro Fernandez for Brentford and Daniel Bachmann for Watford. Watford are at at +309 while the Bees are priced at -105. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Brentford stepped onto the pitch against Leeds United in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 2-2. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 94.5% passes received percentage by converting 222 of the 235 pass targets last contest. Brentford attempted 19 dribbles in this match and converted 10 of the tries for a rate of 52.6%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Brentford finished at a 33.3% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 9 total shots. Brentford averages 1.20 goals per 90 minutes (18 goals in total) and have accounted for 10 assists in all games this season.

Bryan Mbeumo is a player who should be able to impact this game for Brentford. He has 21 assists while tallying 14 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Mbeumo has started 119 games during his career and he scores 0.33 goals per 90. The forward from France has racked up 36 goals in 9,886 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Sergi Canos, the forward hailing from Spain. Canos has accumulated 11,552 minutes during 133 starts and has been handed 26 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 27 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 32 total goals. He scores 0.25 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Brentford is Alvaro Fernandez. Fernandez (30-18-34 mark in his professional soccer career) has 24 shutouts, which has earned him a 29.3% shutout rate. The keeper born in Spain has had 243 shots attempted at him in 82 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.2 (99 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 70.4. Fernandez has seen the field for 7,425 mins and has accumulated 175 saves so far in his career.

When they last played, Watford took a loss by a score of 3-1 against Manchester City. They finished this game by converting 172 out of their 243 pass attempts earning a rate of 70.8%. Watford finished with a 37.5% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 of the 16 dribbles they attempted. Watford converted 4 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted earning them a 36.4% clip in their last match. Having tallied 20 goals and 15 assists for all their matches, Watford sports an average of 1.33 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Joshua King will be someone to watch for Watford. He is averaging 0.28 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 207 games during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Norway has 18,706 professional minutes and has earned 59 goals. He has tallied 15 yellow card warnings during his career and has helped on a goal 25 times. You should also keep an eye on Emmanuel Dennis, the forward hailing from Nigeria. He has scored 31 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 12 different times. Dennis has been given a total of 26 yellow card cautions in 7,635 professional minutes (91 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.37.

Daniel Bachmann will reside in front of the net for Watford. So far in his career, Bachmann has allowed 58 goals while earning 129 stops in 78 starting assignments. He has given up 0.74 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 39-12-27. He sports a save percentage of 70.1 and his shutout rate is currently 38.5%. Bachmann has racked up 30 clean sheets while defending 184 shots attempted against him in 7,020 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brentford (-105)

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