Fulham vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 4/9/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/6/2021

Game: Fulham vs Wolverhampton

Date: Friday, April 9, 2021

Location: Craven Cottage in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Fulham (+150) Wolverhampton (+225)

Ivan Cavaleiro and Fulham (5-11-15, 18th in the EPL) play Wolverhampton (9-8-12, 14th in the EPL) at Craven Cottage on Friday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Alphonse Areola for Fulham and Rui Patricio for Wolverhampton. Fulham are at +150 while the Wolves are at +225. The total has been set at 2.5.

Fulham took the field against Aston Villa in their last match and took a loss by a final of 3-1. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 81.4% passes received percentage by connecting on 302 of the 371 pass attempts in their last outing. Fulham attempted 17 dribbles in this game and converted 11 of the attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Concerning shot accuracy, Fulham walked away from the pitch at a 46.7% clip by landing 7 shots on target out of 15 total shots. Fulham sports an average of 0.74 goals per 90 minutes (23 goals in total) and have earned 16 assists in all competitions for the year.

Ivan Cavaleiro is a guy who can be a difference maker for Fulham. Cavaleiro has been a starter in 149 outings so far in his career and he accounts for 0.21 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Portugal has accumulated 30 goals scored in 13,131 professional minutes played. He has 29 assists while accumulating 22 yellow card cautions in his career. One more player who should impact this match is Ademola Lookman, the forward born in England. Lookman has 7,193 mins during 73 career starting assignments and has been handed 9 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 11 times so far in his career and he has scored 20 total goals. He is averaging 0.25 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy protecting the net for Fulham will be Alphonse Areola. Areola (106-54-48 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 87 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 41.8% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from France has seen 714 shots tried at him in 208 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.0 (203 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.5. Areola has seen the field for 18,740 mins and is sitting with 525 stops during his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Wolverhampton went home defeated by a final of 1-0 against Liverpool. They finished the contest by completing 434 out of their 512 pass attempts for a rate of 84.8%. Wolverhampton finished the match with a 83.3% successful dribble rate by completing 15 of the 18 dribbles they tried. Wolverhampton converted 5 shots tried out of their 10 shots tried which had them sitting at a 50.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 26 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Wolverhampton sports an average of 0.90 goals and 0.52 assists per 90 minutes.

Romain Saiss should provide a spark for Wolverhampton. He is currently averaging 0.07 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 254 games in his career. The defender hailing from France has been on the field for 22,803 professional minutes while scoring 17 goals. He has 78 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Pedro Neto, the forward who is from Portugal. Neto has been given 8 yellow card cautions in 3,472 mins (37 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.23. He has scored 9 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 8 different times.

Rui Patricio will be looking after the net for Wolverhampton. Patricio has recorded 164 clean sheets while seeing 1,502 shots against him in 38,724 mins throughout his career. He has earned a save percentage of 74.5 and his shutout rate is 38.1%. He has allowed 0.94 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 231-106-93. So far in his pro soccer career, Patricio has conceded 403 goals and has tallied 1,113 saves in 431 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fulham (+150)

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