Leicester City vs Watford Prediction, 11/28/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/24/2021

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Game: Leicester City vs Watford

Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (-176) Watford (+424)

Jamie Vardy and Leicester City (4-3-5, 12th in the EPL) host Watford (4-1-7, 15th in the EPL) at King Power Stadium on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Ben Foster for Watford. Watford are at at +424 while the Foxes are at -176. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Leicester City faced off with Chelsea in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 3-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 76.8% rate by connecting on 304 out of their 396 pass targets in their last match. Leicester City attempted 18 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 10 of the dribbles for a percentage of 55.6%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Leicester City finished at a 75.0% rate by putting 3 shots on target of 4 total shots. Leicester City is averaging 1.33 goals per 90 min (16 goals in total) and have tallied 12 assists in all matches for the year.

Jamie Vardy is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Leicester City. He has totaled 58 assists while accumulating 39 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Vardy has had a starting assignment in 326 games thus far in his career and has 0.56 G/90. The forward who is from England has 176 goals in 28,417 professional minutes.

Another guy who should impact this match is James Maddison, the midfielder representing England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times during his soccer career while scoring 44 goals. Maddison has 14,538 minutes in 164 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 24 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.27 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Leicester City will be Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel (249-140-160 mark in his career) has tallied 183 shutouts, which gives him a 33.5% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Denmark has had 2,196 shots attempted at him in 547 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.2 (630 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.4. Schmeichel has seen the field for a total of 49,244 mins and has 1,588 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Watford took home the win by a final score of 4-1 against Manchester United. Watford ended the game with a 44.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 4 of the 9 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by converting 255 of the 350 attempted passes for a rate of 72.9%. Watford connected on 7 shots tried out of 19 shots tried earning them a 36.8% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 16 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Watford has an average of 1.33 goals and 1.17 assists per 90.

Emmanuel Dennis should be someone to watch for Watford. He is currently averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 88 games thus far in his career. The forward from Nigeria has been on the field for 7,385 mins while scoring 29 goals. He has tallied 26 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times. You should also keep an eye on Ismaila Sarr, the forward born in Senegal. Sarr has been given a total of 17 yellow cards in 13,106 professional minutes played (147 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.28. He has tallied 41 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 18 times.

Ben Foster will look after the goal for Watford. During his pro soccer career, Foster has allowed 634 goals and has accumulated 1,524 saves in 458 starts. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 138-132-185. He has earned a save % of 71.2 and his clean sheet rate is 24.7%. Foster has totaled 113 shutouts while defending 2,145 shots against him in 41,043 minutes in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Watford (+424)

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