Liverpool vs Fulham Prediction, 3/7/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/4/2021

Game: Liverpool vs Fulham

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2021

Location: Anfield in Liverpool, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Liverpool (-400) Fulham (+1100)

Anfield is the venue where Sadio Mane and Liverpool (12-7-7, 6th in the EPL) will take on Fulham (4-11-11, 18th in the EPL) on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Alisson for Liverpool and Alphonse Areola for Fulham. The moneyline on this game has Liverpool priced at -400 and the Cottagers are priced at +1100. The total opens at 3.

Liverpool played Sheffield United in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. Liverpool attempted 18 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 11 of those tries for a rate of 61.1%. In the passing game, they ended with a 92.2% passes received percentage by converting 547 out of their 593 pass targets last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Liverpool walked away from the pitch at a 53.3% clip by landing 8 shots on target of 15 shots. Liverpool sports an average of 1.69 goals per 90 min (44 goals in total) and have 27 assists in all games this season.

Sadio Mane is a player who should impact this matchup for Liverpool. He has 56 assists while accumulating 43 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Mane has been a starter in 267 games so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Senegal has tallied 123 goals in 23,040 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Mohamed Salah, the forward representing Egypt. Salah has been on the field for 20,363 minutes in 228 career starts and has been given a total of 9 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 59 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 136 total goals. He scores 0.60 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Liverpool is Alisson. Alisson (104-33-26 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 74 clean sheets, which has earned him a 45.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Brazil has had 376 shots tried at him in 163 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.8 (97 goals given up) and his save % is 76.3. Alisson has seen the field for 14,529 mins and is sitting with 284 stops in his career.

In their last outing, Fulham weren't able to secure a win with a final of 0-0 against Crystal Palace. They wrapped up this outing by completing 488 of the 554 passes they attempted for a percentage of 88.1%. Fulham had a 70.0% successful dribble rate by converting 14 of the 20 dribbles they attempted. Fulham had 5 shots attempted out of 17 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 29.4% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 20 goals and 15 assists in all their contests, Fulham averages 0.77 goals and 0.58 assists per 90.

Ivan Cavaleiro will need to provide a spark for Fulham. He is averaging 0.21 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 145 contests during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Portugal has 12,764 professional minutes while scoring 30 goals. He has totaled 22 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ademola Lookman, the forward representing England. He has earned 20 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 10 different times. Lookman has been handed a total of 8 yellow cards in 6,795 minutes played (68 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.26.

Alphonse Areola will look after the goal for Fulham. In his pro soccer career, Areola has surrendered 194 goals and has tallied 513 saves in 203 starts. He has given up 0.95 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 105-54-44. He holds a save percentage of 74.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 42.4%. Areola has racked up 86 shutouts and defended 695 shots tried against him in 18,290 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fulham (+1100)

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