Manchester City vs West Ham United Prediction, 2/27/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/24/2021

Game: Manchester City vs West Ham United

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester City (-400) West Ham United (+1100)

Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester City (18-5-2, 1st in the EPL) host West Ham United (13-6-6, 4th in the EPL) at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Ederson for Manchester City and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. The odds on this game have Manchester City coming in at -400 and the Hammers are at +1100. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Manchester City played Arsenal in their last game and took home the win by a score of 1-0. Manchester City tried 16 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 11 of the attempts for a rate of 68.8%. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 90.4% passes received percentage by completing 548 out of their 606 pass attempts in their last outing. In terms of shooting accuracy, Manchester City ended this match at a 20.0% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 15 total shots. Manchester City sports an average of 2.00 goals per 90 min (50 goals in total) and have racked up 35 assists in all competitions this season.

Kevin De Bruyne is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Manchester City. He has 135 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Bruyne has started 312 contests in his career and has 0.26 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Belgium has tallied 77 goals in 27,138 mins played. One more guy who could decide who wins is Raheem Sterling, the forward who represents England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 50 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 95 goals. Sterling has been on the field for 21,356 mins during 240 starting assignments and has been given 31 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.40 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Manchester City will be Ederson. Ederson has been on the pitch for a total of 18,422 minutes and has earned 388 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.8 (155 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 73.3. The goalie hailing from Brazil has had 532 shots tried against him in 206 starting assignments. Ederson (141-34-31 mark during his career) has accounted for 95 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 46.1% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, West Ham United took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Tottenham. West Ham United ended the game with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 6 out of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this contest by converting 178 of the 246 passing attempts for a rate of 72.4%. West Ham United had 4 shots tried out of the team's 4 shots tried which had them at a 100.0% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 37 goals and 27 assists in all their contests, West Ham United averages 1.48 goals and 1.08 assists per 90 minutes.

Jarrod Bowen will be counted on for West Ham United. He scores 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 154 matches during his career. The forward from England has 13,379 mins while scoring 59 goals. He has accumulated 10 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. You should also keep an eye on Tomas Soucek, the midfielder born in Czech Republic. He has 42 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 4 different times. Soucek has been handed a total of 25 yellow cards in 14,196 mins (158 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.27.

Lukasz Fabianski will look after the net for West Ham United. During his career, Fabianski has surrendered 420 goals and has totaled 1,002 stops in 319 starting assignments. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 130-67-121. He has earned a save percentage of 71.4 and his shutout rate is 29.5%. Fabianski has totaled 94 clean sheets while seeing 1,407 shots attempted against him in 28,546 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Ham United (+1100)

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