Manchester United vs Liverpool Prediction, 10/24/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/19/2021

Game: Manchester United vs Liverpool

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (+145) Liverpool (+180)

Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (4-2-2, 6th in the EPL) host Liverpool (5-3-0, 2nd in the EPL) at Old Trafford on Sunday. The starting goaltenders are David de Gea for Manchester United and Alisson for Liverpool. Liverpool are at at +180 while the Red Devils are at +145. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Manchester United faced off with Leicester City in their last game and took a loss by a score of 4-2. Manchester United tried 13 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 8 of the dribbles for a rate of 61.5%. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 87.4% received passes percentage by connecting on 449 out of their 514 pass targets in their last outing.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Manchester United finished at a 33.3% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 18 shots. Manchester United averages 2.00 g/90 (16 goals in total) and have accounted for 14 assists in all games for the season.

Bruno Fernandes is a guy who should impact this matchup for Manchester United. He has totaled 63 assists while accumulating 51 yellow cards during his career. Fernandes has been given a starting assignment in 233 matches so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Portugal has tallied 88 goals scored in 20,565 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward who is from Portugal. Ronaldo has been on the field for 49,534 mins during 550 starting assignments and has earned himself 76 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 137 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 482 goals. He sports an average of 0.88 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester United will be David de Gea. de Gea (215-95-94 record in his career) has recorded 138 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.2% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has had 1,561 shots tried against him in 404 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.1 (437 total goals surrendered) and his save % is 73.2. de Gea has defended the goal for a total of 36,298 minutes and has tallied 1,143 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, Liverpool walked away with a victory by a final of 5-0 against Watford. Liverpool finished with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by connecting on 8 of the 18 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by completing 723 out of their 829 passes they attempted for a rate of 87.2%. Liverpool had 8 shots attempted out of their 19 shots attempted giving them a 42.1% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 22 goals and 16 assists for all their matches, Liverpool averages 2.75 goals and 2.00 assists per 90.

Sadio Mane will need to provide a spark for Liverpool. He averages 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has started 284 matches in his career. The forward who is from Senegal has been on the pitch for 24,610 mins while scoring 132 goals. He has 43 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 60 times. Make sure to watch out for Mohamed Salah, the forward who represents Egypt. He has accumulated 148 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 65 different times. Salah has been given a total of 10 yellow cards in 22,059 mins (247 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.60.

Alisson will look after the goal for Liverpool. Alisson has 83 shutouts while defending 443 shots tried against him in 16,239 minutes throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 76.7 and his shutout rate is 45.6%. He has surrendered 0.77 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 116-38-28. So far in his pro soccer career, Alisson has given up 111 goals and has totaled 337 saves in 182 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Liverpool (+180)

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