Manchester United vs Liverpool Prediction, 5/13/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/10/2021

Game: Manchester United vs Liverpool

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: NBCSN

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

Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United (20-10-4, 2nd in the EPL) host Liverpool (16-9-9, 6th in the EPL) at Old Trafford on Thursday. The starting goaltenders are Dean Henderson for Manchester United and Alisson for Liverpool. Manchester United are at +180 while the Reds are at +145. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Manchester United played Aston Villa in their last match and notched a win by a score of 3-1. In the passing game, they earned a 89.5% passes received percentage by completing 497 of the 555 pass targets in their last match. Manchester United tried 18 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 13 of the attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Manchester United finished the game at a 35.3% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 17 total shots. Manchester United has an average of 1.88 g/90 (64 total goals) and are sitting with 46 assists in all competitions this season.

Bruno Fernandes is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Manchester United. Fernandes has been a starter in 223 matchups during his career and accounts for 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from Portugal has 83 goals scored in 19,658 mins. He has 60 assists while tallying 48 yellow card cautions in his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Marcus Rashford, the forward born in England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times in his career while scoring 54 goals. Rashford has been on the pitch for 12,131 minutes in 133 career starting assignments and has been given 16 yellow cards. He scores 0.40 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester United is Dean Henderson. Henderson has been on the pitch for 12,375 minutes and is sitting with 392 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.9 (119 total goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 77.6. The goalkeeper born in England has seen 510 shots tried at him in 137 career starting assignments. Henderson (72-35-30 record during his career) has accumulated 56 clean sheets, which has earned him a 40.9% shutout rate.

In their last game, Liverpool took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against Southampton. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 503 out of their 588 passing attempts earning a rate of 85.5%. Liverpool finished the match with a 63.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 14 of the 22 dribbles they pursued. Liverpool connected on 6 shots tried out of their 14 shots tried which had them at a 42.9% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 54 goals and 33 assists for all their matches, Liverpool averages 1.59 goals and 0.97 assists per 90 min.

Sadio Mane should be able to be counted on for Liverpool. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 273 outings thus far in his career. The forward from Senegal has totaled 23,604 professional minutes while earning 125 goals. He has collected 43 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 58 times. Make sure to watch out for Mohamed Salah, the forward born in Egypt. Salah has been handed a total of 9 yellow cards in 20,980 minutes played (235 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.60. He has earned 139 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 60 times.

Alisson is expected to look after the goal for Liverpool. Alisson has accumulated 77 shutouts while seeing 410 shots tried against him in 15,249 career mins. He has earned a save % of 77.1 and his clean sheet rate is currently 45.0%. He has allowed 0.77 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 108-35-28. During his pro soccer career, Alisson has conceded 102 goals and has accounted for 313 stops in 171 starts.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Liverpool (+145) and under the total goals

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