West Brom vs West Ham United Prediction, 5/19/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/17/2021

Game: West Brom vs West Ham United

Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Location: The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Brom (+300) West Ham United (-118)

Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United (17-8-11, 7th in the EPL) travel to The Hawthorns on Wednesday where they'll meet West Brom (5-11-20, 19th in the EPL). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Sam Johnstone for West Brom and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. The moneyline on this game has West Brom coming in at +300 and the Hammers are at -118. The over/under is set at 2.5.

West Brom stepped onto the pitch against Liverpool in their most recent game and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. West Brom attempted 4 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 3 of those tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 76.7% rate by connecting on 138 of the 180 pass targets last match. Concerning shot accuracy, West Brom wrapped this game up at a 30.0% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 10 total shots. West Brom averages 0.86 g/90 (31 total goals) and have accounted for 20 assists in all contests for the season.

Matheus Pereira is a guy who should be able to impact this game for West Brom. Pereira has been a starter in 113 outings thus far in his career and has 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Brazil has racked up 29 goals scored in 9,818 professional minutes played. He has 32 assists while earning 20 yellow cards in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Callum Robinson, the forward representing England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times in his career while scoring 43 total goals. Robinson has totaled 12,903 minutes in 149 career starts and has been handed a total of 10 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.30 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for West Brom will be Sam Johnstone. Johnstone has played for a total of 24,030 mins and has 797 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.2 (330 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 71.7. The goalkeeper from England has had 1,112 shots attempted against him in 267 starts. Johnstone (106-79-82 record in his career) has earned 81 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.3% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, West Ham United earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 1-1 against Brighton. They finished the contest by converting 474 out of their 527 passes they tried earning a rate of 89.9%. West Ham United finished the match with a 78.6% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 11 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. West Ham United had 2 shots attempted out of their 15 shots attempted which had them at a 13.3% clip in their last game. With a total of 54 goals and 41 assists in all their matches, West Ham United averages 1.50 goals and 1.14 assists per 90 minutes.

Jarrod Bowen will need to be on top of his game for West Ham United. He currently averages 0.40 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 160 games in his career. The forward from England has totaled 14,009 mins and has scored 62 goals. He has tallied 10 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times. You should also keep an eye on Tomas Soucek, the midfielder born in Czech Republic. He has accounted for 43 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 5 times. Soucek has been given 28 yellow card warnings in 15,186 minutes played (169 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.25.

Lukasz Fabianski will be residing in front of the goal for West Ham United. So far in his pro soccer career, Fabianski has surrendered 435 goals and has accounted for 1,030 saves in 329 starts. He has given up 1.33 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 134-69-125. He sports a save % of 71.2 and his clean sheet rate is 28.9%. Fabianski has tallied 95 clean sheets while seeing 1,446 shots against him in 29,446 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Ham United (-118)

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