West Ham United vs Chelsea Prediction, 12/4/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/3/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Chelsea

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+375) Chelsea (-139)

London Stadium is the site where Tomas Soucek and West Ham United (7-3-4, 4th in the EPL) will play Chelsea (10-3-1, 1st in the EPL) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Edouard Mendy for Chelsea. The line on this game has West Ham United coming in at +375 and the Pensioners are at -139. The over/under opens at 2.5.

West Ham United faced Brighton in their last match and got the draw with a final of 1-1. West Ham United tried 22 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 8 of those tries for a rate of 36.4%. In regard to passing, they ended with a 79.0% received passes rate by converting 218 of the 276 pass targets in their last outing.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, West Ham United ended this match at a 33.3% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 15 total shots. West Ham United is averaging 1.64 goals per 90 min (23 total goals) and have tallied 19 assists In all contests this season.

Tomas Soucek is a guy who should be able to impact this match for West Ham United. He has totaled 6 assists while tallying 30 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. Soucek has been in the starting lineup in 185 contests during his pro soccer career and has 0.25 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Czech Republic has totaled 46 goals scored in 16,614 mins played.

Another player who should impact this match is Jarrod Bowen, the forward who is from England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 25 times in his career while scoring 64 total goals. Bowen has been on the field for 15,245 minutes during 174 career starting assignments and has been given 11 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for West Ham United is Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski (142-72-129 mark during his soccer career) has 99 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Poland has faced 1,502 shots attempted at him in 344 starts. His GA/90 is 1.3 (452 total goals conceded) and his save % is 71.2. Fabianski has seen the field for a total of 30,796 mins and is sitting with 1,065 stops so far in his career.

For their last outing, Chelsea took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Watford. Chelsea ended the game with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by completing 12 out of the 16 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by completing 312 of the 391 passing attempts earning a percentage of 79.8%. Chelsea landed 4 shots tried out of their 8 shots tried giving them a 50.0% rate in their last outing. With a total of 32 goals and 22 assists in all competitions, Chelsea averages 2.29 goals and 1.57 assists per 90 minutes.

Kai Havertz should be someone to watch for Chelsea. The forward born in Germany has played 11,186 professional minutes while scoring 42 goals. He has accumulated 12 yellow cards during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 25 times. He is averaging 0.34 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 126 matches during his career. Make sure to watch out for Romelu Lukaku, the forward representing Belgium. Lukaku has been handed a total of 29 yellow card cautions in 30,588 professional minutes (337 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.57. He has collected 195 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 60 times.

Edouard Mendy will look after the goal for Chelsea. Mendy has racked up 66 shutouts and has seen 476 shots tried against him in 13,288 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 77.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently 44.6%. He has surrendered 0.84 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 55-35-25. In his career, Mendy has allowed 124 goals and has 368 saves in 148 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Ham United (+375)

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