West Ham United vs Everton Prediction, 5/9/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/3/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Everton

Date: Sunday, May 9, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+137) Everton (+165)

Tomas Soucek and West Ham United (16-7-10, 6th in the EPL) host Everton (15-7-11, 8th in the EPL) at London Stadium on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Jordan Pickford for Everton. West Ham United are at +137 while the Toffees are priced at +165. The total opens at 2.5.

West Ham United faced Chelsea in their last match and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. West Ham United tried 14 dribbles in this match and converted 6 of those attempts for a rate of 42.9%. In regard to passing, they earned a 83.0% rate by connecting on 367 of the 442 passing attempts in their last match. Regarding shot accuracy, West Ham United finished at a 22.2% clip by putting 2 shots on target of 9 total shots. West Ham United is averaging 1.55 goals per 90 minutes (51 goals in total) and have tallied 39 assists in all games for the year.

Tomas Soucek is a player who should impact this matchup for West Ham United. Soucek has been in the starting lineup in 166 matches in his career and he has earned 0.26 G/90. The midfielder who is from Czech Republic has 43 goals scored in 14,916 professional minutes. He has totaled 5 assists while earning 27 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Jarrod Bowen, the forward representing England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 21 times during his career while scoring 62 goals. Bowen has played 13,885 mins during 159 starts and has earned himself 10 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.40 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski (133-68-124 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 95 clean sheets, which has earned him a 29.1% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Poland has had 1,440 shots attempted against him in 326 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (432 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 71.3. Fabianski has been on the field for a total of 29,176 minutes and has accumulated 1,026 saves during his soccer career.

When they last played, Everton took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Aston Villa. They finished the match by converting 362 out of their 439 attempted passes for a rate of 82.5%. Everton ended the game with a 33.3% successful dribble rate by completing 4 of the 12 dribbles they tried. Everton converted 3 shots attempted out of their 16 shots attempted earning them a 18.8% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 43 goals and 30 assists in all their matches, Everton has an average of 1.30 goals and 0.91 assists per 90.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will need to provide a spark for Everton. He scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 109 matches so far in his career. The forward representing England has been on the field for 10,325 mins and he has scored 44 goals. He has accumulated 24 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 9 times. You should also keep an eye on Richarlison, the forward hailing from Brazil. Richarlison has been given 26 yellow cards in 13,721 minutes played (160 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.30. He has scored 46 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 13 times.

Jordan Pickford will be looking after the net for Everton. So far in his pro soccer career, Pickford has conceded 394 goals and has 846 stops in 287 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.38 goals per 90 and he has a record of 92-74-119. He sports a save % of 68.8 and his shutout rate is 27.5%. Pickford has earned 79 shutouts and defended 1,226 shots attempted against him in 25,644 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Everton (+165)

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