West Ham United vs Tottenham Prediction, 2/21/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/15/2021

Game: West Ham United vs Tottenham

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2021

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+160) Tottenham (+142)

London Stadium is the site where Tomas Soucek and West Ham United (11-6-6, 6th in the EPL) will play Tottenham (10-6-7, 9th in the EPL) on Sunday. The starting goaltenders are Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Hugo Lloris for Tottenham. West Ham United are at +160 while the Spurs are priced at +142. The total is set at 2.5.

West Ham United stepped onto the pitch against Fulham in their most recent game and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. West Ham United attempted 12 dribbles in this matchup and converted 6 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing the passing game, they had a 77.0% passes received percentage by connecting on 285 out of their 370 pass targets in their last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, West Ham United finished the game at a 12.5% rate by putting 1 shot on target of 8 total shots. West Ham United sports an average of 1.39 goals per 90 (32 goals in total) and have tallied 24 assists in all matches for the year.

Tomas Soucek is a player who should impact this matchup for West Ham United. Soucek has been a starter in 156 contests thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.27 goals per 90. The midfielder hailing from Czech Republic has earned 42 goals scored in 14,016 professional minutes played. He has 4 assists while accumulating 24 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is Jarrod Bowen, the forward representing England. He has helped on a goal 19 times so far in his career while scoring 59 total goals. Bowen has been on the pitch for 13,225 minutes in 152 starts and has been handed a total of 10 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.40 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for West Ham United is Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has played for a total of 28,366 mins and has accumulated 994 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.3 (419 total goals allowed) and his save % is 71.3. The keeper born in Poland has faced 1,398 shots tried at him in 317 starts. Fabianski (128-67-121 record during his career) has earned 93 clean sheets, which has earned him a 29.3% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Tottenham took a loss by a final score of 3-0 against Manchester City. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 389 out of their 446 passing tries earning a rate of 87.2%. Tottenham earned a 61.8% successful dribble rate by converting 21 of the 34 dribbles they tried. Tottenham connected on 3 shots attempted out of their 7 shots attempted giving them a 42.9% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 36 goals and 31 assists for all their matches, Tottenham sports an average of 1.57 goals and 1.35 assists per 90 min.

Harry Kane will need to provide a spark for Tottenham. He scores 0.69 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 247 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward born in England has been on the field for 22,068 mins while scoring 170 goals. He has 30 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 30 times. Be sure to watch out for Son Heung-min, the forward who represents Korea. He has scored 107 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 43 times. Heung-min has been given a total of 14 yellow card cautions in 21,315 professional minutes played (245 starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.45.

Hugo Lloris will be looking after the net for Tottenham. So far in his career, Lloris has conceded 515 goals and has 1,405 stops in 501 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.04 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 254-129-115. He holds a save % of 73.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 34.9%. Lloris has accumulated 175 shutouts and defended 1,904 shots against him in 44,755 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tottenham (+142)

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