Chelsea vs Watford Prediction, 5/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/17/2022

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Game: Chelsea vs Watford

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Stamford Bridge in London, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Chelsea (-588) Watford (+1000)

Joshua King and Watford (6-5-26, 19th in the EPL) go to Stamford Bridge on Sunday where they'll take on Chelsea (20-10-6, 3rd in the EPL). The goaltenders protecting the net are Edouard Mendy for Chelsea and Ben Foster for Watford. The Pensioners are at -588 while Watford are at +1000. The total is set at 2.5.

Chelsea took the field against Wolverhampton in their last match and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. Chelsea tried 12 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 5 of those tries for a rate of 41.7%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 85.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 432 of the 503 passing targets last contest.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Chelsea walked away from the pitch at a 26.3% rate by hitting 5 SoT of 19 shots. Chelsea averages 1.97 goals per 90 min (69 goals in total) and are sitting with 46 assists in all matches this season.

Christian Pulisic is a player who should be able to impact this game for Chelsea. He has accounted for 24 assists while accumulating 9 yellow cards during his soccer career. Pulisic has had a starting assignment in 103 contests in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.29 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from the United States has totaled 31 goals scored in 9,750 minutes played.

Another player who should impact this match is Kai Havertz, the forward representing Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 27 times during his soccer career while scoring 47 total goals. Havertz has been on the pitch for 12,171 mins during 138 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 15 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.35 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Chelsea is Edouard Mendy. Mendy (63-41-29 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 72 shutouts, which gives him a 43.4% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Senegal has seen 526 shots sent his way in 166 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.9 (147 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 76.2. Mendy has seen the pitch for 14,908 mins and has 400 saves in his career.

For their last match, Watford took a defeat with a final score of 1-0 against Crystal Palace. They wrapped up this match by converting 193 of the 255 passes they attempted for a rate of 75.7%. Watford had a 75.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 8 dribbles they pursued. Watford landed 2 shots attempted out of 6 shots attempted which had them at a 33.3% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 31 goals and 25 assists in all their games, Watford averages 0.89 goals and 0.71 assists per 90 minutes.

Joshua King will be someone to watch for Watford. He currently averages 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 221 outings thus far in his career. The forward from Norway has played 19,887 professional minutes while scoring 59 goals. He has accumulated 17 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times. You should also watch out for Emmanuel Dennis, the forward representing Nigeria. He has accumulated 35 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 13 times. Dennis has been handed 29 yellow cards in 9,137 minutes played (108 career starting assignments). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.34.

Ben Foster will look after the net for Watford. In his career, Foster has surrendered 665 goals and has earned 1,560 saves in 474 starts. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 140-135-196. He sports a save % of 70.8 and his shutout rate is currently at 24.5%. Foster has racked up 116 shutouts and defended 2,211 shots tried against him in 42,483 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Watford (+1000)

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