Leeds United vs Manchester City Prediction, 4/30/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: Leeds United vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Elland Road in Leeds, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Leeds United (+741) Manchester City (-276)

Raphinha and Leeds United (8-10-15, 16th in the EPL) play Manchester City (25-5-3, 1st in the EPL) at Elland Road on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net will be Illan Meslier for Leeds United and Ederson for Manchester City. The odds on this matchup have Leeds United coming in at +741 and the Citizens are priced at -276. The over/under opens at 3.5.

Leeds United played Crystal Palace in their most recent game and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 74.4% rate by connecting on 296 of the 398 passing attempts last match. Leeds United tried 15 dribbles in this contest and converted 7 of the tries for a rate of 46.7%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Leeds United finished at a 22.2% rate by hitting 2 shots on target out of 9 total shots. Leeds United sports an average of 1.15 goals per 90 min (38 total goals) and have earned 24 assists in all games for this campaign.

Raphinha is a player who should impact this matchup for Leeds United. He has totaled 18 assists while accumulating 20 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Raphinha has been in the starting lineup in 100 contests so far in his career and he accounts for 0.29 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Brazil has earned 28 goals scored in 8,833 professional minutes played.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Jack Harrison, the forward representing England. Harrison has totaled 15,744 minutes in 188 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 11 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 39 goals. He has an average of 0.22 goals per 90 during his career.

The guy protecting the net for Leeds United is Illan Meslier. Meslier (44-25-37 mark in his career) has totaled 32 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.2% shutout percentage. The keeper from France has had 388 shots tried against him in 106 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.5 (156 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 71.4. Meslier has seen the pitch for a total of 9,504 mins and has accumulated 276 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, Manchester City got the victory with a final of 5-1 against Watford. They finished the contest by connecting on 635 of the 704 passes they tried earning a percentage of 90.2%. Manchester City earned a 40.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 4 of the 10 dribbles they attempted. Manchester City had 7 shots tried out of their 20 shots tried which had them at a 35.0% clip in their last outing. Having a total of 78 goals and 50 assists for all their games, Manchester City sports an average of 2.36 goals and 1.52 assists per 90.

Kevin De Bruyne will need to provide a spark for Manchester City. He scores 0.28 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 339 matches during his soccer career. The midfielder from Belgium has been on the field for 29,497 professional minutes and has scored 91 goals. He has 33 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 143 times. Make sure to watch out for Phil Foden, the midfielder hailing from England. Foden has been handed a total of 1 yellow card warnings in 4,752 minutes played (50 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.44. He has tallied 23 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 11 different times.

Ederson will be looking after the goal for Manchester City. In his career, Ederson has conceded 190 goals and has racked up 465 stops in 250 starting assignments. He has given up 0.76 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 173-39-38. He has earned a save percentage of 72.9 and his shutout rate is currently at 46.8%. Ederson has racked up 117 shutouts while defending 643 shots against him in 22,382 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester City (-276)

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