Leicester City vs Brighton Prediction, 1/23/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/17/2022

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Game: Leicester City vs Brighton

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (+115) Brighton (+250)

Neal Maupay and Brighton (6-10-4, 9th in the EPL) go to King Power Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Leicester City (7-4-7, 10th in the EPL). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Robert Sanchez for Brighton. Brighton are at at +250 while the Foxes are at +115. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Leicester City faced Liverpool in their most recent game and took home the win by a score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 74.9% rate by connecting on 289 of the 386 passing attempts in their last outing. Leicester City attempted 11 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 6 of the tries for a rate of 54.5%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Leicester City wrapped this game up at a 16.7% clip by landing 1 shot on target of 6 total shots. Leicester City is averaging 1.72 goals per 90 min (31 total goals) and are sitting with 24 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

James Maddison is a guy who should impact this matchup for Leicester City. He has totaled 33 assists while earning 26 yellow cards so far in his career. Maddison has been a starter in 170 matches in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.29 goals per 90. The midfielder who is from England has totaled 48 goals in 15,049 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this match is Youri Tielemans, the midfielder who represents Belgium. Tielemans has totaled 22,373 mins in 252 starting assignments and has been given a total of 32 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times during his soccer career and he has scored 48 goals. He sports an average of 0.19 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Leicester City will be Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel has seen the field for 49,784 minutes and has earned 1,606 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.2 (642 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.3. The keeper from Denmark has had 2,223 shots tried against him in 553 starting assignments. Schmeichel (252-141-162 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 185 shutouts, which gives him a 33.5% clean sheet rate.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Brighton went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Crystal Palace. They finished the match by connecting on 496 out of their 565 passes they tried for a percentage of 87.8%. Brighton finished the match with a 52.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 out of the 19 dribbles they attempted. Brighton converted 3 shots tried out of 19 shots tried which had them sitting at a 15.8% clip in their last outing. Having tallied 20 goals and 17 assists in all their matches, Brighton is averaging 1.00 goal and 0.85 assists per 90 minutes.

Neal Maupay should provide solid play for Brighton. He scores 0.43 goals per 90 minutes and has started 185 outings so far in his career. The forward hailing from France has been on the field for 16,891 mins and he has scored 80 goals. He has 37 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 22 times. You should also keep an eye on Leandro Trossard, the forward hailing from Belgium. Trossard has been handed 13 yellow card warnings in 16,660 mins (188 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.36. He has scored 66 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 26 different times.

Robert Sanchez is expected to look after the goal for Brighton. During his career, Sanchez has conceded 90 goals while totaling 206 stops in 72 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.25 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 21-25-26. He is the owner of a save % of 71.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.6%. Sanchez has recorded 22 shutouts and has seen 290 shots attempted against him in 6,479 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brighton (+250)

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