Leicester City vs Everton Prediction, 5/8/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/4/2022

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Game: Leicester City vs Everton

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (+121) Everton (+253)

Youri Tielemans and Leicester City (11-9-13, 11th in the EPL) play Everton (9-5-19, 18th in the EPL) at King Power Stadium on Sunday. The goalies expected to start will be Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Jordan Pickford for Everton. Everton are at at +253 while the Foxes are at +121. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Leicester City took the field against Tottenham in their last matchup and took a loss by a final of 3-1. In regard to passing, they ended the game with a 87.1% passes received percentage by converting 569 out of their 653 passing targets last match. Leicester City attempted 17 dribbles in this match and completed 8 of those tries for a rate of 47.1%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Leicester City wrapped this game up at a 16.7% rate by putting 1 SoT out of 6 shots. Leicester City averages 1.45 goals per 90 (48 total goals) and have accumulated 36 assists in all competitions for the year.

Youri Tielemans is a player who should be able to impact this game for Leicester City. Tielemans has had a starting assignment in 264 matches so far in his career and he scores 0.19 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Belgium has 49 goals in 23,474 minutes. He has totaled 44 assists while accumulating 33 yellow cards during his soccer career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Jamie Vardy, the forward born in England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 59 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 179 total goals. Vardy has been on the field for 28,836 minutes in 330 starts and has earned himself 39 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.56 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Leicester City will be Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel has played for a total of 51,134 minutes and has tallied 1,657 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (663 total goals given up) and his save percentage is 72.3. The goalkeeper hailing from Denmark has had 2,294 shots tried at him in 568 starting assignments. Schmeichel (256-146-168 record in his career) has tallied 188 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.1% shutout rate.

For their last outing, Everton walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Chelsea. They finished this game by connecting on 144 out of their 204 pass attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Everton had a 63.6% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 of the 11 dribbles they attempted. Everton connected on 4 shots attempted out of the team's 9 shots attempted which had them at a 44.4% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 34 goals and 24 assists in all their matches, Everton has an average of 1.03 goals and 0.73 assists per 90.

Salomon Rondon should provide a lift for Everton. He averages 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 306 games so far in his career. The forward representing Venezuela has been on the pitch for 27,246 minutes while scoring 121 goals. He has 33 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times. Make sure to watch out for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the forward born in England. He has accounted for 48 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 10 different times. Calvert-Lewin has been handed a total of 26 yellow card warnings in 11,774 mins played (126 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.37.

Jordan Pickford is expected to look after the net for Everton. In his career, Pickford has conceded 452 goals while earning 958 stops in 323 starts. He has surrendered 1.41 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 102-80-139. He has earned a save % of 68.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.2%. Pickford has totaled 88 shutouts while defending 1,395 shots tried against him in 28,884 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Everton (+253)

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