Liverpool vs Brentford Prediction, 1/16/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/10/2022

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Game: Liverpool vs Brentford

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Anfield in Liverpool, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Liverpool (-594) Brentford (+1874)

Ivan Toney and Brentford (6-5-8, 12th in the EPL) are headed to Anfield on Sunday where they'll meet Liverpool (12-6-2, 3rd in the EPL). The expected starting goaltenders will be Alisson for Liverpool and Alvaro Fernandez for Brentford. Liverpool are at -594 while the Bees are priced at +1874. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Liverpool faced off with Chelsea in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 2-2. Liverpool tried 13 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 7 of those attempts for a percentage of 53.8%. In the passing game, they earned a 77.4% received passes rate by connecting on 366 out of their 473 passing targets in their last outing.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Liverpool walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% rate by landing 5 SoT out of 10 shots. Liverpool has an average of 2.60 goals per 90 minutes (52 goals in total) and have accounted for 39 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Diogo Jota is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Liverpool. Jota has had a starting assignment in 181 matchups so far in his career and he accounts for 0.43 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Portugal has racked up 74 goals scored in 15,575 professional minutes. He has 19 assists while earning 37 yellow cards so far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Roberto Firmino, the forward who represents Brazil. Firmino has totaled 27,601 minutes in 318 career starting assignments and has been given 33 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 68 times during his career while scoring 108 total goals. He has an average of 0.35 goals per 90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Liverpool will be Alisson. Alisson (123-40-30 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 88 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 45.6% shutout percentage. The keeper from Brazil has seen 471 shots attempted at him in 193 career starts. His GA/90 is 0.8 (121 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 76.0. Alisson has seen the field for a total of 17,229 mins and is sitting with 355 stops thus far in his career.

In their last outing, Brentford earned three points by winning 2-1 against Aston Villa. They finished this game by connecting on 320 out of their 393 passes they tried for a rate of 81.4%. Brentford earned a 80.0% successful dribble rate by completing 4 out of the 5 dribbles they pursued. Brentford converted 4 shots tried out of their 10 shots tried giving them a 40.0% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 22 goals and 13 assists in all their matches, Brentford averages 1.16 goals and 0.68 assists per 90 minutes.

Ivan Toney will need to provide a lift for Brentford. The forward born in England has accumulated 19,464 minutes while scoring 111 goals. He has accounted for 62 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times. He averages 0.51 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 211 matches in his career. You should also keep an eye on Bryan Mbeumo, the forward representing France. Mbeumo has been given 14 yellow card cautions in 10,016 professional minutes played (121 career starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.33. He has scored 37 goals in his career while helping on a goal 21 different times.

Alvaro Fernandez will look after the net for Brentford. During his career, Fernandez has given up 104 goals and has 186 saves in 86 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.20 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 32-18-36. He is the owner of a save % of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate is 27.9%. Fernandez has racked up 24 shutouts while defending 259 shots against him in 7,785 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brentford (+1874)

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