Manchester United vs West Ham United Prediction, 1/22/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/17/2022

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Game: Manchester United vs West Ham United

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Old Trafford in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester United (-125) West Ham United (+333)

Jarrod Bowen and West Ham United (11-4-7, 4th in the EPL) travel to Old Trafford on Saturday where they'll take on Manchester United (9-5-6, 7th in the EPL). The expected starting goaltenders will be David de Gea for Manchester United and Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United. West Ham United are at at +333 while the Red Devils are at -125. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Manchester United stepped onto the pitch against Aston Villa in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 2-2. Manchester United tried 10 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 5 of those tries for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 87.9% passes received percentage by converting 391 of the 445 pass targets in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Manchester United finished the game at a 46.2% clip by landing 6 shots on target out of 13 total shots. Manchester United is averaging 1.55 goals per 90 (31 total goals) and have earned 24 assists in all matches for the season.

Bruno Fernandes is a guy who can be a difference maker for Manchester United. He has totaled 64 assists while earning 55 yellow cards thus far in his career. Fernandes has been a starter in 243 outings during his career and he accounts for 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder hailing from Portugal has totaled 91 goals scored in 21,439 mins.

Someone else who should impact this match is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward hailing from Portugal. He has helped on a goal 140 times in his career while he has scored 487 goals. Ronaldo has been on the pitch for 50,437 minutes during 560 starts and has been handed 80 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.87 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Manchester United is David de Gea. de Gea has seen the field for 37,378 mins and has tallied 1,190 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.1 (456 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 73.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 1,626 shots tried at him in 416 career starts. de Gea (220-98-98 record in his career) has totaled 141 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.9% shutout rate.

When they last took the field, West Ham United went home defeated by a final of 3-2 against Leeds United. They wrapped up this match by converting 310 out of their 431 passes they attempted for a percentage of 71.9%. West Ham United finished the match with a 52.6% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 of the 19 dribbles they pursued. West Ham United landed 5 shots attempted out of the team's 15 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 33.3% rate in their last game. Having tallied 39 goals and 32 assists in all their matches, West Ham United is averaging 1.77 goals and 1.45 assists per 90 minutes.

Jarrod Bowen will need to be on top of his game for West Ham United. The forward from England has been on the pitch for 15,965 minutes and has scored 68 goals. He has totaled 12 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times. He is currently averaging 0.38 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 182 games so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Tomas Soucek, the midfielder born in Czech Republic. Soucek has been handed 30 yellow cards in 17,154 mins (191 starts). His G/90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.25. He has totaled 47 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 6 different times.

Lukasz Fabianski will look after the net for West Ham United. So far in his pro soccer career, Fabianski has allowed 465 goals and has earned 1,090 stops in 352 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 146-73-132. He holds a save percentage of 71.1 and his shutout rate is currently 28.7%. Fabianski has racked up 101 clean sheets and has defended 1,541 shots tried against him in 31,516 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manchester United (-125)

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