Southampton vs Crystal Palace Prediction, 4/30/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: Southampton vs Crystal Palace

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Southampton (+116) Crystal Palace (+219)

St. Mary's Stadium is the venue where Adam Armstrong and Southampton (9-13-12, 13th in the EPL) will take on Crystal Palace (8-14-11, 14th in the EPL) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Fraser Forster for Southampton and Vicente Guaita for Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace are at at +219 while the Saints are at +116. The total has been set at 2.5.

Southampton faced off with Brighton in their last matchup and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 2-2. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 83.1% received passes percentage by completing 296 of the 356 pass targets in their last game. Southampton attempted 12 dribbles in this contest and completed 6 of those tries for a rate of 50.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Southampton ended this match at a 27.8% clip by landing 5 shots on target out of 18 shots. Southampton has an average of 1.12 goals per 90 min (38 total goals) and have accounted for 24 assists in all matches this year.

Adam Armstrong is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Southampton. Armstrong has been given a starting assignment in 217 games during his pro soccer career and has 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in England has racked up 87 goals scored in 19,406 mins played. He has accounted for 30 assists while accumulating 11 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Che Adams, the forward representing England. He has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times in his career while scoring 65 goals. Adams has accumulated 16,728 mins in 185 career starts and has been handed a total of 16 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Southampton is Fraser Forster. Forster has been on the pitch for a total of 31,104 minutes and has earned 971 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.9 (309 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 76.6. The goalie from England has had 1,273 shots tried at him in 348 career starts. Forster (212-58-75 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 157 shutouts, which gives him a 45.1% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Crystal Palace were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Leeds United. They finished this game by completing 525 of the 613 attempted passes earning a percentage of 85.6%. Crystal Palace finished the match with a 33.3% successful dribble rate by completing 3 of the 9 dribbles they pursued. Crystal Palace converted 7 shots attempted out of 17 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 41.2% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 43 goals and 27 assists in all their games, Crystal Palace is averaging 1.30 goals and 0.82 assists per 90 min.

Wilfried Zaha should provide solid play for Crystal Palace. The forward from Cote d'Ivoire has 31,566 professional minutes and has scored 71 goals. He has accumulated 65 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 42 times. He scores 0.20 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 350 outings during his career. You should also watch out for Conor Gallagher, the midfielder born in England. Gallagher has been handed 31 yellow card cautions in 8,909 professional minutes played (101 starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.16. He has earned 16 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 13 different times.

Vicente Guaita is expected to look after the goal for Crystal Palace. During his pro soccer career, Guaita has surrendered 421 goals and has racked up 1,001 saves in 329 starts. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 114-92-126. He is the owner of a save % of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate is 29.8%. Guaita has tallied 98 clean sheets while he has seen 1,408 shots attempted against him in 29,780 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southampton (+116)

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