Southampton vs Watford Prediction, 3/13/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/8/2022

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Game: Southampton vs Watford

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

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

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Southampton (-132) Watford (+378)

St. Mary's Stadium is the venue where Che Adams and Southampton (8-11-8, 9th in the EPL) will play Watford (5-4-18, 19th in the EPL) on Sunday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Fraser Forster for Southampton and Ben Foster for Watford. Watford are at at +378 while the Saints are at -132. The total has been set at 2.75.

Southampton faced Aston Villa in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 4-0. Southampton tried 23 dribbles in this game and converted 13 of the dribbles for a percentage of 56.5%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 84.9% rate by converting 495 of the 583 passing attempts last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Southampton walked away from the pitch at a 9.1% clip by landing 1 shot on target of 11 shots. Southampton has an average of 1.19 goals per 90 min (32 goals in total) and are sitting with 21 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Che Adams is a player who should be able to impact this game for Southampton. He has accounted for 20 assists while accumulating 16 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Adams has been in the starting lineup in 180 outings during his career and he accounts for 0.36 G/90. The forward from England has tallied 65 goals in 16,257 minutes played.

One more player who could decide who wins is Adam Armstrong, the forward born in England. Armstrong has totaled 19,343 mins during 216 starts and has been given 11 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 87 total goals. He currently averages 0.40 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Southampton will be Fraser Forster. Forster has been on the pitch for a total of 30,474 mins and has earned 943 saves during his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (294 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 77.0. The keeper born in England has faced 1,231 shots sent his way in 341 career starts. Forster (211-56-71 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 156 clean sheets, which gives him a 45.7% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Watford took a defeat with a final score of 3-2 against Arsenal. Watford earned a 52.4% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 21 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by converting 359 of the 417 passes they attempted for a rate of 86.1%. Watford had 7 shots attempted out of the team's 13 shots attempted giving them a 53.8% rate when they last took the field. Having a total of 27 goals and 22 assists for all their matches, Watford has an average of 1.00 goal and 0.81 assists per 90 minutes.

Emmanuel Dennis will be someone to watch for Watford. The forward born in Nigeria has been on the pitch for 8,554 mins while earning 34 goals. He has accumulated 29 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 102 matches so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Joshua King, the forward representing Norway. King has been handed a total of 16 yellow cards in 19,628 minutes played (218 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.27. He has tallied 59 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 26 times.

Ben Foster is expected to look after the goal for Watford. Foster has totaled 116 clean sheets while seeing 2,170 shots against him in 41,763 minutes in his career. He holds a save % of 71.1 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 24.9%. He has conceded 1.39 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 139-135-189. During his pro soccer career, Foster has given up 645 goals and has accounted for 1,537 stops in 466 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southampton (-132)

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