West Ham United vs Arsenal Prediction, 5/1/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: West Ham United vs Arsenal

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: London Stadium in London, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: West Ham United (+224) Arsenal (+130)

Michail Antonio and West Ham United (15-7-12, 7th in the EPL) play Arsenal (19-3-11, 4th in the EPL) at London Stadium on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Lukasz Fabianski for West Ham United and Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal. The moneyline on this matchup has West Ham United coming in at +224 and the Gunners are at +130. The total is set at 2.5.

West Ham United stepped onto the pitch against Chelsea in their most recent match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0. In the passing game, they had a 82.4% rate by converting 271 of the 329 passing attempts in their last outing. West Ham United tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and converted 5 of the attempts for a rate of 45.5%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, West Ham United finished at a 33.3% clip by hitting 2 shots on target of 6 shots. West Ham United has an average of 1.47 g/90 (50 goals in total) and have tallied 41 assists in all games for this campaign.

Michail Antonio is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for West Ham United. Antonio has been a starter in 328 games in his career and he tallies 0.30 G/90. The forward representing England has earned 95 goals in 28,836 mins. He has totaled 62 assists while tallying 43 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Tomas Soucek, the midfielder born in Czech Republic. Soucek has been on the pitch for 18,234 mins in 203 starting assignments and has been given 30 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 6 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 49 total goals. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for West Ham United will be Lukasz Fabianski. Fabianski has been on the pitch for a total of 32,506 mins and is sitting with 1,111 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.3 (478 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 71.0. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has seen 1,576 shots tried against him in 363 starting assignments. Fabianski (150-76-136 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 103 shutouts, which leaves him with a 28.4% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Arsenal walked away with a victory by a final of 3-1 against Manchester United. Arsenal had a 28.6% successful dribble rate by completing 2 of the 7 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this match by converting 447 out of their 500 passing attempts for a rate of 89.4%. Arsenal converted 6 shots attempted out of the team's 13 shots attempted which gave them a 46.2% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 51 goals and 34 assists in all competitions, Arsenal averages 1.55 goals and 1.03 assists per 90 min.

Alexandre Lacazette will need to provide a spark for Arsenal. The forward representing France has been on the field for 25,157 minutes while he has scored 154 goals. He has earned 41 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 46 times. He currently averages 0.55 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 288 contests in his career. Be sure to watch out for Bukayo Saka, the midfielder born in England. Saka has been handed a total of 12 yellow cards in 6,882 professional minutes played (80 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.22. He has earned 17 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 13 times.

Aaron Ramsdale will be looking after the net for Arsenal. Ramsdale has totaled 33 clean sheets and has defended 589 shots tried against him in 13,050 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 22.8%. He has conceded 1.49 goals per 90 while holding a record of 46-22-77. So far in his career, Ramsdale has given up 216 goals and has accumulated 406 stops in 145 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arsenal (+130)

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