Wolverhampton vs Leicester City Prediction, 2/20/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/14/2022

Game: Wolverhampton vs Leicester City

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Location: Molineux Stadium in West Midlands, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wolverhampton (+132) Leicester City (+185)

Molineux Stadium is the site where Raul Jimenez and Wolverhampton (11-4-8, 7th in the EPL) will play Leicester City (7-6-9, 11th in the EPL) on Sunday. The starting goalies are Jose Sa for Wolverhampton and Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City. Leicester are at at +185 while the Wolves are at +132. The total opens at 2.5.

Wolverhampton faced Tottenham in their most recent match and went home with a win by a final score of 2-0. Wolverhampton attempted 17 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 7 of those attempts for a percentage of 41.2%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 87.3% passes received percentage by connecting on 324 of the 371 pass attempts in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Wolverhampton finished at a 58.3% rate by putting 7 shots on target of 12 total shots. Wolverhampton sports an average of 0.87 g/90 (20 total goals) and have accounted for 11 assists in all contests for the year.

Raul Jimenez is a player who can be a difference maker for Wolverhampton. Jimenez has been given a starting assignment in 193 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.44 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Mexico has recorded 87 goals in 17,841 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 33 assists while accumulating 27 yellow cards during his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Joao Moutinho, the midfielder born in Portugal. He has assisted on a goal 82 times during his career while scoring 39 total goals. Moutinho has accumulated 43,948 minutes in 495 career starts and has been handed 78 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.08 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Wolverhampton will be Jose Sa. Sa has defended the goal for 11,835 mins and has accumulated 140 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.7 (48 total goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 76.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Portugal has faced 184 shots sent his way in 132 starts. Sa (91-22-18 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 65 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 49.2% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Leicester City were able to avoid a loss with a score of 2-2 against West Ham United. Leicester City earned a 56.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 out of the 16 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 481 of the 552 attempted passes for a rate of 87.1%. Leicester City connected on 1 shot on goal out of their 12 shots attempted giving them a 8.3% clip when they last took the field. Having a total of 36 goals and 26 assists for all their matches, Leicester City sports an average of 1.64 goals and 1.18 assists per 90 minutes.

James Maddison should provide solid play for Leicester City. The midfielder from England has totaled 15,391 professional minutes while he has scored 49 goals. He has accumulated 26 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 33 times. He scores 0.29 goals per 90 minutes and has started 174 outings so far in his career. Be sure to watch out for Youri Tielemans, the midfielder representing Belgium. He has scored 49 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 43 different times. Tielemans has been handed 32 yellow card warnings in 22,673 minutes (255 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.19.

Kasper Schmeichel will reside in front of the goal for Leicester City. Schmeichel has 185 clean sheets while he has seen 2,249 shots against him in 50,144 minutes throughout his career. He has a save % of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 33.2%. He has allowed 1.17 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 252-143-164. In his career, Schmeichel has conceded 650 goals and has racked up 1,624 saves in 557 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Leicester City (+185)

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