Wolverhampton vs Chelsea Prediction, 4/8/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Wolverhampton vs Chelsea
Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Location: Molineux Stadium in West Midlands, England
TV: fuboTV
Odds/Point Spread: Wolverhampton (+285) Chelsea (+101)
Wolverhampton (7-7-15) will take on Chelsea (10-8-10) at Molineux Stadium on Saturday. The Wolverhampton Wanderers are priced at +285 while The Pensioners are at +101. The over/under is set at 2.5. The men protecting the net will be Jose Sa for Wolverhampton and Kepa Arrizabalaga for Chelsea.
The Wolves sit at 17th in the matter of xG with 29.4, and their expected goals against are at 41.8. The Wolves have conceded 42 goals while giving up 1.45 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents have amassed 127 SoT against them. The team's difference in goals is at -19 with the help of 23 goals tallied and 42 goals conceded. They have earned 7 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 24.1 this season. Wolverhampton has earned 84 SVs and have a save rate of 67.7 so far this year. Wolverhampton has recorded 63 yellow cards on the campaign as well as 6 red cards. On the season, this team has put together an average of 0.97 pts per match (28 points) and also sit at 20th in the league with 10 assists.
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Chelsea has earned 29 goals and their xG this season sits at 35.7. The club's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.07 in addition to 83 saves, and they have tallied 9 shut outs. For the year, the Blues have a save % of 73.0 (111 SoT against), and they also have a ranking of 11th in soccer with 38 points. Chelsea has a ranking of 10th in regard to goals allowed having 30, and the difference in goals is sitting at -1. The Blues have a shut out percentage of 32.1 on the season and also 61 yellow card cautions. The Blues average 1.4 pts per contest while amassing 20 assists and 3 red cards.
The man who will protect the net for Wolverhampton will be Jose Sa. Sa (102-30-42 mark in his career) has recorded 74 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 42.3% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Portugal has faced 373 shots attempted at him in 175 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.63 (113 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .721. Sa has seen the field for a total of 15,660 minutes and has tallied 269 saves during his career.
Kepa Arrizabalaga will be looking after the net for Chelsea. He has given up 1.16 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 88-54-68. Arrizabalaga has accumulated 69 clean sheets and has defended 801 shots tried against him in 18,846 mins in his career. During his pro soccer career, Arrizabalaga has allowed 244 goals while totaling 565 saves in 210 starting assignments. He has a save percentage of .705 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 32.9%.
Raul Jimenez is a member of the squad to keep an eye out for Wolverhampton. Jimenez has been in the starting lineup in 210 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.41 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Mexico has earned 88 goals scored in 19,487 professional minutes played. He has totaled 36 assists while accumulating 30 yellow card cautions in his career.
Chelsea is being led by Kai Havertz, who is known to give defenses fits. He has tallied 19 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 28 times. The forward from Germany has played 14,342 professional minutes while scoring 55 goals. He currently averages 0.35 G/90 and has started 163 games so far in his career.
Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chelsea (+101)
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