Prizing:

1st Place: $25 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Amazon gift card

Top 5 winners

Overview:

On Sunday, August 13^th, (0-0-0) West Ham United will be on the road to take on (0-0-0) Manchester United.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Manchester United 2.4 – West Ham 1.0 with an over/under of 3.4.

EPL Table:

Last season Manchester United finished in 6^th place in with 69 points while West Ham was in 11^th place with 45 points.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Manchester United 55 (8^th) > West Ham 46 (12^th)

Assists: Manchester United 41 (7^th) > West Ham 29 (13^th)

Shots per game: Manchester United 15.6 (4^th) > West Ham 13.1 (9^th)

Goals Allowed: Manchester United 29 (2^nd) > West Ham 64 (20^th)

Possession: Manchester United 55.0% (5^th) > West Ham 48.4% (10^th)

Pass Success: Manchester United 84.2% (2^nd) > West Ham 78.2% (11^th)

Top Scorers:

Manchester United: Zlatan Imbrahimovic 17 (7^th)

West Ham: Michail Antonio 9 (tied for 23^rd)

Summary:

Manchester United, with their lofty expectations, have to be disappointed with their 6^th place finish a year ago.  The offseason signaled a changing of the guard as Manchester United parted ways with club legend Wayne Rooney and their leading goal scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic.  Manchester United made some big additions in striker Romelu Lukaku and center back Nemanja Matic.  Lukaku scored 25 goals for Everton last season which ranked second in the EPL.  Manchester United’s defense was excellent a year ago allowing the second fewest goals (29).  West Ham had a nice offseason signing striker Chicharito and winger Marko Arnautovic.  This should help West Ham to have a potent attack for the upcoming season.  West Ham’s problems are on the defensive side of the ball where they allowed the most goals in the entire league last year (64).  Manchester United should have possession for the majority of the game and should win at home by multiple goals.

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