AS Roma vs Benevento Prediction, 10/18/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/14/2020

Game: AS Roma vs Benevento

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2020

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (-455) Benevento (+1200)

Gianluca Lapadula and Benevento (2-0-1, 7th in Serie A) head to Stadio Olimpico on Sunday where they'll meet AS Roma (1-1-1, 9th in Serie A). The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Antonio Mirante for AS Roma and Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento. The line on this contest has AS Roma coming in at -455 and the Sorcerers are at +1200. The over/under opens at 2.5.

AS Roma maintains possession for 52% of matches while they have success at dribbling 62.8% of the time (10th in the league). They have tried 45 shots at their opponents goal with 11 being on target, which is a 24.4% SOT percentage. AS Roma as a team have 3 goals for the campaign, which has them 14th in the league. They have received 1,279 passes on 1,457 attempts this season, making their receiving percentage 87.8%.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for AS Roma. Mkhitaryan has started 250 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.38 G/90. The forward hailing from Armenia has 95 goals in 22,441 mins played. He has accounted for 66 assists while earning 38 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is Jordan Veretout, the midfielder born in France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times in his career while scoring 38 total goals. Veretout has totaled 24,002 mins in 273 starting assignments and has earned himself 55 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.14 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Roma is Antonio Mirante. Mirante (123-110-166 mark in his career) has accounted for 120 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 29.8% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Italy has seen 1,824 shots attempted against him in 403 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.34 (538 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of .708. Mirante has seen the field for a total of 36,011 minutes and has tallied 1,287 stops so far in his career.

The Sorcerers have successfully dribbled 47.1% of the time for the year while earning 6 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 89.2% and they have controlled possession of the ball 44.7% of the time. Benevento has 1,074 targets for the campaign (17th in Serie A) with 958 completed passes. They have been able to connect on 40.6% of their SOT out of 32 shots.

Gianluca Lapadula should be someone to watch for Benevento. The forward hailing from Italy has totaled 9,000 minutes while scoring 54 goals. He has totaled 22 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 16 times. He is currently averaging 0.54 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 92 contests during his career. Be sure to watch out for Gianluca Caprari, the forward representing Italy. He has collected 49 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 22 times. Caprari has earned himself a total of 28 yellow cards in 13,639 minutes (151 starts). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.32.

Lorenzo Montipo will be looking after the net for the Sorcerers. Montipò has recorded 35 shutouts while he has defended 319 shots against him in 9,900 career mins. He has a save % of .740 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.8%. He has conceded 0.80 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 49-31-30. During his professional soccer career, Montipò has conceded 88 goals while he has earned 234 stops in 110 starts.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Benevento (+1200)

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