Benevento vs Bologna Prediction, 10/4/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/2/2020

Game: Benevento vs Bologna

Date: Sunday, October 4, 2020

Location: Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Benevento (+160) Bologna (+136)

Gianluca Caprari and Benevento (1-0-1, 12th in Serie A) host Bologna (1-0-1, 8th in Serie A) at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on Sunday. The men protecting the net are Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento and Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna. The moneyline on this contest has Benevento priced at +160 and Bologna are at +136. The total opens at 2.5.

Benevento has been able to control possession for 47% of games while successfully dribbling 27.3% of the time (20th in Serie A). They have tried 25 shots at their opponents goal with 11 being on target, which comes out to a 44.0% SOT percentage. Benevento have tallied 5 goals on the season, which is currently 4th in Serie A. Their players have been on the receiving end of 729 passes from teammates on 833 targets for the year, giving them a receiving percentage of 87.5%.

Gianluca Caprari is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Benevento. He has 22 assists while earning 28 yellow cards thus far in his career. Caprari has had a starting assignment in 150 matchups during his soccer career and accounts for 0.32 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Italy has 49 goals in 13,578 professional minutes. One more player who should impact this match is Gianluca Lapadula, the forward from Italy. He has helped on a goal 16 times during his career while scoring 53 total goals. Lapadula has been on the pitch for 8,924 minutes in 92 starts and has been handed 22 yellow cards. He scores 0.53 G/90 in his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Benevento is Lorenzo Montipo. Montipò (48-31-30 record during his soccer career) has recorded 34 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.2% shutout rate. The keeper from Italy has faced 312 shots attempted at him in 109 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.81 (88 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .734. Montipò has seen the pitch for 9,810 minutes and has accumulated 227 saves during his soccer career.

The Greyhounds have had success dribbling 72.9% of the time this season while accumulating 4 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 89.6% and they control possession of the ball 50% of the time. Bologna has 893 pass targets on the year (11th in Serie A) with 800 completed passes. They have connected on 46.2% of their shots on target out of 26 total shots.

Rodrigo Palacio is a guy who should impact this matchup for Bologna. He has totaled 53 assists while earning 49 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Palacio has started 262 matchups during his pro soccer career and has 0.34 G/90. The forward hailing from Argentina has racked up 89 goals in 23,451 professional minutes played. One more player who should impact this match is Musa Barrow, the forward representing Gambia. He has helped on a goal 7 times so far in his career and he has scored 13 goals. Barrow has 2,749 minutes in 28 career starts and has been given 1 yellow cards. He averages 0.43 goals per 90 minutes in his pro soccer career.

Łukasz Skorupski will be looking after the goal Bologna. Skorupski has racked up 50 shutouts while defending 915 shots attempted against him in 18,450 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of .705 and his shutout rate is 24.4%. He has given up 1.40 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 65-52-88. During his career, Skorupski has conceded 286 goals while he has tallied 640 saves in 205 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bologna (+136)

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