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Benevento vs Lazio Prediction, 12/15/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/14/2020

Ciro Immobile Lazio

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Game: Benevento vs Lazio

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Location: Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Benevento (+360) Lazio (-179)

Gianluca Lapadula and Benevento (3-2-6, 13th in Serie A) host Lazio (5-2-4, 9th in Serie A) at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on Tuesday. The goalies who are expected to start are Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento and Thomas Strakosha for Lazio. Lazio are at at -179 while the Sorcerers are at +360. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Benevento stepped onto the pitch against Sassuolo in their most recent game and took a loss by a score of 1-0. Benevento attempted 12 dribbles in this outing and completed 8 of those attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 92.9% passes received percentage by converting 405 out of their 436 pass targets in their last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, Benevento walked away from the pitch at a 13.3% rate by hitting 4 shots on target out of 30 total shots. Benevento averages 1.09 goals per 90 minutes (12 total goals) and have accumulated 8 assists in all matches this year.

Gianluca Lapadula is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Benevento. Lapadula has had a starting assignment in 99 matches during his soccer career and tallies 0.53 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Italy has tallied 56 goals scored in 9,569 minutes played. He has totaled 17 assists while accumulating 22 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Roberto Insigne, the forward representing Italy. Insigne has played 9,769 mins during 109 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 18 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 31 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 28 goals. He has an average of 0.26 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Benevento is Lorenzo Montipo. Montipò has seen the pitch for a total of 10,620 minutes and is sitting with 252 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.87 (103 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .726. The goalie from Italy has had 350 shots attempted at him in 118 career starting assignments. Montipò (50-33-35 mark in his professional soccer career) has 37 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.4% shutout rate.

In their last outing, Lazio took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Hellas Verona. They finished the contest by connecting on 467 of the 497 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 94.0%. Lazio finished with a 58.8% successful dribble rate by converting 10 of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Lazio converted 4 shots attempted out of the team's 12 shots attempted which gave them a 33.3% rate in their last match. Having accumulated 17 goals and 10 assists in all matches, Lazio averages 1.55 goals and 0.91 assists per 90 minutes.

Ciro Immobile should be someone to watch for Lazio. He scores 0.68 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 264 games during his career. The forward from Italy has earned 23,365 professional minutes while scoring 176 goals. He has collected 49 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 39 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the midfielder representing Spain. Milinkovic-Savic has earned himself 45 yellow cards in 15,811 minutes (180 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.23. He has tallied 40 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 22 times.

Thomas Strakosha is expected to look after the goal for Lazio. Strakosha has recorded 41 shutouts and defended 576 shots tried against him in 13,275 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save % of .726 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.9%. He has allowed 1.24 goals per 90 while holding a record of 75-33-39. So far in his career, Strakosha has conceded 183 goals and has 415 stops in 147 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lazio (-179)

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