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Cagliari vs Spezia Prediction, 11/29/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/25/2020

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Game: Cagliari vs Spezia

Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020

Location: Sardegna Arena in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cagliari (-116) Spezia (+240)

Sardegna Arena is the site where Nahitan Nandez and Cagliari (3-1-4, 10th in Serie A) will play Spezia (2-3-3, 12th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Alessio Cragno for Cagliari and Rafael for Spezia. The Eagles are at at +240 while Cagliari are at -116. The total has been set at 2.5.

Cagliari stepped onto the pitch against Juventus in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 84.4% received passes percentage by completing 336 out of their 398 targeted passes in their last match. Cagliari tried 23 dribbles in this matchup and converted 22 of the tries for a rate of 95.7%. Cagliari is averaging 1.75 goals per 90 min (14 goals in total) and are sitting with 9 assists in all games this season.

Nahitan Nandez is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Cagliari. Nandez has had a starting assignment in 128 matches in his career and he tallies 0.13 G/90. The midfielder from Uruguay has accumulated 17 goals in 11,562 professional minutes played. He has 4 assists while earning 47 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Joao Pedro, the forward representing Brazil. Pedro has totaled 15,353 mins during 175 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 44 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 24 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 69 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.40 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Cagliari is Alessio Cragno. Cragno (56-51-80 mark in his career) has recorded 44 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 23.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalie born in Italy has seen 850 shots tried against him in 188 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.41 (264 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .708. Cragno has defended the goal for a total of 16,801 minutes and has earned 600 stops during his soccer career.

The last time they took the field, Spezia earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 0-0 against Atalanta. They wrapped up this match by converting 472 of the 547 pass attempts earning a rate of 86.3%. Spezia finished the match with a 83.3% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 of the 12 dribbles they tried. Spezia converted 2 shots on goal out of the team's 9 shots attempted which gave them a 22.2% clip in their last game. With a total of 11 goals and 10 assists In all their contests, Spezia sports an average of 1.37 goals and 1.25 assists per 90 minutes.

Claudio Terzi should be able to be counted on for Spezia. The defender from Italy has accumulated 37,461 professional minutes while scoring 12 goals. He has accumulated 107 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times. He sports an average of 0.03 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 416 outings so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Emanuel Gyasi, the forward representing Ghana. He has scored 11 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 9 times. Gyasi has been handed 16 yellow card cautions in 4,913 minutes (57 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.20.

Rafael will be residing in front of the goal for Spezia. So far in his career, Rafael has given up 242 goals and has accounted for 571 saves in 183 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.32 goals per 90 and he has a record of 82-42-60. He has a save % of .708 and his shutout rate is currently at 28.4%. Rafael has tallied 52 shutouts while seeing 811 shots against him in 16,523 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cagliari (-116)

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