Crotone vs Atalanta Prediction, 10/31/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/28/2020

Game: Crotone vs Atalanta

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020

Location: Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Crotone (+500) Atalanta (-190)

Stadio Ezio Scida is the venue where Simy and Crotone (0-1-4, 20th in Serie A) will take on Atalanta (3-0-2, 6th in Serie A) on Saturday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Alex Cordaz for Crotone and Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta. Crotone are at +500 while the Goddess are at -190. The total opens at 3.5.

Crotone as a team have scored 5 goals on the year, which has them 17th in Serie A. They have launched 55 shots at their opponents goal with 15 being on target, which calculates to a 27.3% shots on target percentage. Crotone has controlled possession of the ball for 49.6% of contests while they successfully dribble 54.2% of the time (19th in the league). Their players have caught 2,073 passes from teammates on 2,342 targets this year, giving them a receiving percentage of 88.5%.

Simy is a player who should impact this matchup for Crotone. He has 10 assists while earning 15 yellow card cautions in his career. Simy has been given a starting assignment in 102 contests in his pro soccer career and has 0.50 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Nigeria has 55 goals scored in 9,806 professional minutes. Someone else who should impact this game is Luca Cigarini, the midfielder from Italy. Cigarini has played 25,506 mins during 292 career starts and has earned himself a total of 116 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 36 times so far in his career while scoring 18 total goals. He currently averages 0.06 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Crotone is Alex Cordaz. Cordaz (103-83-120 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 72 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.5% shutout percentage. The keeper from Italy has faced 1,179 shots tried at him in 307 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.22 (372 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .698. Cordaz has defended the goal for a total of 27,502 minutes and has tallied 815 saves in his career.

The Goddess have successfully dribbled 80.6% of the time this season while totaling 15 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 88.0% and they control possession of the ball 54.4% of the time. Atalanta has 2,774 pass targets on the campaign (3rd in the league) and they have 2,441 successful received passes. They have completed 41.3% of their shots on 80 shots.

Alejandro Gomez will need to provide a lift for Atalanta. The forward who is from Argentina has 26,278 professional minutes while scoring 69 goals. He has collected 33 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 74 times. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 309 games during his soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Duvan Zapata, the forward from Colombia. Zapata has been handed a total of 20 yellow cards in 13,206 professional minutes played (149 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.57. He has earned 83 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 26 times.

Pierluigi Gollini is expected to look after the net for the Goddess. In his pro soccer career, Gollini has given up 136 goals while he has accounted for 294 saves in 112 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.22 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 47-37-29. He has a save percentage of .700 and his shutout rate is 22.3%. Gollini has totaled 25 clean sheets while he has defended 420 shots tried against him in 10,011 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Crotone (+500)

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