Crotone vs Parma Prediction, 12/22/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/21/2020

Game: Crotone vs Parma

Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Location: Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Crotone (+160) Parma (+141)

Stadio Ezio Scida is the site where Simy and Crotone (1-3-9, 20th in Serie A) will take on Parma (2-6-5, 15th in Serie A) on Tuesday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Alex Cordaz for Crotone and Luigi Sepe for Parma. Crotone are at +160 while the Crusaders are at +141. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Crotone faced Sampdoria in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 3-1. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 81.4% received passes rate by connecting on 478 out of their 587 pass targets in their last match. Crotone attempted 19 dribbles in this game and completed 11 of those dribbles for a percentage of 57.9%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Crotone finished at a 20.0% rate by hitting 1 shot on target out of 5 total shots. Crotone has an average of 0.85 goals per 90 min (11 goals in total) and have racked up 6 assists in all matches for the year.

Simy is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Crotone. He has accounted for 10 assists while accumulating 15 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Simy has been given a starting assignment in 110 matches during his career and he scores 0.49 G/90. The forward representing Nigeria has 57 goals scored in 10,517 professional minutes. Another player who should impact this match is Salvatore Molina, the midfielder hailing from Italy. Molina has earned 14,432 minutes in 166 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 37 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 23 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 11 total goals. He is averaging 0.07 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Crotone will be Alex Cordaz. Cordaz has played for 28,222 mins and has tallied 845 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.23 (385 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .698. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 1,222 shots tried at him in 315 starts. Cordaz (104-85-125 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 74 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.5% shutout percentage.

For their last game, Parma went home defeated by a final of 4-0 against Juventus. Parma had a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 of the 16 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by completing 377 out of their 427 passes they tried earning a percentage of 88.3%. Parma converted 4 shots attempted out of the team's 11 shots attempted earning them a 36.4% rate when they last took the field. Having tallied 12 goals and 9 assists for all their matches, Parma sports an average of 0.92 goals and 0.69 assists per 90 minutes.

Hernani should provide solid play for Parma. He is averaging 0.15 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 113 games in his career. The midfielder from Brazil has 10,286 mins while scoring 17 goals. He has totaled 38 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 8 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Gervinho, the forward born in Cote d'Ivoire. Gervinho has earned himself 33 yellow card cautions in 30,202 minutes played (342 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.30. He has earned 102 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 63 times.

Luigi Sepe will be looking after the net for Parma. So far in his pro soccer career, Sepe has allowed 211 goals and has tallied 527 stops in 155 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.36 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 58-46-52. He has a save % of .727 and his shutout rate is 27.7%. Sepe has totaled 43 shutouts while defending 722 shots tried against him in 14,009 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Crotone (+160)

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