Fiorentina vs Genoa Prediction, 12/7/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/4/2020

Game: Fiorentina vs Genoa

Date: Monday, December 7, 2020

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (-208) Genoa (+400)

Stadio Artemio Franchi is the venue where Christian Kouame and Fiorentina (2-2-5, 16th in Serie A) will take on Genoa (1-2-5, 19th in Serie A) on Monday. The men protecting the net will be Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina and Alberto Paleari for Genoa. Genoa are at at +400 while Fiorentina are at -208. The over/under is set at 2.75.

Fiorentina stepped onto the pitch against AC Milan in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 82.1% received passes rate by connecting on 440 of the 536 passing attempts in their last game. Fiorentina attempted 16 dribbles in this matchup and completed 5 of those tries for a rate of 31.3%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Fiorentina ended this match at a 40.0% rate by putting 2 SoT out of 5 total shots. Fiorentina sports an average of 1.11 goals per 90 minutes (10 total goals) and have accounted for 10 assists in all matches this season.

Christian Kouame is a guy who should impact this matchup for Fiorentina. Kouame has been in the starting lineup in 85 matches during his soccer career and he accounts for 0.28 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Cote d'Ivoire has accumulated 24 goals scored in 7,823 mins played. He has totaled 17 assists while earning 12 yellow card cautions in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Gaetano Castrovilli, the defender hailing from Poland. Castrovilli has played 7,216 minutes during 80 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 21 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 8 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 12 goals. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Fiorentina will be Bartlomiej Dragowski. Dragowski (27-24-43 record in his career) has earned 22 shutouts, which gives him a 23.7% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Poland has faced 451 shots tried against him in 93 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.61 (153 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of .685. Dragowski has been on the field for 8,542 minutes and has earned 310 saves during his soccer career.

When they last took the field, Genoa took a defeat with a final score of 1-0 against Udinese. They wrapped up this match by completing 439 out of their 510 passes they attempted for a percentage of 86.1%. Genoa finished with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by converting 11 of the 22 dribbles they pursued. With a total of 7 goals and 7 assists in all their contests, Genoa averages 0.87 goals and 0.87 assists per 90 minutes.

Goran Pandev should be able to be counted on for Genoa. He averages 0.32 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 305 matches in his career. The forward who is from Macedonia has been on the pitch for 26,636 professional minutes and he has scored 95 goals. He has accumulated 58 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 46 times. You should also keep an eye on Mattia Destro, the forward representing Italy. Destro has been given a total of 46 yellow cards in 14,030 minutes played (158 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.46. He has accounted for 71 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 times.

Alberto Paleari is expected to look after the goal for Genoa. During his professional soccer career, Paleari has conceded 55 goals and has racked up 142 stops in 84 starts. He has surrendered 0.64 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 35-26-24. He sports a save % of .740 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 40.5%. Paleari has totaled 34 clean sheets and has defended 192 shots attempted against him in 7,714 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Genoa (+400)

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