Genoa vs Juventus Prediction, 12/13/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/9/2020

Game: Genoa vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Genoa (+575) Juventus (-210)

Mattia Destro and Genoa (1-3-6, 19th in Serie A) play Juventus (5-5-0, 3rd in Serie A) at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Alberto Paleari for Genoa and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The Zebras are at at -210 while Genoa are at +575. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Genoa took the field against Fiorentina in their last match and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 1-1. Genoa tried 11 dribbles in this match and completed 5 of those tries for a percentage of 45.5%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 79.6% passes received percentage by completing 300 of the 377 targeted passes in their last game. In regard to shooting accuracy, Genoa ended this match at a 42.9% clip by hitting 3 SoT out of 7 total shots. Genoa is averaging 0.90 goals per 90 (9 total goals) and have accumulated 8 assists in all contests for the year.

Mattia Destro is a guy who should impact this matchup for Genoa. Destro has started 158 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.46 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Italy has earned 71 goals in 14,043 professional minutes played. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 46 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Goran Pandev, the forward who is from Macedonia. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 46 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 95 goals. Pandev has totaled 26,658 mins in 305 starting assignments and has been given a total of 58 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.32 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Genoa is Alberto Paleari. Paleari has seen the pitch for 7,830 minutes and has accumulated 146 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.67 (58 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .735. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has faced 200 shots tried at him in 85 starts. Paleari (35-26-25 record in his career) has earned 34 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 40.0% shutout percentage.

For their last match, Juventus earned three points by winning 2-1 against Torino. They wrapped up this contest by converting 551 out of their 646 attempted passes earning a percentage of 85.3%. Juventus ended the game with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 out of the 15 dribbles they tried. Juventus had 4 shots on target out of 17 shots attempted earning them a 23.5% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 17 goals and 13 assists for all their matches, Juventus averages 1.89 goals and 1.44 assists per 90.

Paulo Dybala will be someone to watch for Juventus. He is currently averaging 0.45 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 205 outings thus far in his career. The forward representing Argentina has been on the pitch for 17,724 minutes while earning 89 goals. He has tallied 19 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 44 times. Be sure to watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward representing Portugal. He has accounted for 458 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 145 different times. Ronaldo has been given 72 yellow card warnings in 46,778 minutes played (520 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.88.

Wojciech Szczesny will look after the net for Juventus. Thus far in his career, Szczesny has allowed 324 goals and has accumulated 894 saves in 312 starts. He has conceded 1.04 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 186-73-52. He is the owner of a save % of .742 and his shutout rate is 36.5%. Szczesny has totaled 114 shutouts while defending 1,209 shots against him in 28,004 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Juventus (-210)

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