Inter Milan vs Spezia Prediction, 12/20/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/18/2020

Game: Inter Milan vs Spezia

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (-333) Spezia (+700)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the site where Lautaro Martinez and Inter Milan (8-3-1, 2nd in Serie A) will play Spezia (2-5-5, 16th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Rafael for Spezia. The Eagles are at at +700 while Inter Milan are at -333. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

Inter Milan faced Napoli in their last match and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. Inter Milan tried 6 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 3 of those tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In the passing game, they earned a 88.7% passes received percentage by connecting on 400 out of their 451 targeted passes last game. Regarding shot accuracy, Inter Milan finished the game at a 25.0% clip by putting 1 SoT out of 4 shots. Inter Milan has an average of 2.33 goals per 90 min (28 total goals) and have 22 assists in all games this season.

Lautaro Martinez is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Inter Milan. Martinez has had a starting assignment in 86 contests in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.55 goals per 90. The forward born in Argentina has 47 goals scored in 7,624 professional minutes played. He has 11 assists while tallying 23 yellow card warnings during his career. Another player who should impact this match is Romelu Lukaku, the forward hailing from Belgium. Lukaku has been on the pitch for 27,850 minutes during 307 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 27 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 52 times so far in his career while scoring 178 total goals. He is averaging 0.58 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Inter Milan will be Samir Handanovic. Handanović has played for a total of 47,363 minutes and has earned 1,611 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.12 (590 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .736. The keeper hailing from Slovenia has seen 2,184 shots tried against him in 528 career starts. Handanović (246-139-142 record in his career) has totaled 184 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.8% shutout rate.

The last time they took the field, Spezia finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against Bologna. Spezia finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 1 of the 2 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 245 out of their 330 pass attempts for a percentage of 74.2%. Spezia connected on 4 shots attempted out of their 10 shots attempted giving them a 40.0% clip in their last game. With a total of 17 goals and 13 assists in all competitions, Spezia has an average of 1.42 goals and 1.08 assists per 90 minutes.

Emanuel Gyasi will be someone to watch for Spezia. He is averaging 0.21 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 60 matches in his career. The forward representing Ghana has accumulated 5,205 minutes while scoring 12 goals. He has collected 17 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times. Make sure to watch out for Claudio Terzi, the defender born in Italy. He has accumulated 12 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 6 different times. Terzi has been handed 109 yellow cards in 37,703 minutes played (419 starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.03.

Rafael will look after the net for Spezia. Rafael has racked up 52 shutouts and has seen 811 shots tried against him in 16,523 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of .708 and his clean sheet rate is 28.4%. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 82-42-60. So far in his career, Rafael has conceded 242 goals and has accumulated 571 stops in 183 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-333)

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