Lazio vs Juventus Prediction, 11/8/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/6/2020

Game: Lazio vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2020

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN 2

Odds/Point Spread: Lazio (+170) Juventus (+117)

Felipe Caicedo and Lazio (3-1-2, 10th in Serie A) play Juventus (3-3-0, 3rd in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Thomas Strakosha for Lazio and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. Lazio are at +170 while the Zebras are at +117. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

Lazio has been able to maintain possession for 51.2% of matches while they dribble successfully 54.2% of the time (18th in Serie A). They have tried 73 shots at their opponents goal with 23 being on target, which is a 31.5% shots on target percentage. Lazio have tallied 10 goals this year, which ranks 14th in the league. They have received 2,746 passes on 3,068 tries for the year, making their receiving percentage 89.5%.

Felipe Caicedo is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lazio. Caicedo has been given a starting assignment in 203 matchups so far in his career and he tallies 0.42 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Ecuador has earned 84 goals scored in 17,874 mins. He has totaled 19 assists while tallying 59 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the midfielder who is from Spain. He has assisted on a goal 21 times during his career while he has scored 39 goals. Milinkovic-Savic has been on the pitch for 15,558 minutes in 177 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 45 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Lazio is Thomas Strakosha. Strakosha (75-33-38 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 41 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 28.1% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Greece has seen 572 shots attempted against him in 146 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.23 (180 goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of .729. Strakosha has been on the pitch for a total of 13,185 minutes and has tallied 414 saves during his career.

Juventus has 3,082 targets this season (5th in the league) with 2,804 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 91.0% and they have controlled possession of the ball 59.4% of the time. The Zebras have dribbled successfully 61.2% of the time on the year while scoring 11 goals. They have been able to connect on 31.8% of their shots on target on 66 total shots.

Paulo Dybala should provide solid play for Juventus. The forward born in Argentina has totaled 17,508 professional minutes while scoring 89 goals. He has accumulated 19 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 44 times. He scores 0.46 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 203 matches during his soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Alvaro Morata, the defender representing Italy. Morata has been handed 52 yellow card cautions in 13,247 mins played (144 starts). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.59. He has earned 87 goals during his career while helping on a goal 32 different times.

Wojciech Szczesny will reside in front of the goal for the Zebras. In his career, Szczesny has conceded 321 goals while he has accumulated 889 stops in 309 starts. He has allowed 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 185-71-52. He has earned a save percentage of .743 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 36.9%. Szczesny has totaled 114 shutouts while he has seen 1,201 shots attempted against him in 27,734 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lazio (+170)

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