Parma vs Benevento Prediction, 12/6/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2020

Game: Parma vs Benevento

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020

Location: Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Parma (-105) Benevento (+250)

Gianluca Lapadula and Benevento (3-1-5, 13th in Serie A) travel to Stadio Ennio Tardini on Sunday where they'll take on Parma (1-3-4, 17th in Serie A). The goalies protecting the net will be Luigi Sepe for Parma and Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento. The Crusaders are at -105 while the Sorcerers are at +250. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Parma faced off with AS Roma in their most recent match and took a loss by a score of 3-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 87.9% received passes percentage by converting 464 of the 528 pass targets last match. Parma attempted 10 dribbles in this contest and completed 7 of the attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Parma walked away from the pitch at a 100.0% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 2 shots. Parma sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (8 total goals) and have tallied 6 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Gervinho is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Parma. Gervinho has had a starting assignment in 337 matches during his career while he scores 0.30 G/90. The forward representing Cote d'Ivoire has 100 goals in 29,816 professional minutes played. He has 62 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Juraj Kucka, the midfielder representing Slovakia. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 22 times during his career and he has scored 35 total goals. Kucka has been on the pitch for 21,775 minutes in 244 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 74 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.14 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man protecting the net for Parma is Luigi Sepe. Sepe has seen the pitch for 13,559 mins and is sitting with 510 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.35 (204 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .728. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 698 shots attempted against him in 150 career starts. Sepe (57-43-51 record in his career) has accumulated 41 shutouts, which has earned him a 27.3% clean sheet rate.

For their last game, Benevento weren't able to secure a win with a final of 1-1 against Juventus. Benevento finished with a 40.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 4 out of the 10 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by completing 301 out of their 374 passes they attempted for a rate of 80.5%. Benevento landed 3 shots on target out of their 8 shots attempted which had them at a 37.5% clip in their last outing. With a total of 12 goals and 8 assists for all their matches, Benevento has an average of 1.33 goals and 0.89 assists per 90 minutes.

Gianluca Lapadula should provide a lift for Benevento. He currently averages 0.54 G/90 and has been a starter in 97 matches so far in his career. The forward from Italy has been on the pitch for 9,392 minutes while scoring 56 goals. He has 22 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times. You should also keep an eye on Roberto Insigne, the forward representing Italy. Insigne has been handed 18 yellow card cautions in 9,645 mins (108 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.26. He has collected 28 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 31 times.

Lorenzo Montipo will be residing in front of the net for Benevento. Montipò has racked up 36 clean sheets while he has seen 349 shots attempted against him in 10,440 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save % of .725 and his shutout rate sits at 31.0%. He has given up 0.88 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 50-32-34. So far in his career, Montipò has given up 102 goals while totaling 251 saves in 116 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Benevento (+250)

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