Udinese vs Parma Prediction, 10/18/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/14/2020

Game: Udinese vs Parma

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2020

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+163) Parma (+170)

Gervinho and Parma (1-0-2, 16th in Serie A) go to Dacia Arena on Sunday where they'll take on Udinese (0-0-3, 19th in Serie A). The starting goalkeepers will be Nicolas for Udinese and Luigi Sepe for Parma. The Crusaders are at at +170 while the White and Blacks are at +163. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Udinese has controlled possession for 48.7% of matches while they dribble successfully 78.9% of the time (1st in Serie A). They have launched 46 shots at the opposition with 12 on target, which comes out to a 26.1% SOT percentage. Their players have received 1,119 passes on 1,335 attempts so far this season, making their receiving percentage 83.8%.

Kevin Lasagna is a player who can be a difference maker for Udinese. Lasagna has been a starter in 132 games in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.35 goals per 90 mins. The defender from Italy has tallied 52 goals scored in 13,237 mins played. He has totaled 13 assists while earning 6 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Stefano Okaka, the forward hailing from Italy. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times in his career and he has scored 68 total goals. Okaka has earned 18,055 minutes during 185 career starts and has been handed a total of 56 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.34 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Hellas Verona will be Nicolas. Nicolas has been on the pitch for a total of 10,878 minutes and has earned 395 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.34 (162 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .716. The goalkeeper from Brazil has seen 550 shots attempted at him in 120 starts. Nicolas (47-31-42 record in his career) has accumulated 39 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 32.5% shutout rate.

Parma has 1,107 targets this year (16th in the league) with 952 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 86.0% and they maintain possession of the ball 40.3% of the time. The Crusaders have had success dribbling 56% of the time so far this season while earning 2 goals. They have connected on 36% of their shots on target on 25 shots.

Gervinho will be someone to watch for Parma. He currently averages 0.30 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 332 outings thus far in his career. The forward representing Côte d'Ivoire has been on the field for 29,423 professional minutes while he has scored 98 goals. He has accumulated 33 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 62 times. Be sure to watch out for Hernani, the midfielder born in Brazil. He has scored 15 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 6 times. Hernani has been handed 35 yellow cards in 9,698 minutes (106 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his soccer career is 0.14.

Luigi Sepe will reside in front of the goal for the Crusaders. During his pro soccer career, Sepe has conceded 194 goals while he has racked up 491 saves in 145 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 57-40-49. He is the owner of a save percentage of .731 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.6%. Sepe has accumulated 40 shutouts while seeing 669 shots attempted against him in 13,109 mins throughout his career.

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

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

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