AC Milan vs Atalanta Prediction, 1/23/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 1/20/2021

Game: AC Milan vs Atalanta

Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (+199) Atalanta (-106)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the site where Franck Kessie and AC Milan (12-4-1, 1st in Serie A) will take on Atalanta (9-5-3, 6th in Serie A) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan and Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta. The Goddess are at at -106 while AC Milan are priced at +199. The O/U has been set at 3.

AC Milan played Torino in their last match and went home with a win by a final score of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they earned a 83.8% received passes rate by completing 351 out of their 419 passing targets in their last outing. AC Milan attempted 20 dribbles in this outing and converted 14 of the tries for a rate of 70.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, AC Milan finished at a 42.9% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 7 total shots. AC Milan has an average of 2.12 goals per 90 (36 total goals) and have accumulated 23 assists in all matches this year.

Franck Kessie is a guy who should be able to impact this match for AC Milan. He has accounted for 11 assists while earning 36 yellow card cautions in his career. Kessie has had a starting assignment in 175 games in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.19 goals per 90 mins. The defender who is from Serbia has totaled 33 goals scored in 15,411 mins played. Another guy who should impact this match is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the forward who represents Sweden. Ibrahimovic has been on the pitch for 44,723 mins during 506 starts and has been given 94 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 133 times thus far in his career while he has scored 378 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.76 G/90 for his career.

The man protecting the net for AC Milan will be Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma (96-51-45 mark in his career) has earned 63 clean sheets, which gives him a 32.5% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Italy has faced 738 shots attempted at him in 194 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.08 (206 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .741. Donnarumma has played for a total of 17,201 mins and has 547 saves in his career.

In their last game, Atalanta were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Genoa. Atalanta had a 68.8% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 11 of the 16 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by converting 577 out of their 710 attempted passes for a rate of 81.3%. Atalanta landed 2 shots on target out of their 18 shots attempted earning them a 11.1% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 40 goals and 27 assists for all their matches, Atalanta is averaging 2.35 goals and 1.59 assists per 90 minutes.

Duvan Zapata will be counted on for Atalanta. He sports an average of 0.57 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 158 contests during his pro soccer career. The forward from Colombia has been on the pitch for 13,955 mins while earning 88 goals. He has accounted for 20 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Luis Muriel, the forward representing Colombia. Muriel has earned himself a total of 28 yellow cards in 15,273 mins played (164 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.50. He has scored 85 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 30 times.

Pierluigi Gollini will be residing in front of the goal for Atalanta. So far in his career, Gollini has allowed 143 goals while totaling 312 stops in 122 starts. He has given up 1.18 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 52-41-30. He holds a save % of .703 and his shutout rate is currently 23.8%. Gollini has totaled 29 clean sheets while defending 445 shots tried against him in 10,886 career mins.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atalanta (-106) and under 3 goals

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