AC Milan vs Crotone Prediction, 2/7/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/3/2021

Game: AC Milan vs Crotone

Date: Sunday, February 7, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (-400) Crotone (+800)

Franck Kessie and AC Milan (14-4-2, 1st in Serie A) host Crotone (3-3-14, 20th in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan and Alex Cordaz for Crotone. Crotone are at at +800 while AC Milan are priced at -400. The over/under is set at 3.5.

AC Milan took the field against Bologna in their last matchup and notched a win by a score of 2-1. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 85.5% received passes percentage by connecting on 401 of the 469 passing attempts last match. AC Milan tried 9 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 5 of the attempts for a percentage of 55.6%. In relation to shooting accuracy, AC Milan wrapped this game up at a 61.5% rate by putting 8 SoT of 13 total shots. AC Milan is averaging 2.00 g/90 (40 total goals) and have accounted for 24 assists in all contests this year.

Franck Kessie is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for AC Milan. Kessie has been given a starting assignment in 178 matchups thus far in his career and he tallies 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The defender from Serbia has 34 goals scored in 15,681 mins played. He has totaled 11 assists while tallying 37 yellow cards in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the forward hailing from Sweden. He has assisted on a goal 133 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 380 total goals. Ibrahimovic has played 44,993 minutes in 509 starts and has been handed a total of 94 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.76 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for AC Milan is Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma (98-51-46 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 64 shutouts, which gives him a 32.5% clean sheet rate. The keeper hailing from Italy has faced 752 shots attempted at him in 197 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.08 (210 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .742. Donnarumma has played for a total of 17,471 mins and is sitting with 558 saves in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Crotone took a loss by a final score of 3-0 against Genoa. Crotone earned a 69.2% successful dribble rate by connecting on 9 out of the 13 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 405 of the 490 passes they tried earning a percentage of 82.7%. Crotone landed 4 shots on target out of 13 shots attempted which had them at a 30.8% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 21 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Crotone averages 1.05 goals and 0.70 assists per 90 min.

Vladimir Golemic will need to be on top of his game for Crotone. He is averaging 0.06 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 170 matches during his career. The defender representing Slovakia has totaled 15,204 mins while earning 10 goals. He has 46 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. Make sure to watch out for Simy, the forward representing Nigeria. He has accounted for 60 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 11 times. Simy has been handed a total of 15 yellow card warnings in 10,983 mins (114 career starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.49.

Alex Cordaz will reside in front of the goal for Crotone. Cordaz has recorded 74 clean sheets while seeing 1,261 shots against him in 28,852 career minutes. He sports a save % of .694 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.0%. He has given up 1.26 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 106-85-130. During his pro soccer career, Cordaz has allowed 403 goals and has tallied 867 stops in 322 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take AC Milan (-400)

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