AS Roma vs Inter Milan Prediction, 1/10/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/5/2021

Game: AS Roma vs Inter Milan

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (-200) Inter Milan (-189)

Lautaro Martinez and Inter Milan (11-3-1, 2nd in Serie A) travel to Stadio Olimpico on Sunday where they'll meet AS Roma (9-3-3, 3rd in Serie A). The men protecting the net will be Pau Lopez for AS Roma and Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan. The line on this matchup has AS Roma coming in at -200 and Inter Milan are at -189. The O/U opens at 2.5.

AS Roma stepped onto the pitch against Sampdoria in their most recent game and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. AS Roma attempted 26 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 14 of those dribbles for a percentage of 53.8%. In regard to passing, they finished with a 92.3% received passes percentage by completing 548 out of their 594 pass attempts last match. Regarding shot accuracy, AS Roma finished at a 30.0% rate by landing 6 shots on target out of 20 shots. AS Roma sports an average of 2.07 goals per 90 (31 total goals) and have accounted for 22 assists in all contests this season.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a guy who should be able to impact this game for AS Roma. Mkhitaryan has been a starter in 262 matches in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Armenia has earned 102 goals scored in 23,521 professional minutes played. He has 71 assists while tallying 38 yellow cards during his soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Edin Dzeko, the forward hailing from Bosnia. He has helped on a goal 60 times in his career while scoring 201 total goals. Dzeko has earned 30,507 minutes in 328 starts and has been given a total of 53 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.59 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man protecting the net for AS Roma is Pau Lopez. Lopez has defended the goal for 12,040 mins and has earned 385 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.44 (192 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .686. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 563 shots sent his way in 132 starting assignments. Lopez (55-29-51 record in his career) has 32 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 24.2% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Inter Milan took home the win by a final score of 6-2 against Crotone. Inter Milan earned a 57.1% successful dribble rate by connecting on 4 of the 7 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 440 of the 506 passing attempts for a rate of 87.0%. Inter Milan converted 8 shots tried out of 16 shots tried which had them at a 50.0% clip in their last game. With 37 goals and 29 assists in all competitions, Inter Milan sports an average of 2.47 goals and 1.93 assists per 90 min.

Lautaro Martinez will need to provide a spark for Inter Milan. The forward from Argentina has totaled 7,890 minutes and has earned 51 goals. He has accumulated 23 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times. He scores 0.58 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 89 contests during his soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Romelu Lukaku, the forward hailing from Belgium. Lukaku has been given a total of 27 yellow card cautions in 28,093 minutes played (310 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.58. He has 180 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 53 times.

Samir Handanovic will reside in front of the goal for Inter Milan. During his career, Handanović has allowed 594 goals and has accumulated 1,614 saves in 531 starting assignments. He has given up 1.12 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 249-139-142. He is the owner of a save percentage of .735 and his shutout rate sits at 34.7%. Handanović has totaled 184 shutouts and has seen 2,190 shots tried against him in 47,633 minutes in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-189)

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