Atalanta vs Lazio Prediction, 1/31/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/27/2021

Game: Atalanta vs Lazio

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2021

Location: Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy

TV: ESPN 2

Odds/Point Spread: Atalanta (+115) Lazio (+180)

Luis Muriel and Atalanta (10-6-3, 4th in Serie A) play Lazio (10-4-5, 6th in Serie A) at Gewiss Stadium on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta and Pepe Reina for Lazio. Lazio are at at +180 while the Goddess are at +115. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Atalanta faced AC Milan in their last game and notched a win by a score of 3-0. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 83.9% passes received rate by converting 381 out of their 454 pass targets last game. Atalanta attempted 24 dribbles in this match and completed 11 of the tries for a rate of 45.8%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Atalanta wrapped this game up at a 41.2% rate by hitting 7 shots on target out of 17 total shots. Atalanta sports an average of 2.32 goals per 90 minutes (44 total goals) and are sitting with 30 assists in all matches for the year.

Luis Muriel is a player who should be able to impact this match for Atalanta. Muriel has started 165 matchups so far in his career and has 0.50 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Colombia has totaled 86 goals scored in 15,339 mins played. He has accounted for 30 assists while earning 28 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Duvan Zapata, the forward representing Colombia. Zapata has totaled 14,078 minutes in 159 career starts and has been given 20 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 28 times so far in his career and he has scored 89 total goals. He averages 0.57 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Atalanta is Pierluigi Gollini. Gollini (53-42-30 mark in his career) has earned 30 clean sheets, which gives him a 24.2% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Italy has had 449 shots tried at him in 124 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.17 (144 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .704. Gollini has been on the pitch for a total of 11,066 minutes and has accumulated 315 stops during his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Lazio walked away with a victory by a final of 2-1 against Sassuolo. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 430 of the 506 passes they tried earning a percentage of 85.0%. Lazio finished with a 35.3% successful dribble percentage by converting 6 of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Lazio had 6 shots on target out of 20 shots attempted giving them a 30.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 32 goals and 21 assists in all their matches, Lazio averages 1.68 goals and 1.11 assists per 90 minutes.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will need to provide a lift for Lazio. The midfielder from Spain has been on the field for 16,497 mins and has scored 41 goals. He has 47 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. He averages 0.22 G/90 and has started 188 matches in his career. Make sure to watch out for Ciro Immobile, the forward born in Italy. Immobile has been given a total of 50 yellow card warnings in 24,042 professional minutes (272 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.69. He has collected 183 goals during his career while helping on a goal 40 different times.

Pepe Reina will be looking after the goal for Lazio. Reina has totaled 238 shutouts while defending 2,301 shots attempted against him in 53,502 career mins. He has a save % of .751 and his clean sheet rate is currently 39.9%. He has surrendered 0.98 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 315-150-130. In his career, Reina has given up 583 goals and has 1,724 stops in 596 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lazio (+180)

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