Benevento vs AS Roma Prediction, 2/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/15/2021

Game: Benevento vs AS Roma

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2021

Location: Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Benevento (+394) AS Roma (-161)

Gianluca Lapadula and Benevento (6-6-10, 13th in Serie A) play AS Roma (13-4-5, 3rd in Serie A) at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento and Antonio Mirante for AS Roma. The Sorcerers are at +394 while AS Roma are at -161. The O/U has been set at 3.25.

Benevento stepped onto the pitch against Bologna in their last game and finished with a draw with a score of 1-1. Benevento attempted 7 dribbles in this match and completed 3 of the tries for a rate of 42.9%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 74.8% passes received percentage by completing 285 of the 381 passing targets in their last outing. In regard to shooting accuracy, Benevento walked away from the pitch at a 42.9% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 14 total shots. Benevento is averaging 1.14 goals per 90 min (25 goals in total) and have tallied 16 assists in all games this year.

Gianluca Lapadula is a player who should be able to impact this game for Benevento. Lapadula has started 110 games during his pro soccer career and has 0.49 G/90. The forward hailing from Italy has recorded 57 goals scored in 10,443 minutes. He has accounted for 17 assists while tallying 24 yellow cards in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Roberto Insigne, the forward hailing from Italy. Insigne has been on the pitch for 10,286 minutes in 116 starting assignments and has been given a total of 19 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 33 times thus far in his career and he has scored 29 total goals. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Benevento is Lorenzo Montipo. Montipò has seen the pitch for a total of 11,610 minutes and has 282 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.95 (123 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 71.0. The goalie from Italy has had 397 shots attempted at him in 129 starting assignments. Montipò (53-37-39 mark during his career) has tallied 39 clean sheets, which has earned him a 30.2% clean sheet percentage.

For their last match, AS Roma got the victory with a final of 3-0 against Udinese. AS Roma ended the game with a 42.9% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 14 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 455 of the 527 passes they tried for a percentage of 86.3%. AS Roma had 4 shots on target out of the team's 12 shots attempted earning them a 33.3% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 46 goals and 34 assists in all their games, AS Roma sports an average of 2.09 goals and 1.55 assists per 90 min.

Jordan Veretout will be someone to watch for AS Roma. The midfielder representing France has been on the field for 25,380 minutes while scoring 45 goals. He has tallied 59 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 37 times. He currently averages 0.16 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 290 games so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the forward born in Armenia. Mkhitaryan has been handed 39 yellow card cautions in 24,033 mins (268 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.39. He has tallied 104 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 73 times.

Antonio Mirante is expected to look after the net for AS Roma. In his career, Mirante has allowed 552 goals and has accumulated 1,304 stops in 411 starts. He has given up 1.35 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 127-112-168. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.6 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.9%. Mirante has recorded 123 clean sheets and has defended 1,854 shots attempted against him in 36,714 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AS Roma (-161)

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