Benevento vs Torino Prediction, 1/22/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/20/2021

Game: Benevento vs Torino

Date: Friday, January 22, 2021

Location: Stadio Ciro Vigorito in Benevento, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Benevento (+200) Torino (+168)

Gianluca Lapadula and Benevento (6-3-9, 11th in Serie A) host Torino (2-7-9, 18th in Serie A) at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on Friday. The goalies who are expected to start are Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento and Salvatore Sirigu for Torino. The moneyline on this game has Benevento coming in at +200 and the Maroons are priced at +168. The total opens at 2.5.

Benevento took the field against Crotone in their last game and took a loss by a final of 4-1. In sharing the ball, they earned a 80.5% received passes percentage by connecting on 405 of the 503 pass targets last contest. Benevento tried 12 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 3 of the tries for a rate of 25.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Benevento finished at a 22.7% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 22 total shots. Benevento sports an average of 1.17 goals per 90 minutes (21 goals in total) and have tallied 14 assists in all contests this season.

Gianluca Lapadula is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Benevento. He has accounted for 17 assists while tallying 24 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Lapadula has started 106 matchups so far in his career and tallies 0.50 G/90. The forward from Italy has accumulated 56 goals scored in 10,098 minutes. Someone else who should impact this match is Roberto Insigne, the forward hailing from Italy. He has helped a teammate on a goal 33 times so far in his career while scoring 29 total goals. Insigne has accumulated 10,185 minutes in 115 career starts and has been handed a total of 19 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.26 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Benevento will be Lorenzo Montipo. Montipò (53-34-38 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 39 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.2% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Italy has faced 378 shots tried against him in 125 starts. His GA/90 is 0.92 (115 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .717. Montipò has played for a total of 11,250 minutes and is sitting with 270 stops in his career.

The last time they took the field, Torino went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Spezia. Torino earned a 44.4% successful dribble rate by completing 12 of the 27 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by connecting on 575 of the 643 passing attempts earning a rate of 89.4%. Torino converted 1 shot on goal out of 10 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 10.0% rate when they last took the field. With 25 goals and 14 assists in all their games, Torino sports an average of 1.39 goals and 0.78 assists per 90 minutes.

Sasa Lukic should be someone to watch for Torino. He sports an average of 0.10 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 80 games so far in his pro soccer career. The midfielder hailing from Serbia has been on the field for 7,308 professional minutes and has earned 8 goals. He has totaled 32 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 3 times. Be sure to watch out for Andrea Belotti, the forward hailing from Italy. He has accumulated 106 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 30 different times. Belotti has been given a total of 27 yellow cards in 19,215 minutes (206 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.50.

Salvatore Sirigu will look after the goal for Torino. In his pro soccer career, Sirigu has given up 463 goals and has racked up 1,111 saves in 373 starts. He has surrendered 1.25 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 173-96-102. He has a save % of .716 and his shutout rate sits at 31.9%. Sirigu has racked up 119 clean sheets and has defended 1,553 shots against him in 33,442 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Torino (+168)

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