Bologna vs Cagliari Prediction, 11/1/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/29/2021

Game: Bologna vs Cagliari

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021

Location: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Bologna (-109) Cagliari (+277)

Riccardo Orsolini and Bologna (3-3-4, 12th in Serie A) host Cagliari (1-3-6, 20th in Serie A) at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Monday. The men protecting the net will be Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna and Alessio Cragno for Cagliari. Cagliari are at at +277 while Bologna are at -109. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

Bologna faced Napoli in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 3-0. Bologna tried 8 dribbles in this matchup and completed 5 of those attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 84.4% received passes rate by connecting on 324 of the 384 targeted passes last game.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Bologna ended this match at a 12.5% clip by hitting 1 shot on target out of 8 total shots. Bologna is averaging 1.40 goals per 90 (14 total goals) and have accounted for 12 assists in all competitions this year.

Riccardo Orsolini is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Bologna. He has accounted for 22 assists while tallying 10 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Orsolini has been a starter in 122 matches so far in his career while scoring 0.26 G/90. The forward hailing from Italy has earned 31 goals scored in 10,661 professional minutes played.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Musa Barrow, the forward representing Gambia. Barrow has been on the pitch for 6,139 mins in 68 starts and has earned himself a total of 1 yellow card warning. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times during his soccer career and he has scored 25 goals. He is averaging 0.37 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Bologna is Lukasz Skorupski. Skorupski (77-60-104 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 57 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.7% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has seen 1,096 shots sent in his direction in 241 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.46 (351 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 70.3. Skorupski has been on the pitch for 21,690 minutes and has earned 766 saves thus far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Cagliari walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against AS Roma. They finished the contest by completing 264 out of their 314 passes they tried for a percentage of 84.1%. Cagliari earned a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 2 of the 4 dribbles they attempted. Cagliari converted 5 shots on target out of the team's 7 shots attempted which had them at a 71.4% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 12 goals and 9 assists for all their games, Cagliari has an average of 1.20 goals and 0.90 assists per 90 min.

Joao Pedro should be able to be counted on for Cagliari. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 214 games so far in his career. The forward from Brazil has totaled 18,797 mins and has earned 86 goals. He has tallied 49 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 27 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Razvan Marin, the midfielder hailing from Romania. He has accounted for 27 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 37 different times. Marin has earned himself a total of 36 yellow card cautions in 15,828 minutes (169 starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.15.

Alessio Cragno will reside in front of the goal for Cagliari. In his career, Cragno has given up 318 goals and has earned 711 stops in 223 starts. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 60-63-99. He sports a save % of 70.8 and his shutout rate is currently at 22.0%. Cragno has totaled 49 shutouts while defending 1,014 shots tried against him in 19,951 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cagliari (+277)

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