Bologna vs Inter Milan Prediction, 4/3/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/31/2021

Game: Bologna vs Inter Milan

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

Location: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy

TV: ESPN 2

Odds/Point Spread: Bologna (+593) Inter Milan (-225)

Musa Barrow and Bologna (9-7-12, 11th in Serie A) play Inter Milan (20-5-2, 1st in Serie A) at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Angelo da Costa for Bologna and Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan. Inter Milan are at at -225 while Bologna are at +593. The over/under opens at 3.

Bologna played Crotone in their last match and took home the win by a score of 3-2. Bologna attempted 17 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 9 of those attempts for a rate of 52.9%. In the passing game, they finished with a 86.2% passes received rate by completing 336 out of their 390 targeted passes in their last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, Bologna walked away from the pitch at a 42.9% rate by hitting 9 shots on target out of 21 total shots. Bologna sports an average of 1.32 goals per 90 min (37 total goals) and have 29 assists in all matches this year.

Musa Barrow is a player who should impact this matchup for Bologna. Barrow has been in the starting lineup in 51 contests thus far in his career and he tallies 0.36 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Gambia has tallied 19 goals in 4,750 minutes. He has accounted for 14 assists while accumulating 1 yellow card warnings during his career. Someone else who should impact this match is Rodrigo Palacio, the forward who represents Argentina. Palacio has totaled 25,066 minutes during 280 career starting assignments and has been handed 54 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 57 times in his career while he has scored 89 goals. He scores 0.32 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Bologna will be Angelo da Costa. da Costa (53-43-70 mark during his career) has recorded 35 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 21.5% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Brazil has faced 793 shots tried at him in 163 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.37 (225 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 72.3. da Costa has seen the field for 14,818 mins and has 569 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Inter Milan got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Torino. Inter Milan finished the match with a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 8 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by completing 642 out of their 728 passing attempts earning a percentage of 88.2%. Inter Milan connected on 2 shots on goal out of 12 shots attempted which gave them a 16.7% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 61 goals and 47 assists in all their matches, Inter Milan sports an average of 2.26 goals and 1.74 assists per 90 min.

Lautaro Martinez will need to provide a lift for Inter Milan. He is currently averaging 0.58 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 99 outings in his career. The forward from Argentina has been on the field for 8,722 professional minutes while scoring 56 goals. He has earned 24 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 14 times. Be sure to watch out for Romelu Lukaku, the forward born in Belgium. Lukaku has been handed a total of 29 yellow card cautions in 29,098 minutes played (321 career starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.58. He has totaled 187 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 58 times.

Samir Handanovic will be looking after the net for Inter Milan. Handanović has racked up 191 shutouts while defending 2,231 shots attempted against him in 48,713 minutes throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of 73.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently 35.2%. He has surrendered 1.11 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 258-141-143. So far in his career, Handanović has allowed 601 goals and has earned 1,648 stops in 543 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-225)

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