Cagliari vs AS Roma Prediction, 4/25/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/22/2021

Game: Cagliari vs AS Roma

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2021

Location: Sardegna Arena in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cagliari (+299) AS Roma (-118)

Lorenzo Pellegrini and AS Roma (16-6-9, 7th in Serie A) go to Sardegna Arena on Sunday where they'll meet Cagliari (7-7-18, 18th in Serie A). The starting goaltenders are Guglielmo Vicario for Cagliari and Antonio Mirante for AS Roma. AS Roma are at at -118 while Cagliari are at +299. The over/under opens at 3.

Cagliari took the field against Parma in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 4-3. In regard to passing, they earned a 84.2% received passes percentage by connecting on 489 of the 581 targeted passes in their last game. Cagliari attempted 19 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 14 of those tries for a rate of 73.7%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Cagliari ended this match at a 25.0% rate by hitting 5 shots on target of 20 shots. Cagliari averages 1.13 goals per 90 min (36 goals in total) and have 23 assists in all matches this year.

Joao Pedro is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Cagliari. He has 24 assists while accumulating 46 yellow cards thus far in his career. Pedro has had a starting assignment in 199 matchups so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Brazil has totaled 78 goals scored in 17,450 minutes. Someone else who should impact this game is Giovanni Simeone, the forward who is from Argentina. Simeone has earned 15,371 minutes during 174 career starts and has been given 15 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times in his career and he has scored 62 goals. He scores 0.36 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Cagliari will be Guglielmo Vicario. Vicario has seen the field for a total of 6,857 mins and has accumulated 142 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.71 (54 total goals allowed) and his save % is 75.0. The keeper hailing from Italy has had 188 shots sent in his direction in 76 career starts. Vicario (24-23-29 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 17 clean sheets, which gives him a 22.4% clean sheet rate.

When they last played, AS Roma took a loss by a final score of 3-1 against Torino. AS Roma earned a 43.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 of the 23 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this contest by converting 375 of the 432 passes they attempted for a rate of 86.8%. AS Roma converted 4 shots on target out of their 9 shots attempted giving them a 44.4% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 54 goals and 41 assists in all their matches, AS Roma has an average of 1.74 goals and 1.32 assists per 90 minutes.

Lorenzo Pellegrini will need to be on top of his game for AS Roma. The midfielder born in Italy has totaled 11,029 professional minutes while scoring 21 goals. He has totaled 38 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 26 times. He is currently averaging 0.17 G/90 and has been a starter in 131 contests so far in his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Edin Dzeko, the forward representing Bosnia. Dzeko has been handed a total of 54 yellow card warnings in 30,954 professional minutes played (332 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.58. He has collected 201 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 61 different times.

Antonio Mirante will be looking after the goal for AS Roma. Mirante has totaled 124 shutouts while seeing 1,869 shots against him in 36,894 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 70.6 and his shutout rate is currently 30.0%. He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 128-112-169. So far in his pro soccer career, Mirante has conceded 555 goals and has earned 1,316 stops in 413 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cagliari (+299)

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