Cagliari vs Juventus Prediction, 3/14/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/8/2021

Game: Cagliari vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021

Location: Sardegna Arena in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cagliari (+574) Juventus (-227)

Sardegna Arena is the venue where Joao Pedro and Cagliari (5-7-14, 17th in Serie A) will play Juventus (15-7-3, 3rd in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Alessio Cragno for Cagliari and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The odds on this contest have Cagliari priced at +574 and the Zebras are at -227. The total is set at 3.

Cagliari faced Sampdoria in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 2-2. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 82.6% received passes rate by completing 395 of the 478 passing targets in their last match. Cagliari attempted 9 dribbles in this match and were successful in 7 of those tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Regarding shot accuracy, Cagliari finished at a 44.4% rate by putting 4 SoT of 9 total shots. Cagliari is averaging 1.12 goals per 90 (29 goals in total) and have accounted for 17 assists in all matches for the season.

Joao Pedro is a guy who should impact this matchup for Cagliari. He has accounted for 24 assists while earning 45 yellow card cautions in his career. Pedro has been given a starting assignment in 193 games thus far in his career while he scores 0.41 goals per 90. The forward from Brazil has earned 77 goals in 16,923 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Giovanni Simeone, the forward representing Argentina. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 61 total goals. Simeone has accumulated 15,194 minutes in 173 career starts and has been handed a total of 15 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.36 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Cagliari will be Alessio Cragno. Cragno (58-57-90 record in his career) has totaled 47 shutouts, which leaves him with a 22.8% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in Italy has had 937 shots attempted against him in 206 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.42 (290 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is 71.1. Cragno has been on the field for 18,421 minutes and has earned 661 stops so far in his career.

In their last outing, Juventus got the victory with a final of 3-1 against Lazio. Juventus finished the match with a 52.6% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 out of the 19 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 492 of the 568 passes they attempted for a percentage of 86.6%. Juventus converted 4 shots on target out of 6 shots tried which had them sitting at a 66.7% rate in their last outing. Having a total of 50 goals and 40 assists in all their contests, Juventus averages 2.00 goals and 1.60 assists per 90 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be someone to watch for Juventus. He is currently averaging 0.88 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 535 games so far in his career. The forward representing Portugal has been on the pitch for 48,141 mins while scoring 470 goals. He has earned 73 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 147 times. You should also keep an eye on Alvaro Morata, the defender hailing from Italy. Morata has been handed a total of 54 yellow card warnings in 14,195 minutes (155 career starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.58. He has earned 92 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 38 different times.

Wojciech Szczesny will be residing in front of the net for Juventus. Szczesny has racked up 118 clean sheets while he has seen 1,258 shots attempted against him in 29,264 mins in his career. He sports a save % of 74.2 and his shutout rate sits at 36.2%. He has allowed 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 195-75-55. So far in his career, Szczesny has surrendered 337 goals while totaling 930 saves in 326 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Juventus (-227)

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