Fiorentina vs AS Roma Prediction, 3/3/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/2/2021

Game: Fiorentina vs AS Roma

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (+272) AS Roma (-100)

Gaetano Castrovilli and Fiorentina (6-7-11, 14th in Serie A) host AS Roma (13-5-6, 5th in Serie A) at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Wednesday. The goalies expected to start will be Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina and Antonio Mirante for AS Roma. Fiorentina are at +272 while AS Roma are at -100. The total has been set at 3.

Fiorentina played Udinese in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. Fiorentina attempted 19 dribbles in this matchup and completed 14 of the tries for a rate of 73.7%. In sharing the ball, they had a 81.2% received passes rate by converting 392 out of their 483 passing targets in their last outing. In relation to shooting accuracy, Fiorentina walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% rate by putting 2 SoT of 8 shots. Fiorentina is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (24 total goals) and are sitting with 17 assists in all contests for the year.

Gaetano Castrovilli is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Fiorentina. Castrovilli has had a starting assignment in 91 outings so far in his career and he has earned 0.14 goals per 90 mins. The defender representing Poland has earned 13 goals scored in 8,160 mins. He has accounted for 9 assists while accumulating 23 yellow card warnings so far in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Dusan Vlahovic, the forward hailing from Serbia. He has helped on a goal 2 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 16 goals. Vlahovic has played 3,762 minutes during 35 starting assignments and has been handed 6 yellow card cautions. He has an average of 0.38 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man defending the goal for Fiorentina will be Bartlomiej Dragowski. Dragowski has been on the field for a total of 9,892 mins and has 343 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.58 (174 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 68.0. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has seen 503 shots tried against him in 108 career starting assignments. Dragowski (31-29-49 mark in his career) has 26 clean sheets, which gives him a 24.1% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, AS Roma took a loss by a score of 2-1 against AC Milan. They finished the match by completing 420 out of their 495 attempted passes for a percentage of 84.8%. AS Roma had a 84.6% successful dribble rate by connecting on 11 out of the 13 dribbles they tried. AS Roma had 8 shots on target out of 18 shots attempted earning them a 44.4% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 47 goals and 35 assists in all their matches, AS Roma averages 1.96 goals and 1.46 assists per 90 min.

Jordan Veretout should provide a lift for AS Roma. The midfielder representing France has earned 25,515 mins while scoring 46 goals. He has accumulated 59 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 37 times. He currently averages 0.16 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 292 matches during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the forward representing Armenia. He has 104 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 73 different times. Mkhitaryan has been handed a total of 40 yellow cards in 24,204 mins played (270 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his soccer career is 0.39.

Antonio Mirante will look after the goal for AS Roma. Mirante has accumulated 123 clean sheets and has defended 1,854 shots attempted against him in 36,714 mins in his career. He sports a save percentage of 70.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently 29.9%. He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 127-112-168. Thus far in his career, Mirante has given up 552 goals while earning 1,304 saves in 411 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take AS Roma (-100)

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