Fiorentina vs Atalanta Prediction, 4/11/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

Game: Fiorentina vs Atalanta

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (+375) Atalanta (-164)

Luis Muriel and Atalanta (17-7-5, 3rd in Serie A) travel to Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday where they'll take on Fiorentina (7-9-13, 14th in Serie A). The goaltenders protecting the net are Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina and Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta. Fiorentina are at +375 while the Goddess are at -164. The total is set at 2.5.

Fiorentina faced Genoa in their most recent game and got the draw with a final of 1-1. Fiorentina attempted 10 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 5 of the attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 82.9% received passes percentage by completing 359 of the 433 targeted passes last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Fiorentina wrapped this game up at a 30.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 10 shots. Fiorentina has an average of 1.14 goals per 90 minutes (33 goals in total) and are sitting with 23 assists in all competitions this year.

Dusan Vlahovic is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Fiorentina. He has 3 assists while earning 6 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Vlahovic has been in the starting lineup in 40 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.43 G/90. The forward who is from Serbia has totaled 20 goals scored in 4,197 mins. One more player who could decide who wins is Giacomo Bonaventura, the midfielder representing Italy. Bonaventura has been on the field for 22,641 mins in 255 career starts and has been handed a total of 38 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 37 times during his soccer career while he has scored 54 total goals. He currently averages 0.21 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man who will protect the net for Fiorentina will be Bartlomiej Dragowski. Dragowski has played for a total of 10,295 minutes and has accumulated 351 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.59 (182 goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 67.6. The goalie from Poland has seen 518 shots attempted at him in 113 career starting assignments. Dragowski (32-31-51 record in his career) has 26 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 23.0% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Atalanta took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Udinese. Atalanta finished the match with a 69.2% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 out of the 13 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by converting 530 out of their 609 passing tries for a rate of 87.0%. Atalanta converted 10 shots on target out of the team's 24 shots attempted giving them a 41.7% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having tallied 67 goals and 48 assists in all their contests, Atalanta has an average of 2.31 goals and 1.66 assists per 90 minutes.

Luis Muriel will need to provide a lift for Atalanta. The forward from Colombia has 15,809 minutes while scoring 93 goals. He has accounted for 28 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 33 times. He has an average of 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 171 games in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Duvan Zapata, the forward who is from Colombia. He has accounted for 92 goals during his career while helping on a goal 31 times. Zapata has earned himself 20 yellow card warnings in 14,614 professional minutes played (165 starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.57.

Pierluigi Gollini will be looking after the goal for Atalanta. Gollini has racked up 31 clean sheets while he has seen 467 shots attempted against him in 11,516 career minutes. He holds a save % of 69.4 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.0%. He has surrendered 1.20 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 56-43-31. During his pro soccer career, Gollini has allowed 154 goals while totaling 323 saves in 129 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atalanta (-164)

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