Hellas Verona vs Fiorentina Prediction, 4/20/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2021

Game: Hellas Verona vs Fiorentina

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Location: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (+117) Fiorentina (+239)

Antonin Barak and Hellas Verona (11-8-12, 9th in Serie A) host Fiorentina (7-9-15, 15th in Serie A) at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Tuesday. The expected starting goalies will be Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona and Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina. Fiorentina are at at +239 while Hellas Verona are priced at +117. The over/under opens at 2.25.

Hellas Verona played Sampdoria in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-1. In the passing game, they finished with a 77.3% received passes percentage by completing 330 of the 427 passing attempts in their last outing. Hellas Verona tried 8 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 4 of the tries for a rate of 50.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Hellas Verona ended this match at a 21.1% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 19 total shots. Hellas Verona averages 1.03 goals per 90 minutes (32 goals in total) and are sitting with 24 assists in all games for this campaign.

Antonin Barak is a player who should be able to impact this match for Hellas Verona. Barak has been given a starting assignment in 109 matches in his career and he scores 0.25 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 27 goals scored in 9,810 mins. He has accounted for 12 assists while accumulating 17 yellow card cautions in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Mattia Zaccagni, the midfielder born in Italy. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times during his career while he has scored 12 total goals. Zaccagni has played 7,820 minutes in 91 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 20 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.14 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Hellas Verona will be Marco Silvestri. Silvestri (67-72-77 record in his career) has accounted for 50 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 23.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 772 shots sent in his direction in 216 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.08 (233 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 71.4. Silvestri has seen the field for 19,496 mins and has tallied 547 stops so far in his career.

For their last game, Fiorentina walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-1 against Sassuolo. They wrapped up this outing by converting 204 out of their 272 passing tries earning a rate of 75.0%. Fiorentina had a 77.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 9 dribbles they attempted. Fiorentina connected on 5 shots on target out of the team's 7 shots attempted which gave them a 71.4% clip in their last game. Having tallied 36 goals and 26 assists in all competitions, Fiorentina averages 1.16 goals and 0.84 assists per 90 min.

Dusan Vlahovic should provide a lift for Fiorentina. The forward born in Serbia has earned 4,377 minutes while he has scored 22 goals. He has totaled 6 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 3 times. He sports an average of 0.45 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 42 matches in his career. Be sure to watch out for Franck Ribery, the forward who is from France. Ribery has been handed a total of 54 yellow cards in 29,666 minutes played (336 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.31. He has totaled 103 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 125 different times.

Bartlomiej Dragowski will reside in front of the goal for Fiorentina. In his career, Dragowski has given up 188 goals and has totaled 358 saves in 115 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.62 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 32-31-53. He holds a save percentage of 67.6 and his shutout rate is 22.6%. Dragowski has racked up 26 shutouts while seeing 528 shots attempted against him in 10,475 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+117)

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