Hellas Verona vs Parma Prediction, 2/15/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/8/2021

Game: Hellas Verona vs Parma

Date: Monday, February 15, 2021

Location: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (-112) Parma (+306)

Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is the venue where Antonin Barak and Hellas Verona (8-6-7, 9th in Serie A) will take on Parma (2-7-12, 19th in Serie A) on Monday. The men protecting the net will be Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona and Luigi Sepe for Parma. The Crusaders are at at +306 while Hellas Verona are priced at -112. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Hellas Verona faced Udinese in their last matchup and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they earned a 78.1% passes received percentage by connecting on 360 of the 461 passing targets last game. Hellas Verona tried 21 dribbles in this contest and completed 10 of the dribbles for a rate of 47.6%. Hellas Verona has an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (21 goals in total) and have racked up 15 assists in all competitions for the season.

Antonin Barak is a guy who should impact this matchup for Hellas Verona. Barak has been a starter in 99 contests so far in his career while scoring 0.24 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Spain has racked up 24 goals scored in 9,004 minutes played. He has accounted for 11 assists while tallying 16 yellow card warnings during his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Mattia Zaccagni, the midfielder who represents Italy. Zaccagni has earned 7,143 mins during 82 starts and has been given 20 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times during his career and he has scored 12 total goals. He scores 0.15 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Hellas Verona is Marco Silvestri. Silvestri (64-70-72 mark in his professional soccer career) has tallied 48 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.3% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Italy has seen 738 shots tried against him in 206 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.06 (218 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .717. Silvestri has played for a total of 18,596 mins and has accumulated 525 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Parma took a loss by a final score of 3-0 against Bologna. Parma ended the game with a 90.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 9 of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by converting 492 of the 583 passes they attempted for a percentage of 84.4%. Parma converted 5 shots on target out of 15 shots attempted which gave them a 33.3% clip in their last match. Having accumulated 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, Parma has an average of 0.67 goals and 0.52 assists per 90 minutes.

Juraj Kucka will be someone to watch for Parma. He is currently averaging 0.15 G/90 and has been a starter in 253 matches during his soccer career. The midfielder who is from Slovakia has been on the pitch for 22,539 mins while earning 37 goals. He has tallied 76 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 23 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gervinho, the forward born in Cote d'Ivoire. He has scored 102 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 63 different times. Gervinho has been handed a total of 33 yellow cards in 30,652 mins (347 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.30.

Luigi Sepe is expected to look after the goal for Parma. Sepe has accumulated 43 clean sheets while he has seen 758 shots attempted against him in 14,729 career mins. He sports a save percentage of .718 and his clean sheet rate is currently 26.4%. He has allowed 1.40 goals per 90 and he has a record of 58-47-59. In his career, Sepe has surrendered 229 goals while tallying 546 saves in 163 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Parma (+306)

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