Inter Milan vs Genoa Prediction, 2/28/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/24/2021

Game: Inter Milan vs Genoa

Date: Sunday, February 28, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (-500) Genoa (+880)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the venue where Romelu Lukaku and Inter Milan (16-5-2, 1st in Serie A) will take on Genoa (6-8-9, 11th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Mattia Perin for Genoa. The line on this contest has Inter Milan coming in at -500 and Genoa are at +880. The O/U opens at 3.5.

Inter Milan took the field against AC Milan in their most recent match and walked away with a win by a score of 3-0. Inter Milan tried 9 dribbles in this matchup and converted 5 of those attempts for a rate of 55.6%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 84.5% received passes percentage by converting 338 of the 400 pass targets in their last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Inter Milan walked away from the pitch at a 40.0% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 15 shots. Inter Milan is averaging 2.30 g/90 (53 goals in total) and have earned 41 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Romelu Lukaku is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Inter Milan. He has accounted for 55 assists while earning 29 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Lukaku has been given a starting assignment in 317 contests so far in his career while scoring 0.58 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Belgium has racked up 185 goals scored in 28,738 mins. Another player who could decide the outcome is Lautaro Martinez, the forward representing Argentina. He has assisted on a goal 13 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 55 total goals. Martinez has totaled 8,467 minutes during 96 starts and has been given 24 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.58 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man who will defend the goal for Inter Milan will be Samir Handanovic. Handanović (254-141-143 mark in his career) has earned 189 clean sheets, which has earned him a 35.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Slovenia has had 2,222 shots tried at him in 539 starts. His GA/90 is 1.11 (599 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 73.7. Handanović has defended the goal for 48,353 mins and has accumulated 1,641 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

The last time they took the pitch, Genoa were able to avoid a loss with a score of 2-2 against Hellas Verona. They finished the match by connecting on 390 out of their 513 attempted passes earning a rate of 76.0%. Genoa finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by converting 5 of the 10 dribbles they tried. Genoa had 3 shots on target out of 14 shots attempted giving them a 21.4% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 26 goals and 19 assists for all their games, Genoa has an average of 1.13 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Goran Pandev should provide solid play for Genoa. The forward representing Macedonia has 26,981 professional minutes while scoring 97 goals. He has earned 59 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 47 times. He sports an average of 0.32 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 308 contests during his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Mattia Destro, the forward representing Italy. He has 79 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 12 times. Destro has been handed 49 yellow card warnings in 14,802 professional minutes played (168 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.48.

Mattia Perin will be residing in front of the goal for Genoa. During his career, Perin has given up 356 goals while totaling 862 saves in 250 starts. He has given up 1.43 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 84-59-106. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.0%. Perin has earned 70 clean sheets while he has seen 1,207 shots tried against him in 22,361 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-500)

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