Inter Milan vs Sampdoria Prediction, 5/8/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/4/2021

Game: Inter Milan vs Sampdoria

Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (-333) Sampdoria (+850)

Lautaro Martinez and Inter Milan (25-7-2, 1st in Serie A) play Sampdoria (13-6-15, 9th in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday. The starting goaltenders will be Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Emil Audero for Sampdoria. Sampdoria are at at +850 while Inter Milan are at -333. The O/U opens at 3.

Inter Milan took the field against Crotone in their most recent game and went home with a win by a final score of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 90.9% received passes percentage by converting 589 out of their 648 pass attempts in their last match. Inter Milan attempted 4 dribbles in this contest and completed 3 of those dribbles for a percentage of 75.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Inter Milan walked away from the pitch at a 22.7% clip by putting 5 shots on target of 22 shots. Inter Milan averages 2.06 goals per 90 minutes (70 total goals) and have accounted for 53 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Lautaro Martinez is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Inter Milan. Martinez has had a starting assignment in 105 contests in his career and scores 0.56 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Argentina has accumulated 57 goals in 9,188 mins played. He has accounted for 14 assists while earning 24 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Romelu Lukaku, the forward representing Belgium. Lukaku has earned 29,728 mins during 328 career starting assignments and has earned himself 29 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 60 times in his career while he has scored 189 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.57 goals per 90 for his career.

The man defending the goal for Inter Milan will be Samir Handanovic. Handanović has seen the field for a total of 49,343 mins and has accumulated 1,656 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.10 (604 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.7. The goalie born in Slovenia has faced 2,241 shots attempted at him in 550 career starts. Handanović (263-143-143 record in his career) has totaled 195 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 35.5% shutout percentage.

When they last took the field, Sampdoria went home victorious with a score of 2-0 against AS Roma. They finished the match by completing 401 of the 501 passes they tried for a percentage of 80.0%. Sampdoria finished the match with a 28.6% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 2 out of the 7 dribbles they tried. Sampdoria had 7 shots on goal out of 13 shots attempted which had them at a 53.8% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 45 goals and 34 assists in all their games, Sampdoria sports an average of 1.32 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Fabio Quagliarella should provide a lift for Sampdoria. The forward who is from Italy has totaled 37,305 minutes and has scored 182 goals. He has 47 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 51 times. He averages 0.44 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 430 contests thus far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Jakub Jankto, the defender hailing from Italy. He has totaled 22 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 24 times. Jankto has been given 31 yellow card warnings in 12,440 professional minutes played (141 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.16.

Emil Audero will reside in front of the net for Sampdoria. During his pro soccer career, Audero has allowed 196 goals and has accounted for 430 saves in 142 starts. He has allowed 1.38 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 54-32-56. He is the owner of a save % of 71.2 and his clean sheet rate is 26.8%. Audero has accumulated 38 clean sheets and has defended 604 shots tried against him in 12,780 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-333)

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