Juventus vs AC Milan Prediction, 9/19/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Juventus vs AC Milan
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy
TV: Paramount+
Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (+125) AC Milan (+220)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan (3-0-0, 2nd in Serie A) head to Allianz Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Juventus (0-1-2, 16th in Serie A). The starting goalies are Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Mike Maignan for AC Milan. The moneyline on this contest has Juventus priced at +125 and AC Milan are priced at +220. The total opens at 2.75.
Juventus took the field against Napoli in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. Juventus attempted 22 dribbles in this matchup and converted 12 of the attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. In the passing game, they earned a 86.3% rate by converting 264 of the 306 pass targets in their last game.
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In relation to shooting accuracy, Juventus finished the game at a 50.0% clip by landing 4 shots on target out of 8 shots. Juventus sports an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (3 total goals) and have accounted for 2 assists in all matches for the year.
Alvaro Morata is a player who should be able to impact this match for Juventus. He has 39 assists while accumulating 55 yellow cards during his soccer career. Morata has started 165 contests in his career and he scores 0.58 goals per 90 minutes. The defender hailing from Italy has accumulated 97 goals scored in 15,132 minutes played.
One more player who should impact this match is Paulo Dybala, the forward hailing from Argentina. Dybala has played 18,675 minutes in 217 starts and has been handed a total of 19 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 48 times during his soccer career and he has scored 94 goals. He is averaging 0.45 G/90 for his career.
The man who will defend the goal for Juventus will be Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny has been on the pitch for a total of 30,411 minutes and is sitting with 961 stops so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.05 (355 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 74.0. The goalkeeper from Poland has faced 1,303 shots attempted against him in 339 starts. Szczesny (200-78-60 record in his career) has totaled 118 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.8% shutout rate.
For their last outing, AC Milan took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against Lazio. AC Milan finished the match with a 65.4% successful dribble percentage by converting 17 of the 26 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 416 out of their 491 passes they attempted for a rate of 84.7%. AC Milan had 3 shots on target out of 20 shots attempted which gave them a 15.0% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 7 goals and 4 assists in all competitions, AC Milan sports an average of 2.33 goals and 1.33 assists per 90.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will need to provide a spark for AC Milan. He has an average of 0.76 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 518 matches so far in his career. The forward who is from Sweden has totaled 45,713 professional minutes while earning 384 goals. He has totaled 94 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 134 times. You should also watch out for Olivier Giroud, the forward born in France. He has totaled 146 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 47 times. Giroud has been given 35 yellow cards in 24,089 mins played (260 career starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.55.
Mike Maignan is expected to look after the net for AC Milan. Maignan has totaled 59 shutouts while seeing 514 shots tried against him in 13,518 minutes in his career. He has earned a save % of 73.9 and his clean sheet rate is currently 39.3%. He has allowed 0.99 goals per 90 while earning a record of 78-31-41. During his career, Maignan has surrendered 148 goals and has totaled 386 stops in 150 starts.
Who will win tonight's Serie A game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AC Milan (+220)
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