Juventus vs Parma Prediction, 4/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2021

Game: Juventus vs Parma

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (-576) Parma (+1424)

Alvaro Morata and Juventus (18-8-5, 4th in Serie A) play Parma (3-11-17, 19th in Serie A) at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Luigi Sepe for Parma. The moneyline on this matchup has Juventus priced at -576 and the Crusaders are at +1424. The O/U has been set at 3.25.

Juventus faced off with Atalanta in their last game and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they earned a 86.9% received passes rate by converting 518 out of their 596 passing attempts last contest. Juventus attempted 30 dribbles in this contest and completed 24 of those dribbles for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Juventus finished at a 8.3% clip by putting 1 shot on target 12 total shots. Juventus is averaging 1.94 goals per 90 min (60 total goals) and have 48 assists in all matches for the season.

Alvaro Morata is a player who can be a difference maker for Juventus. Morata has started 161 games in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.57 goals per 90. The defender from Italy has accumulated 93 goals in 14,669 mins played. He has totaled 39 assists while accumulating 54 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Paulo Dybala, the forward representing Argentina. Dybala has been on the field for 18,120 mins in 210 starts and has been handed a total of 19 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 46 times so far in his career while he has scored 92 total goals. He scores 0.46 goals per 90 during his career.

The man who will protect the net for Juventus is Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny (197-76-57 record in his career) has earned 118 shutouts, which leaves him with a 35.6% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Poland has seen 1,274 shots attempted at him in 331 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.04 (343 goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 74.1. Szczesny has been on the pitch for a total of 29,714 mins and has tallied 940 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, Parma went home defeated by a final of 4-3 against Cagliari. They finished the contest by completing 241 out of their 313 attempted passes earning a rate of 77.0%. Parma finished the match with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 out of the 9 dribbles they tried. Parma converted 5 shots on goal out of their 11 shots attempted giving them a 45.5% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 32 goals and 21 assists in all their contests, Parma sports an average of 1.03 goals and 0.68 assists per 90.

Jasmin Kurtic should be someone to watch for Parma. He has an average of 0.11 goals per 90 mins and has started 284 games in his pro soccer career. The midfielder who is from Slovenia has accumulated 24,587 mins and has earned 31 goals. He has earned 61 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 19 times. You should also watch out for Gervinho, the forward representing Cote d'Ivoire. Gervinho has been given a total of 33 yellow card cautions in 30,925 mins (351 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.30. He has earned 102 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 63 times.

Luigi Sepe will be residing in front of the net for Parma. So far in his pro soccer career, Sepe has allowed 251 goals while tallying 566 stops in 173 starts. He has allowed 1.45 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 59-51-64. He has earned a save % of 70.4 and his clean sheet rate is 25.4%. Sepe has recorded 44 clean sheets while seeing 798 shots against him in 15,629 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Parma (+1424)

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