Lazio vs Fiorentina Prediction, 1/6/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/5/2021

Game: Lazio vs Fiorentina

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Lazio (-139) Fiorentina (+333)

Ciro Immobile and Lazio (6-4-5, 9th in Serie A) play Fiorentina (3-6-6, 13th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Thomas Strakosha for Lazio and Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina. Fiorentina are at at +333 while Lazio are at -139. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Lazio stepped onto the pitch against Genoa in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 1-1. Lazio tried 8 dribbles in this match and completed 5 of the attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 83.1% passes received percentage by completing 488 of the 587 targeted passes last game. Concerning shot accuracy, Lazio wrapped this game up at a 18.2% clip by landing 2 shots on target of 11 shots. Lazio has an average of 1.53 goals per 90 (23 total goals) and have tallied 14 assists in all matches this year.

Ciro Immobile is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lazio. He has 40 assists while accumulating 50 yellow cards in his career. Immobile has started 268 outings so far in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.68 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Italy has accumulated 180 goals in 23,697 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the midfielder representing Spain. He has assisted on a goal 24 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 40 goals. Milinkovic-Savic has been on the pitch for 16,137 minutes in 184 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 46 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.22 G/90 for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Lazio is Thomas Strakosha. Strakosha (75-33-39 record in his career) has accumulated 41 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.9% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Greece has faced 576 shots sent his way in 147 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.24 (183 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .726. Strakosha has been on the pitch for a total of 13,275 minutes and has tallied 415 saves during his career.

In their last game, Fiorentina went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Bologna. Fiorentina earned a 73.3% successful dribble rate by completing 11 of the 15 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 383 out of their 446 pass attempts earning a percentage of 85.9%. Having earned a total of 15 goals and 12 assists for all their games, Fiorentina averages 1.00 goal and 0.80 assists per 90 minutes.

Christian Kouame will be someone to watch for Fiorentina. The forward representing Cote d'Ivoire has been on the field for 7,896 mins and has scored 24 goals. He has totaled 13 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 17 times. He currently averages 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 85 outings during his soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Gaetano Castrovilli, the defender who represents Poland. He has scored 12 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 8 different times. Castrovilli has been handed a total of 22 yellow card warnings in 7,639 minutes played (85 starts). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.14.

Bartlomiej Dragowski is expected to look after the net for Fiorentina. In his career, Dragowski has conceded 159 goals while totaling 328 stops in 99 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.58 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 28-28-44. He holds a save % of .690 and his clean sheet rate is currently 24.2%. Dragowski has totaled 24 shutouts and defended 474 shots against him in 9,082 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lazio (-139)

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