Napoli vs Juventus Prediction, 2/13/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/8/2021

Game: Napoli vs Juventus

Date: Saturday, February 13, 2021

Location: Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Napoli (+173) Juventus (+159)

Lorenzo Insigne and Napoli (12-1-7, 6th in Serie A) play Juventus (12-6-2, 3rd in Serie A) at Stadio San Paolo on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are David Ospina for Napoli and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The line on this game has Napoli coming in at +173 and the Zebras are at +159. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Napoli took the field against Genoa in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 90.4% rate by connecting on 623 of the 689 pass attempts last game. Napoli attempted 23 dribbles in this game and converted 13 of the attempts for a rate of 56.5%. Regarding shot accuracy, Napoli ended this match at a 33.3% rate by putting 9 shots on target out of 27 shots. Napoli sports an average of 2.20 goals per 90 minutes (44 total goals) and have earned 31 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Lorenzo Insigne is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Napoli. He has 76 assists while accumulating 25 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Insigne has started 270 matchups during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.36 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Italy has totaled 93 goals in 23,316 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this match is Matteo Politano, the forward representing Italy. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times so far in his career while scoring 44 goals. Politano has been on the field for 15,274 minutes in 176 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 23 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.26 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Napoli will be David Ospina. Ospina has been on the pitch for a total of 23,251 minutes and is sitting with 785 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.15 (296 goals given up) and he holds a save % of .731. The keeper from Colombia has faced 1,077 shots sent his way in 261 career starts. Ospina (108-62-89 record in his career) has accounted for 88 shutouts, which has earned him a 33.7% shutout percentage.

When they last took the field, Juventus walked away with a victory by a final of 2-0 against AS Roma. They finished the match by connecting on 455 out of their 527 passes they attempted for a rate of 86.3%. Juventus ended the game with a 14.3% successful dribble rate by connecting on 1 out of the 7 dribbles they tried. Juventus connected on 2 shots on target out of 3 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 66.7% clip in their last game. With 40 goals and 33 assists for all their games, Juventus averages 2.00 goals and 1.65 assists per 90.

Alvaro Morata will need to be on top of his game for Juventus. He scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 153 contests in his pro soccer career. The defender from Italy has 13,992 minutes while scoring 89 goals. He has collected 54 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 37 times. You should also keep an eye on Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward who represents Portugal. Ronaldo has been handed 73 yellow card warnings in 47,759 mins (531 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.88. He has totaled 466 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 147 times.

Wojciech Szczesny will look after the goal for Juventus. In his pro soccer career, Szczesny has allowed 334 goals and has racked up 923 stops in 322 starts. He has given up 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 193-74-54. He has earned a save % of .742 and his shutout rate is currently at 36.3%. Szczesny has racked up 117 shutouts and defended 1,247 shots tried against him in 28,904 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Napoli (+173)

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