Sassuolo vs Juventus Prediction, 5/12/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/10/2021

Game: Sassuolo vs Juventus

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Location: Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Sassuolo (+449) Juventus (-182)

Domenico Berardi and Sassuolo (15-11-9, 8th in Serie A) play Juventus (20-9-6, 5th in Serie A) at Mapei Stadium on Wednesday. The goalies expected to start will be Andrea Consigli for Sassuolo and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The line on this matchup has Sassuolo priced at +449 and the Zebras are at -182. The total opens at 3.25.

Sassuolo played Genoa in their last matchup and walked away with a win by a score of 2-1. In the passing game, they earned a 90.1% rate by completing 520 of the 577 pass targets last game. Sassuolo tried 25 dribbles in this matchup and converted 10 of those tries for a percentage of 40.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Sassuolo walked away from the pitch at a 42.9% clip by putting 6 shots on target of 14 total shots. Sassuolo is averaging 1.57 goals per 90 (55 goals in total) and are sitting with 32 assists in all matches for the year.

Domenico Berardi is a guy who can be a difference maker for Sassuolo. He has accounted for 58 assists while accumulating 67 yellow cards during his soccer career. Berardi has been in the starting lineup in 245 contests so far in his career and he scores 0.41 goals per 90. The forward born in Italy has 96 goals scored in 20,930 mins. One more guy who should impact this match is Hamed Traore, the midfielder representing Cote d'Ivoire. He has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 11 total goals. Traore has earned 5,856 minutes in 68 starts and has earned himself 14 yellow card cautions. He averages 0.17 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Sassuolo is Andrea Consigli. Consigli (173-124-172 mark in his career) has tallied 130 clean sheets, which has earned him a 27.4% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 2,062 shots sent his way in 475 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.34 (630 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 70.5. Consigli has seen the pitch for a total of 42,396 mins and has 1,453 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, Juventus took a defeat with a final score of 3-0 against AC Milan. They finished this game by converting 533 out of their 600 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 88.8%. Juventus finished the match with a 55.6% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 9 dribbles they attempted. Juventus had 1 shot on goal out of 16 shots tried which gave them a 6.3% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 66 goals and 53 assists in all their matches, Juventus has an average of 1.89 goals and 1.51 assists per 90.

Alvaro Morata should be able to be counted on for Juventus. He currently averages 0.57 goals per 90 mins and has started 162 outings so far in his career. The defender born in Italy has earned 14,836 professional minutes while scoring 94 goals. He has tallied 54 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 39 times. Be sure to watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward representing Portugal. Ronaldo has been handed 75 yellow cards in 48,951 minutes played (544 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.88. He has earned 477 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 147 times.

Wojciech Szczesny will look after the net for Juventus. Szczesny has totaled 118 clean sheets while defending 1,283 shots against him in 29,984 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of 74.0 and his shutout rate is currently at 35.3%. He has given up 1.04 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 198-77-58. During his career, Szczesny has conceded 348 goals and has accounted for 946 saves in 334 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Juventus (-182)

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