Torino vs AC Milan Prediction, 5/12/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/10/2021

Game: Torino vs AC Milan

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Torino, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Torino (+234) AC Milan (+111)

Stadio Olimpico di Torino is the venue where Simone Zaza and Torino (7-14-13, 15th in Serie A) will play AC Milan (22-6-7, 3rd in Serie A) on Wednesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Salvatore Sirigu for Torino and Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan. The moneyline on this contest has Torino priced at +234 and AC Milan are priced at +111. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Torino faced off with Hellas Verona in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 1-1. Torino tried 9 dribbles in this matchup and completed 7 of those dribbles for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 71.6% received passes rate by completing 229 of the 320 passing attempts last match. Concerning shot accuracy, Torino finished the game at a 42.9% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 7 total shots. Torino is averaging 1.38 goals per 90 min (47 goals in total) and have accumulated 27 assists in all matches for the year.

Simone Zaza is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Torino. Zaza has had a starting assignment in 173 outings during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.42 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Italy has recorded 78 goals in 16,791 minutes played. He has totaled 14 assists while earning 76 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. Someone else who should impact this game is Andrea Belotti, the forward hailing from Italy. Belotti has earned 20,394 minutes during 220 starts and has been handed 29 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 32 times during his soccer career while scoring 109 total goals. He currently averages 0.48 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Torino will be Salvatore Sirigu. Sirigu has seen the pitch for a total of 34,612 mins and is sitting with 1,140 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.26 (483 total goals surrendered) and his save % is 71.4. The keeper hailing from Italy has faced 1,599 shots attempted at him in 386 starts. Sirigu (176-102-106 record in his career) has accumulated 122 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.6% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, AC Milan got the victory with a final of 3-0 against Juventus. AC Milan finished the match with a 70.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 14 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by completing 418 of the 484 attempted passes earning a percentage of 86.4%. AC Milan landed 5 shots on target out of their 10 shots attempted giving them a 50.0% rate in their last outing. With 63 goals and 41 assists in all competitions, AC Milan averages 1.80 goals and 1.17 assists per 90.

Rafael Leao will need to provide a spark for AC Milan. The midfielder born in Croatia has been on the field for 4,574 professional minutes while scoring 21 goals. He has accumulated 8 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 10 times. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 49 matches in his career. Make sure to watch out for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the forward representing Sweden. He has accounted for 383 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 134 times. Ibrahimovic has earned himself a total of 94 yellow card warnings in 45,682 mins played (518 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.75.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will reside in front of the goal for AC Milan. So far in his pro soccer career, Donnarumma has surrendered 228 goals and has accounted for 591 saves in 212 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.09 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 106-53-51. He sports a save % of 73.6 and his clean sheet rate is 32.1%. Donnarumma has accumulated 68 clean sheets while seeing 803 shots attempted against him in 18,821 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AC Milan (+111)

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