Udinese vs Bologna Prediction, 5/8/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/4/2021

Game: Udinese vs Bologna

Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+140) Bologna (+185)

Musa Barrow and Bologna (10-9-15, 12th in Serie A) go to Dacia Arena on Saturday where they'll meet Udinese (10-9-15, 11th in Serie A). The goaltenders protecting the net are Juan Musso for Udinese and Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna. The line on this game has Udinese coming in at +140 and Bologna are at +185. The total has been set at 2.5.

Udinese faced off with Juventus in their last game and took a loss by a final of 2-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 86.2% received passes percentage by converting 394 out of their 457 targeted passes in their last outing. Udinese attempted 24 dribbles in this game and completed 15 of those dribbles for a percentage of 62.5%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Udinese wrapped this game up at a 25.0% clip by putting 2 shots on target of 8 total shots. Udinese averages 1.09 goals per 90 (37 total goals) and are sitting with 29 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Roberto Pereyra is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Udinese. Pereyra has been given a starting assignment in 217 outings in his career and he has earned 0.15 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Argentina has tallied 32 goals scored in 19,166 professional minutes played. He has totaled 24 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card warnings so far in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Tolgay Arslan, the midfielder representing Germany. He has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times so far in his career while he has scored 11 total goals. Arslan has totaled 15,421 mins in 176 career starting assignments and has been handed 51 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.06 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Udinese is Juan Musso. Musso has been on the field for a total of 10,890 minutes and has tallied 396 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.33 (161 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is 75.1. The goalie from Argentina has seen 530 shots tried at him in 121 career starting assignments. Musso (42-31-48 record during his soccer career) has tallied 32 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 26.4% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, Bologna were able to avoid a loss with a score of 3-3 against Fiorentina. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 445 out of their 527 passes they attempted for a percentage of 84.4%. Bologna finished with a 54.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 6 of the 11 dribbles they tried. Bologna converted 6 shots on target out of 12 shots tried giving them a 50.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 45 goals and 36 assists in all matches, Bologna has an average of 1.32 goals and 1.06 assists per 90 min.

Musa Barrow will need to provide a lift for Bologna. He sports an average of 0.36 goals per 90 mins and has started 57 games so far in his career. The forward from Gambia has accumulated 5,240 minutes and he has scored 21 goals. He has accumulated 1 yellow card in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 15 times. You should also keep an eye on Rodrigo Palacio, the forward representing Argentina. Palacio has been given 54 yellow cards in 25,426 professional minutes played (284 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.33. He has accumulated 92 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 57 different times.

Lukasz Skorupski will be residing in front of the net for Bologna. So far in his career, Skorupski has allowed 324 goals and has tallied 731 stops in 229 starting assignments. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 74-56-99. He sports a save percentage of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is 23.6%. Skorupski has 54 shutouts and defended 1,039 shots against him in 20,610 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bologna (+185)

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