Udinese vs Lazio Prediction, 3/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/16/2021

Game: Udinese vs Lazio

Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+251) Lazio (+117)

Tolgay Arslan and Udinese (8-9-10, 10th in Serie A) host Lazio (14-4-8, 7th in Serie A) at Dacia Arena on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Juan Musso for Udinese and Pepe Reina for Lazio. Lazio are at at +117 while the White and Blacks are at +251. The total is set at 2.25.

Udinese took the field against Genoa in their most recent match and got the draw with a final of 1-1. Udinese tried 16 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 15 of those attempts for a rate of 93.8%. In regard to passing, they earned a 85.7% passes received percentage by completing 361 of the 421 passing targets last contest. In regard to shooting accuracy, Udinese walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% rate by landing 2 shots on target of 8 total shots. Udinese has an average of 1.04 goals per 90 (28 total goals) and have earned 20 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Tolgay Arslan is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Udinese. Arslan has been given a starting assignment in 172 matches in his career and he scores 0.06 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Germany has totaled 10 goals in 15,111 minutes. He has accounted for 16 assists while earning 50 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Rodrigo De Paul, the defender hailing from Italy. Paul has been on the field for 14,787 minutes during 170 career starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 34 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 31 total goals. He is averaging 0.19 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Udinese will be Juan Musso. Musso has seen the pitch for 10,350 mins and has 374 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.32 (152 total goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of 74.8. The keeper from Argentina has faced 503 shots tried at him in 115 starts. Musso (40-31-44 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 32 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.8% shutout rate.

For their last match, Lazio took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Crotone. Lazio had a 69.2% successful dribble percentage by converting 9 out of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by connecting on 560 out of their 635 passing attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Lazio converted 6 shots on goal out of the team's 25 shots attempted giving them a 24.0% rate when they last took the field. Having tallied 42 goals and 29 assists in all their matches, Lazio has an average of 1.62 goals and 1.12 assists per 90.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic should provide a spark for Lazio. The midfielder hailing from Spain has earned 17,127 mins while he has scored 43 goals. He has totaled 47 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 27 times. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 195 contests in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Ciro Immobile, the forward hailing from Italy. He has 184 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 42 times. Immobile has been handed 50 yellow cards in 24,585 mins (279 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.67.

Pepe Reina will reside in front of the net for Lazio. Reina has racked up 240 shutouts and has seen 2,323 shots attempted against him in 54,132 career minutes. He sports a save percentage of 75.0 and his shutout rate is currently 39.8%. He has allowed 0.99 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 319-150-133. In his career, Reina has allowed 594 goals and has racked up 1,738 saves in 603 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lazio (+117)

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