Udinese vs Sassuolo Prediction, 3/6/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/4/2021

Game: Udinese vs Sassuolo

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+132) Sassuolo (+196)

Dacia Arena is the site where Tolgay Arslan and Udinese (7-8-10, 11th in Serie A) will play Sassuolo (9-9-6, 9th in Serie A) on Saturday. The starting goalkeepers will be Juan Musso for Udinese and Andrea Consigli for Sassuolo. Sassuolo are at at +196 while the White and Blacks are at +132. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Udinese faced off with AC Milan in their most recent game and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 78.3% rate by completing 292 out of their 373 passing targets in their last game. Udinese tried 10 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 9 of those dribbles for a rate of 90.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Udinese wrapped this game up at a 20.0% clip by putting 1 SoT of 5 total shots. Udinese has an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (25 total goals) and have 18 assists in all contests for the season.

Tolgay Arslan is a player who should impact this matchup for Udinese. He has totaled 16 assists while accumulating 50 yellow card cautions in his career. Arslan has started 170 contests in his career and he accounts for 0.06 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from Germany has accumulated 10 goals scored in 14,976 minutes. One more player who could decide who wins is Rodrigo De Paul, the defender born in Italy. Paul has earned 14,607 mins during 168 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 33 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 33 times so far in his career while he has scored 30 total goals. He averages 0.18 G/90 for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Udinese will be Juan Musso. Musso has seen the pitch for a total of 10,170 mins and is sitting with 371 saves during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.34 (151 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 74.7. The goalkeeper from Argentina has faced 499 shots sent his way in 113 career starting assignments. Musso (39-30-44 mark in his career) has accounted for 31 clean sheets, which has earned him a 27.4% clean sheet rate.

For their last game, Sassuolo were able to avoid a loss with a score of 3-3 against Napoli. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 514 out of their 570 passing attempts earning a rate of 90.2%. Sassuolo finished with a 65.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 13 out of the 20 dribbles they attempted. Sassuolo had 3 shots on goal out of their 12 shots tried giving them a 25.0% clip when they last took the field. With 38 goals and 22 assists in all matches, Sassuolo is averaging 1.58 goals and 0.92 assists per 90 minutes.

Francesco Caputo should be someone to watch for Sassuolo. He is averaging 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 346 contests so far in his career. The forward born in Italy has been on the pitch for 31,213 professional minutes and has earned 166 goals. He has collected 45 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted on a goal 47 times. Be sure to watch out for Filip Duricic, the forward representing Serbia. He has earned 32 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 31 times. Duricic has been handed a total of 33 yellow card cautions in 15,399 minutes played (181 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.19.

Andrea Consigli will be looking after the goal for Sassuolo. Consigli has totaled 128 clean sheets and has defended 2,002 shots against him in 41,406 career mins. He has a save percentage of 70.3 and his shutout rate sits at 27.6%. He has surrendered 1.34 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 167-122-169. In his pro soccer career, Consigli has allowed 615 goals while earning 1,407 saves in 464 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sassuolo (+196)

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