AC Milan vs Bologna Prediction, 4/4/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/31/2022

Game: AC Milan vs Bologna

Date: Monday, April 4, 2022

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (-200) Bologna (+450)

Rafael Leao and AC Milan (20-6-4, 1st in Serie A) host Bologna (9-6-14, 14th in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Monday. The starting goaltenders will be Mike Maignan for AC Milan and Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna. Bologna are at at +450 while AC Milan are priced at -200. The O/U is set at 2.5.

AC Milan faced Cagliari in their last game and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 88.8% received passes percentage by converting 397 of the 447 pass attempts last match. AC Milan attempted 21 dribbles in this matchup and converted 15 of the attempts for a rate of 71.4%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, AC Milan finished the game at a 23.8% clip by hitting 5 SoT out of 21 shots. AC Milan is averaging 1.77 g/90 (53 total goals) and have 29 assists in all matches for the season.

Rafael Leao is a player who should be able to impact this game for AC Milan. He has accounted for 15 assists while earning 11 yellow cards so far in his career. Leao has had a starting assignment in 73 games so far in his career and he accounts for 0.39 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Croatia has totaled 29 goals in 6,620 professional minutes played.

One more player who should impact this match is Olivier Giroud, the forward representing France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 50 times so far in his career while he has scored 152 total goals. Giroud has accumulated 25,265 mins during 272 career starts and has been handed 38 yellow cards. He averages 0.54 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for AC Milan is Mike Maignan. Maignan has been on the field for 15,407 mins and has tallied 441 saves during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 0.96 (165 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 74.5. The goalie hailing from France has seen 584 shots sent his way in 171 career starting assignments. Maignan (91-36-43 record during his career) has recorded 68 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 39.8% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, Bologna took a loss by a final score of 1-0 against Atalanta. Bologna had a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 9 out of the 15 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by completing 467 out of their 516 passing attempts for a percentage of 90.5%. Bologna had 3 shots on target out of 12 shots tried which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate in their last match. Having a total of 31 goals and 22 assists in all their matches, Bologna averages 1.07 goals and 0.76 assists per 90.

Musa Barrow will be counted on for Bologna. He averages 0.33 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 79 contests so far in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Gambia has 7,101 minutes while scoring 26 goals. He has totaled 1 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 19 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Riccardo Orsolini, the forward hailing from Italy. He has tallied 35 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 23 times. Orsolini has earned himself 10 yellow card warnings in 11,627 professional minutes (134 career starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.27.

Lukasz Skorupski will be looking after the goal for Bologna. During his pro soccer career, Skorupski has conceded 373 goals and has accumulated 830 saves in 260 starts. He has allowed 1.43 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 83-63-114. He holds a save percentage of 70.7 and his shutout rate is currently at 24.2%. Skorupski has earned 63 shutouts and has seen 1,179 shots against him in 23,400 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bologna (+450)

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