Atalanta vs Salernitana Prediction, 5/2/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/25/2022

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Game: Atalanta vs Salernitana

Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Location: Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Atalanta (-833) Salernitana (+1800)

Duvan Zapata and Atalanta (15-9-9, 8th in Serie A) play Salernitana (6-7-20, 18th in Serie A) at Gewiss Stadium on Monday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Juan Musso for Atalanta and Luigi Sepe for Salernitana. The moneyline on this game has Atalanta priced at -833 and Salernitana are at +1800. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Atalanta took the field against Venezia in their most recent match and walked away with a win by a score of 3-1. Atalanta attempted 14 dribbles in this game and converted 8 of the dribbles for a rate of 57.1%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 87.8% received passes rate by converting 555 out of their 632 targeted passes last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Atalanta ended this match at a 21.1% clip by hitting 4 shots on target of 19 total shots. Atalanta is averaging 1.64 goals per 90 (54 total goals) and have accounted for 36 assists in all competitions for the year.

Duvan Zapata is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Atalanta. He has accounted for 37 assists while tallying 23 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Zapata has been given a starting assignment in 191 matches in his career while scoring 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Colombia has accumulated 106 goals scored in 16,731 mins.

One more player who could decide who wins is Luis Muriel, the forward who is from Colombia. He has helped on a goal 39 times thus far in his career while he has scored 103 total goals. Muriel has 17,448 minutes in 188 career starting assignments and has been given a total of 28 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.53 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Atalanta will be Juan Musso. Musso (57-38-58 mark in his career) has earned 40 clean sheets, which has earned him a 26.1% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Argentina has had 649 shots tried against him in 153 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.34 (205 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.5. Musso has defended the goal for 13,729 mins and has tallied 475 saves during his career.

When they last took the field, Salernitana earned three points by winning 2-1 against Fiorentina. Salernitana had a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 12 of the 20 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by converting 155 out of their 220 attempted passes earning a rate of 70.5%. Salernitana landed 4 shots on target out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them at a 40.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 27 goals and 17 assists in all their games, Salernitana sports an average of 0.82 goals and 0.52 assists per 90 min.

Simone Verdi will be someone to watch for Salernitana. The forward born in Brazil has been on the field for 16,294 professional minutes while scoring 35 goals. He has totaled 29 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped on a goal 37 times. He averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 194 matches during his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Federico Bonazzoli, the forward representing Italy. He has earned 27 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 8 different times. Bonazzoli has been given a total of 16 yellow card cautions in 7,872 professional minutes (80 career starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.31.

Luigi Sepe will be residing in front of the goal for Salernitana. During his pro soccer career, Sepe has conceded 283 goals while totaling 623 saves in 190 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.49 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 62-56-73. He has a save % of 70.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.7%. Sepe has recorded 45 shutouts while seeing 886 shots tried against him in 17,138 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Salernitana (+1800)

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