Napoli vs Bologna Prediction, 10/16/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/11/2022

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Game: Napoli vs Bologna

Date: Sunday, October 16, 2022

Location: Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy

TV: Paramount +

Odds/Point Spread: Napoli (-345) Bologna (+1025)

Napoli (7-2-0) are welcoming Bologna (1-4-4) at Stadio San Paolo on Sunday. Bologna are at at +1025 while the Blues are at -345. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Alex Meret for Napoli and Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna.

Napoli has earned 16 saves and hold a save rate of 70.8 this year. This team's differential on goals is currently at 15 by means of 22 goals put in the net in addition to 7 goals relinquished. This season, the club is averaging 2.56 pts per match (23 pts) and also sit at 1st in the league with 20 assists. The Blues have a ranking of 4th in expected goals having 14.9, and the squad's xGA are sitting at 7.2. Napoli has tallied 12 yellow card warnings on the year. S.S.C. Napoli has relinquished 7 goals while surrendering 0.78 goals per 90, and opposing teams have accounted for 24 SoT on them. They have tallied 3 shut outs, which has them at a % of 33.3 for the season.

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Bologna has earned 8 goals and the team's xG on the year is sitting at 10.2. Their goals against per 90 is at 1.56 in addition to 32 saves. This season, the Greyhounds have a save % of 68.2 (44 shots on target against), and they also have a ranking of 16th in soccer with 7 points. Bologna has a rank of 16th when talking about goals given up with 14, and the difference in goals is sitting at -6. The Greyhounds have tallied 19 yellow card warnings. The Greyhounds average 0.8 pts per fixture while having 4 assists and 2 red cards.

The man who will defend the goal for Napoli will be Alex Meret. Meret has seen the pitch for a total of 9,707 minutes and has tallied 306 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.11 (120 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .739. The goalie from Italy has had 414 shots sent in his direction in 108 career starting assignments. Meret (56-28-23 mark in his career) has recorded 32 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 29.6% shutout rate.

Lukasz Skorupski is expected to look after the net for Bologna. He has given up 1.43 goals per 90 and he has a record of 75-61-104. Skorupski has 54 clean sheets while seeing 1,095 shots attempted against him in 21,600 career minutes. In his pro soccer career, Skorupski has given up 343 goals and has totaled 769 saves in 240 starting assignments. He holds a save percentage of .702 and his shutout rate is currently 22.5%.

Hirving Lozano is one footballer who can make an impact for Napoli. The forward born in Mexico has totaled 78 goals scored in 16,226 minutes played. Lozano has been in the starting lineup in 186 matches thus far in his career and he scores 0.43 goals per 90 mins. He has 39 assists while tallying 35 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career.

Bologna features a game changer in Marko Arnautovic, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward from Austria has 23,842 mins while earning 94 goals. He currently averages 0.35 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 269 matches so far in his pro soccer career. He has totaled 47 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 53 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Napoli (-345)

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