Sampdoria vs Fiorentina Prediction, 5/16/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/9/2022

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Game: Sampdoria vs Fiorentina

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Sampdoria (+285) Fiorentina (-110)

Stadio Luigi Ferraris is the site where Francesco Caputo and Sampdoria (9-6-21, 15th in Serie A) will take on Fiorentina (17-5-13, 8th in Serie A) on Monday. The starting goalkeepers are Emil Audero for Sampdoria and Pietro Terracciano for Fiorentina. Fiorentina are at at -110 while Sampdoria are priced at +285. The total has been set at 2.75.

Sampdoria played Genoa in their last match and notched a win by a score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 82.1% passes received rate by converting 261 out of their 318 pass attempts last match. Sampdoria attempted 20 dribbles in this contest and completed 5 of the tries for a percentage of 25.0%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Sampdoria finished at a 20.0% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 10 total shots. Sampdoria has an average of 1.06 goals per 90 minutes (38 goals in total) and have accounted for 24 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Francesco Caputo is a player who should impact this matchup for Sampdoria. Caputo has been in the starting lineup in 380 outings in his career and he accounts for 0.46 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Italy has totaled 177 goals scored in 34,339 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 52 assists while tallying 46 yellow card warnings in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Fabio Quagliarella, the forward representing Italy. Quagliarella has been on the pitch for 39,269 minutes in 450 career starting assignments and has been given 49 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 53 times in his career while he has scored 187 total goals. He sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Sampdoria is Emil Audero. Audero (62-38-72 record in his career) has earned 44 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.6% clean sheet rate. The goalie born in Indonesia has seen 738 shots tried against him in 172 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.45 (248 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 69.6. Audero has seen the field for 15,435 minutes and has 515 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Fiorentina went home defeated by a final of 1-0 against AC Milan. Fiorentina finished with a 30.8% successful dribble rate by converting 4 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 369 out of their 428 passes they tried for a rate of 86.2%. Fiorentina landed 2 shots on goal out of their 8 shots attempted which gave them a 25.0% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 54 goals and 28 assists for all their matches, Fiorentina averages 1.54 goals and 0.80 assists per 90.

Cristiano Biraghi should provide a spark for Fiorentina. The defender born in Italy has been on the field for 25,430 mins while scoring 10 goals. He has 71 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times. He scores 0.04 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 285 games during his pro soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Riccardo Saponara, the forward born in Italy. Saponara has been given a total of 37 yellow card warnings in 16,206 mins (189 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.21. He has tallied 37 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 48 times.

Pietro Terracciano will be residing in front of the net for Fiorentina. During his professional soccer career, Terracciano has conceded 165 goals and has totaled 380 stops in 128 starts. He has conceded 1.27 goals per 90 while earning a record of 44-40-44. He sports a save percentage of 70.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.8%. Terracciano has accumulated 33 shutouts while defending 538 shots attempted against him in 11,678 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fiorentina (-110)

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