Venezia vs Cagliari Prediction, 5/22/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/17/2022

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Game: Venezia vs Cagliari

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Venezia (+176) Cagliari (+170)

Stadio Paolo Mazza is the venue where Mattia Aramu and Venezia (6-8-23, 20th in Serie A) will play Cagliari (6-11-20, 18th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Niki Maenpaa for Venezia and Alessio Cragno for Cagliari. Cagliari are at at +170 while Venezia are at +176. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Venezia took the field against Juventus in their last match and took a loss by a final of 2-1. Venezia tried 16 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 11 of the attempts for a rate of 68.8%. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 85.2% passes received percentage by connecting on 373 of the 438 passing targets last contest.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Venezia finished the game at a 40.0% clip by putting 4 SoT out of 10 shots. Venezia sports an average of 0.92 goals per 90 min (33 goals in total) and are sitting with 21 assists in all contests this year.

Mattia Aramu is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Venezia. He has 17 assists while accumulating 28 yellow card warnings in his career. Aramu has had a starting assignment in 136 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.28 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Italy has recorded 36 goals in 11,620 minutes played.

One more player who should impact this match is David Okereke, the forward who is from Nigeria. Okereke has accumulated 6,937 minutes during 79 starts and has earned himself 12 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times in his career while he has scored 29 goals. He averages 0.38 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Venezia will be Niki Maenpaa. Maenpaa has defended the goal for 18,698 minutes and has 656 saves in his career. His GA/90 is 1.36 (283 goals given up) and his save % is 70.4. The goalkeeper hailing from Finland has seen 931 shots attempted at him in 209 career starts. Maenpaa (73-53-83 mark during his career) has recorded 51 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 24.4% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Cagliari went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Salernitana. They finished the contest by converting 332 of the 339 attempted passes earning a rate of 97.9%. Cagliari finished the match with a 46.2% successful dribble rate by completing 6 of the 13 dribbles they attempted. Cagliari landed 3 shots on goal out of the team's 9 shots attempted giving them a 33.3% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 33 goals and 22 assists in all their games, Cagliari has an average of 0.92 goals and 0.61 assists per 90.

Leonardo Pavoletti will need to be on top of his game for Cagliari. He is averaging 0.49 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 183 outings in his career. The forward who is from Italy has totaled 16,836 minutes while he has scored 91 goals. He has earned 53 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times. You should also keep an eye on Joao Pedro, the forward who represents Brazil. He has tallied 93 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 28 different times. Pedro has been given 56 yellow card cautions in 21,043 mins played (239 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.40.

Alessio Cragno will look after the goal for Cagliari. Cragno has recorded 50 shutouts while defending 1,131 shots attempted against him in 22,111 mins in his career. He has earned a save percentage of 70.5 and his shutout rate is currently 20.2%. He has conceded 1.47 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 65-69-112. During his pro soccer career, Cragno has given up 360 goals and has 789 stops in 247 starts.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cagliari (+170) and under the total goals

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