Hellas Verona vs Empoli Prediction, 12/8/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/4/2024

Game: Hellas Verona vs Empoli

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: Paramount+

The Blues (3-7-4) are en route to Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy on Sunday where they will play Hellas Verona (4-0-10). Hellas Verona are priced at +120 while the Blues are at -144. The total comes in at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Lorenzo Montipo for Hellas Verona and Devis Vasquez for Empoli.

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Hellas Verona has earned 41 SVs and they hold a SV percentage of 55.4% on the season. This team's differential on goals is -16 with 17 goals notched and also 33 goals given up. On the campaign, the club has put together an average of 0.86 pts per match (12 pts) and are ranked 55th in Big 5 soccer with 11 assists. The Yellow and Blues rank 87th in relation to goals expected having 12.7, and the expected goals against are coming in at 24.3. Hellas Verona has tallied 40 yellow card warnings so far this year and also 5 red cards. Verona has give up 33 goals while relinquishing 2.36 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents have accumulated 74 shots on target on them. They have a total of 2 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 14.3% so far this season.

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This season, the Blues have a save % of 68.2% (44 SoTA), and also have a rank of 56th in Big 5 soccer with 16 pts. The Blues average 1.1 points per fixture while earning 5 assists and 1 red card. Empoli has accumulated 10 goals and the team's goals expected this year is at 9.4. The Blues have tallied a clean sheet % of 35.7% this year in addition to 29 yellow cards. This team's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.00 in addition to 29 saves, and they are sitting with 5 clean sheets. Empoli is ranked 21st when it comes to goals allowed with 14, and the team's goal differential is at -4.

Montipo has seen the pitch for a total of 14,220 mins and has earned 456 saves in his career. The man who is expected to defend the goal for Hellas Verona will be Lorenzo Montipo. Montipo (40-40-78 record during his career) has accumulated 26 shutouts, which has earned him a 16.5%% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from Italy has seen 711 shots tried at him in 158 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.67 (264 total goals conceded) and his save % is 64.1%.

So far in his career, Vasquez has allowed 14 goals and has accumulated 29 stops in 14 starts. Devis Vasquez will be looking after the net for Empoli. Vasquez has 5 shutouts while defending 44 shots tried against him in 1,260 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of 65.9% and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.7%%. He has surrendered 1.00 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 3-7-4.

Casper Tengstedt is a guy who can be a force in the game for Hellas Verona. Tengstedt has been given a starting assignment in 40 matches thus far in his career and he tallies 0.56 G/90. The forward from Denmark has 23 goals scored in 3,458 minutes played. He has 14 assists while accumulating 60 pts in his pro soccer career.

Empoli features a difference maker in Pietro Pellegri, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward hailing from Italy has been on the pitch for 2,462 mins while scoring 11 goals. He scores 0.36 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 19 games so far in his pro soccer career. He has totaled 23 pts during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 1 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (-144)

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