AC Milan vs AS Roma Prediction, 10/26/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/22/2020

Game: AC Milan vs AS Roma

Date: Monday, October 26, 2020

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (+120) AS Roma (+220)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan (4-0-0, 1st in Serie A) host AS Roma (2-1-1, 7th in Serie A) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Monday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan and Antonio Mirante for AS Roma. AC Milan are at +120 while AS Roma are at +220. The O/U has been set at 3.

AC Milan controls possession for 54.5% of the time while they have success at dribbling 58.7% of the time (15th in the league). They have attempted 56 shots at their opponents goal with 17 being on target, which comes out to a 30.4% SOT percentage. AC Milan as a team have totaled 9 goals for the campaign, which ranks 5th in Serie A. They have received 1,724 passes from teammates on 1,961 tries for the campaign, giving them a receiving percentage of 87.9%.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a player who can be a difference maker for AC Milan. Ibrahimovic has had a starting assignment in 502 matches during his career while he scores 0.75 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Sweden has earned 372 goals in 44,369 mins played. He has 132 assists while earning 93 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Franck Kessie, the defender from Serbia. Kessie has totaled 14,331 mins during 163 starting assignments and has been handed 32 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times thus far in his career and he has scored 28 goals. He averages 0.18 goals per 90 during his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Milan will be Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma (88-48-44 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 60 shutouts, which gives him a 33.0% shutout percentage. The keeper from Italy has faced 693 shots tried against him in 182 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.07 (191 goals surrendered) and his save % is .745. Gianluigi Donnarumma has seen the pitch for a total of 16,121 minutes and has earned 515 stops during his career.

The Yellow and Reds have dribbled successfully 64.5% of the time on the season while tallying 8 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 87.3% while they maintain possession of the ball 52% of the time. AS Roma has tallied 1,937 targets so far this season (6th in the league) and they have 1,691 completed passes. They have connected on 26.6% of their SOT out of 64 shots.

Jordan Veretout should provide a spark for Roma. He sports an average of 0.15 G/90 and has started 274 games in his career. The midfielder from France has totaled 24,074 professional minutes and he has scored 39 goals. He has collected 56 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times. Make sure to watch out for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the forward representing Armenia. He has earned 95 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 68 different times. Mkhitaryan has earned himself a total of 38 yellow card warnings in 22,531 mins played (251 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.38.

Antonio Mirante will be residing in front of the net for the Yellow and Reds. During his pro soccer career, Mirante has given up 540 goals while totaling 1,288 stops in 404 starts. He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 124-110-166. He has a save % of .707 and his shutout rate is currently at 29.7%. Mirante has recorded 120 shutouts while he has seen 1,827 shots tried against him in 36,101 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take AS Roma (+220)

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