Atalanta vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 11/28/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/25/2020

Game: Atalanta vs Hellas Verona

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020

Location: Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Atalanta (-385) Hellas Verona (+660)

Antonin Barak and Hellas Verona (3-3-2, 9th in Serie A) travel to Gewiss Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Atalanta (4-2-2, 7th in Serie A). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Marco Sportiello for Atalanta and Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona. The Goddess are at -385 while Hellas Verona are priced at +660. The total has been set at 3.5.

Atalanta faced Spezia in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. Atalanta tried 16 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 9 of those dribbles for a percentage of 56.3%. In the passing game, they had a 82.4% passes received rate by converting 383 out of their 465 pass attempts in their last game. In regard to shooting accuracy, Atalanta finished the game at a 36.4% rate by putting 4 shots on target out of 11 shots. Atalanta is averaging 2.25 goals per 90 min (18 total goals) and have accounted for 15 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Alejandro Gomez is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Atalanta. He has totaled 74 assists while earning 33 yellow card warnings in his career. Gomez has had a starting assignment in 312 contests during his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.23 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Argentina has recorded 69 goals scored in 26,458 mins played. One more player who should impact this match is Duvan Zapata, the forward who represents Colombia. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 83 total goals. Zapata has been on the field for 13,389 mins during 151 starting assignments and has been given 20 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.56 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Atalanta will be Marco Sportiello. Sportiello (52-43-74 record in his career) has 46 shutouts, which has earned him a 27.1% shutout rate. The keeper born in Italy has faced 734 shots tried at him in 170 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.42 (240 goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .685. Sportiello has seen the field for 15,247 minutes and has tallied 499 stops so far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Hellas Verona went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Sassuolo. Hellas Verona finished with a 72.7% successful dribble rate by completing 16 of the 22 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by connecting on 349 out of their 418 passing attempts for a percentage of 83.5%. Hellas Verona landed 3 shots on target out of their 19 shots tried which gave them a 15.8% rate when they last took the field. Having a total of 6 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, Hellas Verona averages 0.75 goals and 0.62 assists per 90.

Antonin Barak will be someone to watch for Hellas Verona. The forward representing Spain has totaled 8,015 minutes while scoring 23 goals. He has collected 15 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 10 times. He currently averages 0.26 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 88 games in his career. Make sure to watch out for Mattia Zaccagni, the midfielder representing Italy. Zaccagni has been given a total of 16 yellow card cautions in 6,140 professional minutes (69 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.10. He has scored 7 goals in his career while helping on a goal 10 times.

Marco Silvestri will be looking after the goal for Hellas Verona. So far in his career, Silvestri has given up 202 goals and has accumulated 493 stops in 193 starts. He has conceded 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 59-67-67. He has earned a save % of .718 and his shutout rate is currently 23.8%. Silvestri has accumulated 46 shutouts and defended 692 shots tried against him in 17,426 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atalanta (-385)

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