Cagliari vs Sampdoria Prediction, 11/7/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 11/6/2020

Game: Cagliari vs Sampdoria

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020

Location: Sardegna Arena in Cagliari‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Cagliari (+188) Sampdoria (+138)

Sardegna Arena is the site where Joao Pedro and Cagliari (2-1-3, 12th in Serie A) will play Sampdoria (3-1-2, 9th in Serie A) on Saturday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Alessio Cragno for Cagliari and Emil Audero for Sampdoria. Cagliari are at +188 while Sampdoria are priced at +138. The total is set at 2.5.

Cagliari have accounted for 12 goals this season, which is 7th in Serie A. They have launched 69 shots with 26 on target, which means they have a 37.7% shots on target percentage. Cagliari has controlled possession of the ball for 41.7% of matches while they have success at dribbling 62.4% of the time (10th in Serie A). Their players have caught 2,025 passes on 2,391 targets this year, which makes their receiving percentage 84.7%.

Joao Pedro is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Cagliari. Pedro has had a starting assignment in 173 matchups during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Brazil has accumulated 68 goals scored in 15,173 mins. He has totaled 24 assists while earning 44 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Giovanni Simeone, the forward from Argentina. He has helped a teammate on a goal 12 times in his career while he has scored 61 goals. Simeone has been on the pitch for 14,233 minutes in 162 career starting assignments and has been handed 14 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Cagliari is Alessio Cragno. Cragno (55-51-79 record in his career) has recorded 43 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.1% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from Italy has faced 843 shots attempted at him in 186 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.42 (262 total goals given up) and his save % is .708. Cragno has seen the field for 16,621 mins and is sitting with 595 stops so far in his career.

The Blue-circled have been able to dribble successfully 64.7% of the time this season while tallying 11 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 83.3% while they control possession of the ball 41.7% of the time. Sampdoria has tallied 2,384 targets so far this year (18th in the league) and they have 1,985 successful received passes. They have been able to hit on 34.8% of their shots on target out of 69 shots.

Gaston Ramirez will be counted on for Sampdoria. He is averaging 0.25 goals per 90 and has started 183 outings in his career. The forward born in Uruguay has totaled 15,415 professional minutes while he has scored 42 goals. He has 52 yellow cards during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. Make sure to watch out for Fabio Quagliarella, the forward who is from Italy. Quagliarella has been handed a total of 47 yellow cards in 35,730 mins (412 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.44. He has scored 175 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 50 different times.

Emil Audero will reside in front of the net for the Blue-circled. Audero has earned 34 shutouts while seeing 479 shots tried against him in 10,260 minutes throughout his career. He holds a save % of .706 and his shutout rate is 29.8%. He has given up 1.39 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 44-27-43. So far in his pro soccer career, Audero has conceded 158 goals while he has totaled 339 saves in 114 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sampdoria (+138)

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