Crotone vs Lazio Prediction, 11/21/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/18/2020

Game: Crotone vs Lazio

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Crotone (+320) Lazio (-143)

Luca Cigarini and Crotone (0-2-5, 20th in Serie A) host Lazio (3-2-2, 9th in Serie A) at Stadio Ezio Scida on Saturday. The men protecting the net will be Alex Cordaz for Crotone and Pepe Reina for Lazio. The line on this game has Crotone priced at +320 and Lazio are at -143. The total is set at 3.5.

Crotone played Torino in their most recent game and walked away with a draw with a final of 0 - 0. Crotone attempted 19 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 11 of those tries for a rate of 57.9%. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 90.1% passes received percentage by connecting on 401 out of their 445 pass targets in their last outing. Regarding shot accuracy, Crotone finished at a 25.0% clip by landing 2 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Crotone has an average of 0.86 goals per 90 minutes (6 total goals) and have accounted for 3 assists in all games for this campaign.

Luca Cigarini is a player who should be able to impact this game for Crotone. He has 36 assists while tallying 116 yellow card cautions in his career. Cigarini has been given a starting assignment in 293 games in his career and tallies 0.06 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder who is from Italy has recorded 18 goals scored in 25,572 professional minutes played. Another player who should impact this match is Simy, the forward who is from Nigeria. Simy has accumulated 9,986 mins during 104 starting assignments and has been given 15 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times in his career and he has scored 56 total goals. He currently averages 0.50 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Crotone is Alex Cordaz. Cordaz has seen the field for 27,682 minutes and has 819 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.22 (374 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .698. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has had 1,185 shots tried against him in 309 career starting assignments. Cordaz (103-84-121 record in his career) has tallied 73 shutouts, which has earned him a 23.6% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Lazio finished locked up with a final of 1 - 1 against Juventus. They finished the match by converting 536 out of their 583 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 91.9%. Lazio finished the match with a 88.9% successful dribble rate by converting 16 out of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Lazio converted 3 shots on target out of 14 shots attempted which gave them a 21.4% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 11 goals and 6 assists in all matches, Lazio has an average of 1.57 goals and 0.86 assists per 90 minutes.

Felipe Caicedo should be someone to watch for Lazio. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 203 games thus far in his career. The forward who is from Ecuador has 17,911 mins while scoring 85 goals. He has totaled 59 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. You should also keep an eye on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the midfielder born in Spain. Milinkovic-Savic has been handed a total of 45 yellow card warnings in 15,648 minutes played (178 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.22. He has tallied 39 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 21 times.

Pepe Reina will look after the goal for Lazio. During his pro soccer career, Reina has surrendered 574 goals and has racked up 1,695 saves in 586 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.98 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 309-148-128. He is the owner of a save percentage of .750 and his shutout rate sits at 39.9%. Reina has racked up 234 shutouts while defending 2,264 shots attempted against him in 52,602 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Crotone (+320)

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