Genoa vs AS Roma Prediction, 11/8/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 11/6/2020

Game: Genoa vs AS Roma

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2020

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Genoa (+425) AS Roma (-163)

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and AS Roma (3-2-1, 8th in Serie A) go to Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday where they'll meet Genoa (1-2-3, 17th in Serie A). The starting goalies are Mattia Perin for Genoa and Antonio Mirante for AS Roma. The line on this contest has Genoa priced at +425 and AS Roma are at -163. The total opens at 2.75.

Genoa as a team have totaled 6 goals this year, which is 18th in the league. They have tried 55 shots at the goal with 14 on target, which means they have a 25.5% SOT percentage. Genoa has controlled possession for 44.8% of the time while they successfully dribble 58.8% of the time (13th in Serie A). Their players have received 2,339 passes on 2,664 tries this season, giving them a receiving percentage of 87.8%.

Marko Pjaca is a player who should be able to impact this game for Genoa. He has accounted for 13 assists while earning 6 yellow card warnings in his career. Pjaca has been in the starting lineup in 106 matches in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.31 goals per 90. The forward who is from Croatia has 33 goals in 9,548 minutes played. One more player who should impact this match is Mattia Destro, the forward from Italy. Destro has totaled 14,018 mins during 158 career starts and has been given a total of 46 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 71 total goals. He sports an average of 0.46 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Genoa will be Mattia Perin. Perin has seen the pitch for a total of 21,012 minutes and has 817 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.45 (338 goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of .712. The keeper from Italy has had 1,146 shots tried at him in 235 career starts. Perin (79-54-101 mark in his career) has earned 65 clean sheets, which has earned him a 27.7% clean sheet percentage.

AS Roma has 2,727 pass targets this year (9th in the league) to go along with 2,408 successful received passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 88.3% while controlling possession of the ball 47% of the time. The Yellow and Reds have had success dribbling 55.7% of the time on the year while scoring 13 goals. They have been able to connect on 31.9% of their shots on target out of 91 shots.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will need to be on top of his game for AS Roma. The forward who is from Armenia has accumulated 22,711 mins and he has scored 95 goals. He has 38 yellow cards thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 69 times. He scores 0.38 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 253 outings during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Jordan Veretout, the midfielder hailing from France. He has accounted for 40 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 35 times. Veretout has been given 57 yellow card cautions in 24,248 minutes (276 career starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.15.

Antonio Mirante will reside in front of the net for the Yellow and Reds. In his career, Mirante has surrendered 543 goals while he has racked up 1,294 saves in 406 starts. He has allowed 1.35 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 125-111-166. He is the owner of a save percentage of .707 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 29.8%. Mirante has accumulated 121 shutouts while seeing 1,835 shots against him in 36,281 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Genoa (+425)

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