Hellas Verona vs Benevento Prediction, 11/2/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/28/2020

Game: Hellas Verona vs Benevento

Date: Monday, November 2, 2020

Location: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (-175) Benevento (+500)

Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi is the venue where Andrea Favilli and Hellas Verona (2-2-1, 7th in Serie A) will play Benevento (2-0-3, 13th in Serie A) on Monday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona and Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento. Hellas Verona are at -175 while the Sorcerers are at +500. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Hellas Verona has controlled possession of the ball for 51% of contests while successfully dribbling 57.4% of the time (15th in Serie A). They have tried 51 shots with 19 on target, which comes out to a 37.3% SOT percentage. Hellas Verona have accounted for 2 goals this year, which has them 20th in Serie A. Their players have received 1,775 passes from teammates on 2,086 attempts this year, earning them a receiving percentage of 85.1%.

Andrea Favilli is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Hellas Verona. Favilli has been given a starting assignment in 41 contests during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.35 G/90. The forward who is from Italy has 15 goals in 3,835 professional minutes played. He has 5 assists while accumulating 16 yellow card cautions during his soccer career. Another player who should impact this match is Nikola Kalinic, the forward from Croatia. Kalinic has earned 19,897 mins in 215 starts and has been given a total of 45 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 31 times so far in his career while he has scored 116 total goals. He currently averages 0.52 goals per 90 minutes in his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Hellas Verona will be Marco Silvestri. Silvestri (58-66-66 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 46 clean sheets, which gives him a 24.2% shutout rate. The goalie from Italy has had 675 shots tried at him in 190 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.03 (197 total goals given up) and he has earned a save % of .719. Silvestri has been on the field for 17,156 mins and is sitting with 480 stops so far in his career.

Benevento has tallied 1,792 pass targets on the year (18th in the league) with 1,563 successful received passes. They have earned a receiving percentage of 87.2% and they have controlled possession of the ball 43.2% of the time. The Sorcerers have been able to dribble successfully 55.3% of the time this year while scoring 9 goals. The have hit on 38% of their shots on target on 50 total shots.

Gianluca Caprari will need to provide a lift for Benevento. He has an average of 0.33 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 153 games during his soccer career. The forward hailing from Italy has been on the pitch for 13,781 minutes while he has scored 50 goals. He has earned 30 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 22 times. You should also watch out for Gianluca Lapadula, the forward from Italy. He has 55 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 17 times. Lapadula has been handed a total of 22 yellow cards in 9,144 professional minutes (94 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.54.

Lorenzo Montipo will look after the net for the Sorcerers. In his career, Montipò has allowed 95 goals while he has accounted for 239 saves in 112 starts. He has allowed 0.85 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 49-31-32. He sports a save % of .730 and his clean sheet rate is 31.3%. Montipò has accumulated 35 shutouts while defending 330 shots tried against him in 10,080 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Benevento (+500)

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