Juventus vs Cagliari Prediction, 11/21/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/18/2020

Game: Juventus vs Cagliari

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (-286) Cagliari (+700)

Joao Pedro and Cagliari (3-1-3, 10th in Serie A) are headed to Allianz Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Juventus (3-4-0, 5th in Serie A). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Alessio Cragno for Cagliari. The odds on this game have Juventus coming in at -286 and Cagliari are at +700. The total opens at 3.5.

Juventus played Lazio in their last game and walked away with a draw with a final of 1 - 1. Juventus attempted 19 dribbles in this contest and completed 17 of those dribbles for a percentage of 89.5%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 91.3% passes received percentage by connecting on 462 out of their 506 pass targets in their last match. In regard to shooting accuracy, Juventus wrapped this game up at a 45.5% rate by hitting 5 shots on target out of 11 shots. Juventus is averaging 2.00 goals per 90 minutes (12 goals in total) and have accumulated 8 assists in all games for the year.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Juventus. Ronaldo has been a starter in 518 contests so far in his career and accounts for 0.88 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Portugal has earned 456 goals in 46,598 mins. He has accounted for 145 assists while tallying 72 yellow card cautions during his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Alvaro Morata, the defender who represents Italy. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 32 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 87 total goals. Morata has been on the pitch for 13,335 mins during 145 career starting assignments and has been given 52 yellow cards. He scores 0.59 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Juventus is Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny (185-72-52 record in his career) has accumulated 114 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 36.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Poland has had 1,204 shots tried against him in 310 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.04 (322 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of .743. Szczesny has played for 27,824 mins and has tallied 891 stops during his soccer career.

For their last game, Cagliari walked away with a victory by a final of 2 - 0 against Sampdoria. Cagliari finished the match with a 53.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 13 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by completing 496 out of their 560 passes they tried for a rate of 88.6%. Cagliari connected on 4 shots on target out of their 12 shots tried which had them sitting at a 33.3% rate when they last took the field. With 14 goals and 9 assists in all their matches, Cagliari is averaging 2.00 goals and 1.29 assists per 90.

Joao Pedro should provide a spark for Cagliari. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 174 matches in his career. The forward hailing from Brazil has played 15,263 mins and he has scored 69 goals. He has totaled 44 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped on a goal 24 times. You should also keep an eye on Giovanni Simeone, the forward representing Argentina. He has scored 61 goals thus far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 13 times. Simeone has been handed a total of 14 yellow card cautions in 14,318 mins played (163 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.38.

Alessio Cragno will be residing in front of the net for Cagliari. During his career, Cragno has conceded 262 goals and has earned 596 saves in 187 starting assignments. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 56-51-79. He sports a save percentage of .709 and his shutout rate sits at 23.5%. Cragno has racked up 44 clean sheets and has defended 844 shots attempted against him in 16,711 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Juventus (-286)

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