Sampdoria vs AC Milan Prediction, 12/6/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2020

Game: Sampdoria vs AC Milan

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sampdoria (+350) AC Milan (-152)

Franck Kessie and AC Milan (7-2-0, 1st in Serie A) are headed to Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday where they'll meet Sampdoria (3-1-4, 14th in Serie A). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Emil Audero for Sampdoria and Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan. The moneyline on this matchup has Sampdoria priced at +350 and AC Milan are priced at -152. The total opens at 2.5.

Sampdoria played Bologna in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 74.8% received passes percentage by completing 333 out of their 445 passing attempts last match. Sampdoria tried 24 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 14 of the attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Sampdoria averages 1.50 goals per 90 minutes (12 goals in total) and are sitting with 10 assists in all competitions for the season.

Gaston Ramirez is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Sampdoria. Ramirez has been a starter in 184 matches so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.24 G/90. The forward born in Uruguay has 42 goals scored in 15,482 professional minutes played. He has 29 assists while earning 53 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Fabio Quagliarella, the forward representing Italy. Quagliarella has been on the field for 35,896 mins in 414 starting assignments and has been given 47 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 50 times thus far in his career while scoring 175 goals. He currently averages 0.44 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for Sampdoria is Emil Audero. Audero has been on the pitch for a total of 10,440 minutes and has tallied 344 stops during his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.40 (162 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .704. The keeper hailing from Indonesia has had 486 shots tried against him in 116 starts. Audero (44-27-45 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 34 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 29.3% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, AC Milan earned three points by winning 2-0 against Fiorentina. AC Milan finished the match with a 61.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by completing 352 of the 450 attempted passes for a percentage of 78.2%. AC Milan landed 2 shots on goal out of their 15 shots tried which had them at a 13.3% rate when they last took the field. With 20 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, AC Milan averages 2.22 goals and 1.33 assists per 90 min.

Franck Kessie will need to be on top of his game for AC Milan. The defender from Serbia has been on the field for 14,781 mins while scoring 30 goals. He has 34 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 11 times. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 168 matches in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Jens Petter Hauge, the forward born in Norway. He has earned 23 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 12 times. Hauge has earned himself 6 yellow cards in 3,453 mins played (30 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.60.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will be residing in front of the net for AC Milan. Donnarumma has racked up 61 clean sheets while he has seen 705 shots tried against him in 16,481 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of .745 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 32.8%. He has allowed 1.06 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 91-49-44. So far in his career, Donnarumma has given up 195 goals and has accounted for 525 stops in 186 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AC Milan (-152)

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