Sampdoria vs Genoa Prediction, 11/1/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/28/2020

Game: Sampdoria vs Genoa

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sampdoria (+140) Genoa (+210)

Mattia Destro and Genoa (1-1-2, 16th in Serie A) travel to Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday where they'll meet Sampdoria (3-0-2, 5th in Serie A). The starting goalies will be Emil Audero for Sampdoria and Mattia Perin for Genoa. The line on this matchup has Sampdoria coming in at +140 and Genoa are at +210. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Sampdoria as a team have scored 10 goals on the campaign, which is currently 9th in the league. They have launched 60 shots at their opponents goal with 21 of them being on target, which comes out to a 35.0% SOT percentage. Sampdoria has been able to control possession for 39% of games while they successfully dribble 66.7% of the time (4th in Serie A). They have caught 1,531 passes on 1,890 tries so far this year, earning them a receiving percentage of 81.0%.

Fabio Quagliarella is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Sampdoria. He has totaled 50 assists while earning 46 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Quagliarella has been given a starting assignment in 411 contests so far in his career and has 0.44 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Italy has earned 175 goals in 35,665 minutes. One more guy who could decide who wins is Gaston Ramirez, the forward born in Uruguay. Ramirez has totaled 15,350 mins in 182 career starts and has been handed a total of 52 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 28 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 42 total goals. He has an average of 0.25 G/90 so far in his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Sampdoria is Emil Audero. Audero (44-26-43 mark during his career) has recorded 34 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.1% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from Indonesia has had 475 shots tried at him in 113 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.39 (157 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .705. Audero has seen the pitch for 10,170 mins and has accumulated 336 stops during his pro soccer career.

Genoa has totaled 1,718 targets so far this year (19th in the league) to go along with 1,516 successful received passes. They have a receiving percentage of 88.2% while they control possession of the ball 43% of the time. The Griffin have successfully dribbled 62.7% of the time so far this year while tallying 4 goals. The have hit on 28.6% of their shots on 28 total shots.

Mattia Destro will be counted on for Genoa. He currently averages 0.46 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 158 matches in his career. The forward who is from Italy has been on the pitch for 14,015 minutes and he has scored 71 goals. He has accounted for 46 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Marko Pjaca, the forward born in Croatia. He has scored 33 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 13 times. Pjaca has earned himself a total of 6 yellow card warnings in 9,464 professional minutes (105 starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.31.

Mattia Perin will be residing in front of the net for the Griffin. Perin has accumulated 65 clean sheets while he has seen 1,142 shots against him in 20,832 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of .714 and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.9%. He has surrendered 1.45 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 79-53-100. In his pro soccer career, Perin has given up 335 goals while he has accumulated 816 stops in 233 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Genoa (+210)

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