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Sassuolo vs Torino Prediction, 10/23/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/22/2020

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Game: Sassuolo vs Torino

Date: Friday, October 23, 2020

Location: Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sassuolo (+110) Torino (+240)

Francesco Caputo and Sassuolo (3-1-0, 2nd in Serie A) play Torino (0-0-3, 20th in Serie A) at Mapei Stadium on Friday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Andrea Consigli for Sassuolo and Salvatore Sirigu for Torino. The odds on this contest have Sassuolo priced at +110 and the Maroons are priced at +240. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Sassuolo as a team have accumulated 12 goals this year, which has them 3rd in the league. They have tried 80 shots at their opponents goal with 30 of them being on target, which is a 37.5% SOT percentage. Sassuolo has controlled possession for 60.5% of games while dribbling successfully 71% of the time (4th in Serie A). Their players have been on the receiving end of 2,010 passes on 2,208 targets this season, which makes their receiving percentage 91.0%.

Francesco Caputo is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Sassuolo. He has accounted for 45 assists while tallying 44 yellow card warnings in his career. Caputo has been a starter in 333 matches thus far in his career and has 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Italy has recorded 159 goals in 30,172 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Domenico Berardi, the forward born in Italy. He has helped a teammate on a goal 54 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 83 total goals. Berardi has been on the pitch for 19,081 minutes in 224 career starts and has earned himself a total of 63 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 during his career.

The guy defending the goal for Sassuolo will be Andrea Consigli. Consigli (161-115-163 mark in his career) has recorded 124 shutouts, which gives him a 27.9% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Italy has faced 1,917 shots tried against him in 445 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.32 (584 goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .705. Consigli has seen the field for a total of 39,696 minutes and has earned 1,352 saves in his pro soccer career.

The Maroons have dribbled successfully 54.1% of the time for the campaign while accumulating 4 goals. They have earned a receiving percentage of 89.1% while controlling possession of the ball 51% of the time. Torino has 1,407 targets for the year (19th in the league) to go along with 1,254 successful received passes. They have connected on 50% of their shots on target on 24 shots.

Andrea Belotti should provide a spark for Torino. He is averaging 0.51 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 192 outings during his soccer career. The forward born in Italy has been on the pitch for 17,976 mins while he has scored 101 goals. He has accounted for 25 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 26 times. You should also keep an eye on Federico Bonazzoli, the forward representing Italy. Bonazzoli has been given 9 yellow card cautions in 5,745 minutes (60 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.27. He has totaled 17 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 7 different times.

Salvatore Sirigu will reside in front of the goal for the Maroons. Sirigu has 116 shutouts while defending 1,510 shots tried against him in 32,272 career mins. He holds a save % of .721 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 32.2%. He has given up 1.23 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 171-90-97. During his pro soccer career, Sirigu has given up 440 goals while he has totaled 1,088 saves in 360 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sassuolo (+110)

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