Udinese vs Benevento Prediction, 12/23/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/22/2020

Game: Udinese vs Benevento

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (-141) Benevento (+320)

Roberto Insigne and Benevento (4-3-6, 12th in Serie A) are headed to Dacia Arena on Wednesday where they'll meet Udinese (4-3-5, 11th in Serie A). The goalies expected to start will be Juan Musso for Udinese and Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento. The odds on this matchup have Udinese priced at -141 and the Sorcerers are at +320. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Udinese stepped onto the pitch against Cagliari in their last matchup and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 84.4% rate by connecting on 391 out of their 463 pass targets in their last game. Udinese tried 21 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 15 of those attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Udinese finished the game at a 28.6% rate by hitting 4 SoT of 14 shots. Udinese has an average of 1.08 g/90 (13 total goals) and are sitting with 10 assists in all competitions this season.

Ignacio Pussetto is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Udinese. He has accounted for 15 assists while accumulating 24 yellow cards thus far in his career. Pussetto has had a starting assignment in 96 matches in his career while he scores 0.24 G/90. The forward hailing from Argentina has earned 24 goals in 8,869 professional minutes. One more guy who could decide who wins is Rodrigo De Paul, the defender representing Italy. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 30 times thus far in his career and he has scored 28 goals. Paul has been on the field for 13,543 minutes during 156 career starts and has been given 30 yellow card cautions. He averages 0.19 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Udinese will be Juan Musso. Musso has seen the pitch for a total of 9,000 minutes and has earned 326 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.33 (133 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .743. The goalie from Argentina has faced 440 shots attempted against him in 100 starts. Musso (36-25-39 record during his soccer career) has earned 27 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.0% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Benevento took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against Genoa. Benevento earned a 69.2% successful dribble rate by completing 9 out of the 13 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 274 out of their 366 passes they tried for a percentage of 74.9%. Benevento landed 2 shots attempted out of their 11 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 18.2% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 15 goals and 9 assists in all matches, Benevento is averaging 1.15 goals and 0.69 assists per 90.

Roberto Insigne should provide solid play for Benevento. He sports an average of 0.26 goals per 90 and has started 111 matches in his career. The forward from Italy has accumulated 9,902 minutes while scoring 29 goals. He has collected 18 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 31 times. You should also watch out for Gianluca Lapadula, the forward who represents Italy. He has totaled 56 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 17 different times. Lapadula has been given a total of 23 yellow card cautions in 9,717 mins played (101 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.52.

Lorenzo Montipo will be looking after the net for Benevento. Montipò has accumulated 38 shutouts while defending 354 shots attempted against him in 10,800 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of .726 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.7%. He has conceded 0.87 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 51-34-35. During his professional soccer career, Montipò has allowed 104 goals while totaling 255 stops in 120 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Benevento (+320)

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