AS Roma vs AC Milan Prediction, 10/31/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/29/2021

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Game: AS Roma vs AC Milan

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (+140) AC Milan (+162)

Stadio Olimpico is the venue where Henrikh Mkhitaryan and AS Roma (6-1-3, 4th in Serie A) will take on AC Milan (9-1-0, 2nd in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Rui Patricio for AS Roma and Ciprian Tatarusanu for AC Milan. AC Milan are at at +162 while AS Roma are at +140. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

AS Roma took the field against Cagliari in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 2-1. AS Roma tried 11 dribbles in this game and were successful in 4 of those tries for a rate of 36.4%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 92.8% received passes percentage by converting 402 out of their 433 passing attempts in their last outing.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, AS Roma finished at a 13.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 23 shots. AS Roma sports an average of 1.70 goals per 90 (17 goals in total) and have earned 14 assists in all competitions this year.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a player who should impact this matchup for AS Roma. He has totaled 77 assists while earning 41 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Mkhitaryan has been given a starting assignment in 286 outings in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.39 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Armenia has recorded 110 goals scored in 25,652 professional minutes played.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Tammy Abraham, the forward born in England. Abraham has accumulated 12,446 minutes in 139 career starts and has been given 11 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 13 times during his soccer career while scoring 76 goals. He is averaging 0.55 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for AS Roma is Rui Patricio. Patricio (240-108-100 record during his soccer career) has earned 170 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 37.9% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Portugal has seen 1,577 shots attempted at him in 449 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.95 (426 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 74.3. Patricio has played for 40,344 minutes and has tallied 1,163 stops so far in his career.

For their last match, AC Milan got the victory with a final of 1-0 against Torino. AC Milan ended the game with a 64.7% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by connecting on 316 of the 385 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 82.1%. AC Milan had 2 shots on target out of 10 shots attempted which had them at a 20.0% clip when they last took the field. With 22 goals and 14 assists in all their games, AC Milan averages 2.20 goals and 1.40 assists per 90 min.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be counted on for AC Milan. He currently averages 0.76 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 519 contests in his career. The forward who is from Sweden has totaled 45,821 minutes and has earned 385 goals. He has totaled 94 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 135 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Rafael Leao, the midfielder representing Croatia. He has scored 25 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 12 different times. Leao has been handed a total of 9 yellow cards in 5,461 professional minutes played (58 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.41.

Ciprian Tatarusanu will look after the goal for AC Milan. Tatarusanu has totaled 118 clean sheets while seeing 1,173 shots attempted against him in 29,153 mins throughout his career. He has a save % of 73.0 and his clean sheet rate is 36.1%. He has allowed 1.01 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 156-80-88. During his career, Tatarusanu has conceded 326 goals and has accumulated 854 saves in 327 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AC Milan (+162)

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