AS Roma vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 1/31/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/27/2021

Game: AS Roma vs Hellas Verona

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (-164) Hellas Verona (+333)

Edin Dzeko and AS Roma (11-4-4, 3rd in Serie A) play Hellas Verona (8-6-5, 9th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Pau Lopez for AS Roma and Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona. Hellas Verona are at at +333 while AS Roma are at -164. The O/U opens at 2.5.

AS Roma faced off with Spezia in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 4-3. AS Roma attempted 19 dribbles in this outing and completed 15 of those dribbles for a rate of 78.9%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 83.3% passes received percentage by converting 414 out of their 497 targeted passes last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, AS Roma walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% clip by hitting 7 shots on target out of 14 total shots. AS Roma averages 2.11 goals per 90 min (40 goals in total) and are sitting with 30 assists in all matches for the season.

Edin Dzeko is a guy who should be able to impact this game for AS Roma. He has accounted for 60 assists while tallying 53 yellow cards in his career. Dzeko has started 330 contests in his career and tallies 0.59 goals per 90. The forward representing Bosnia has accumulated 201 goals scored in 30,691 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Jordan Veretout, the midfielder born in France. He has helped a teammate on a goal 37 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 43 total goals. Veretout has totaled 25,128 minutes in 287 starting assignments and has been handed 58 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.15 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for AS Roma is Pau Lopez. Lopez has been on the field for a total of 12,400 minutes and has earned 397 saves during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.46 (201 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of .682. The keeper from Spain has seen 584 shots attempted at him in 136 starting assignments. Lopez (57-30-52 record during his career) has 32 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.5% shutout rate.

When they last played, Hellas Verona got the victory with a final of 3-1 against Napoli. Hellas Verona finished with a 69.6% successful dribble rate by converting 16 of the 23 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by completing 361 of the 459 passes they tried for a rate of 78.6%. Hellas Verona converted 7 shots on target out of their 14 shots attempted giving them a 50.0% rate in their last outing. With a total of 20 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Hellas Verona sports an average of 1.05 goals and 0.74 assists per 90.

Antonin Barak will need to provide a spark for Hellas Verona. He is averaging 0.24 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 97 outings so far in his career. The forward hailing from Spain has been on the pitch for 8,824 minutes while scoring 24 goals. He has accounted for 16 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 11 times. You should also watch out for Mattia Zaccagni, the midfielder representing Italy. Zaccagni has earned himself 19 yellow cards in 7,015 professional minutes (80 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.15. He has accumulated 12 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 13 times.

Marco Silvestri will be looking after the net for Hellas Verona. Silvestri has totaled 48 shutouts and has seen 724 shots attempted against him in 18,416 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of .718 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.5%. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 64-70-70. Thus far in his career, Silvestri has surrendered 213 goals while earning 515 stops in 204 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+333)

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