AS Roma vs Napoli Prediction, 10/24/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/19/2021

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Game: AS Roma vs Napoli

Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (+155) Napoli (+131)

Stadio Olimpico is the site where Tammy Abraham and AS Roma (5-0-3, 4th in Serie A) will play Napoli (8-0-0, 1st in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalies who are expected to start are Rui Patricio for AS Roma and Alex Meret for Napoli. The line on this matchup has AS Roma priced at +155 and the Blues are at +131. The total has been set at 2.5.

AS Roma faced Juventus in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 88.4% passes received rate by connecting on 471 out of their 533 pass attempts last match. AS Roma tried 22 dribbles in this game and converted 13 of the tries for a rate of 59.1%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, AS Roma finished at a 21.4% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 14 shots. AS Roma sports an average of 1.87 goals per 90 min (15 goals in total) and are sitting with 13 assists in all games for this campaign.

Tammy Abraham is a guy who should be able to impact this match for AS Roma. He has 13 assists while accumulating 9 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Abraham has had a starting assignment in 137 matches thus far in his career while scoring 0.56 G/90. The forward who is from England has totaled 76 goals in 12,271 mins.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the forward who is from Armenia. He has helped on a goal 77 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 110 total goals. Mkhitaryan has been on the pitch for 25,542 minutes in 284 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 41 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.39 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for AS Roma is Rui Patricio. Patricio (239-107-100 mark in his career) has accounted for 169 clean sheets, which has earned him a 37.8% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Portugal has faced 1,570 shots tried at him in 447 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.95 (425 goals conceded) and he holds a save % of 74.3. Patricio has defended the goal for 40,164 mins and has earned 1,157 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

For their last game, Napoli went home victorious with a score of 1-0 against Torino. Napoli ended the game with a 33.3% successful dribble percentage by completing 3 out of the 9 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 333 of the 401 attempted passes earning a rate of 83.0%. Napoli had 2 shots on goal out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them at a 20.0% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 19 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, Napoli sports an average of 2.37 goals and 1.50 assists per 90.

Lorenzo Insigne will be someone to watch for Napoli. The forward born in Italy has been on the field for 25,456 minutes and has scored 105 goals. He has totaled 25 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 83 times. He sports an average of 0.37 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 295 outings during his soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Matteo Politano, the forward representing Italy. Politano has been given 25 yellow card warnings in 16,918 professional minutes played (196 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.26. He has earned 48 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 different times.

Alex Meret will reside in front of the goal for Napoli. Thus far in his career, Meret has surrendered 114 goals and has 296 saves in 101 starts. He has surrendered 1.13 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 51-26-23. He holds a save % of 74.3 and his shutout rate is currently 29.7%. Meret has 30 shutouts while defending 397 shots tried against him in 9,077 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Napoli (+131)

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