AS Roma vs Udinese Prediction, 2/14/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/8/2021

Game: AS Roma vs Udinese

Date: Sunday, February 14, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (-147) Udinese (+386)

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and AS Roma (12-4-5, 5th in Serie A) host Udinese (6-6-9, 11th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Antonio Mirante for AS Roma and Juan Musso for Udinese. The odds on this matchup have AS Roma coming in at -147 and the White and Blacks are at +386. The O/U is set at 2.75.

AS Roma took the field against Juventus in their last matchup and took a loss by a score of 2-0. AS Roma tried 12 dribbles in this outing and converted 8 of those attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 86.7% rate by connecting on 477 out of their 550 targeted passes in their last game. In terms of shooting accuracy, AS Roma ended this match at a 21.4% clip by putting 3 shots on target of 14 total shots. AS Roma averages 2.05 goals per 90 min (43 goals in total) and have racked up 32 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a guy who can be a difference maker for AS Roma. He has accounted for 73 assists while earning 39 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Mkhitaryan has started 267 contests so far in his career and he scores 0.39 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Armenia has totaled 104 goals scored in 23,943 mins. One more guy who should impact this match is Jordan Veretout, the midfielder hailing from France. Veretout has played 25,303 minutes during 289 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 58 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times so far in his career while scoring 43 goals. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for AS Roma will be Antonio Mirante. Mirante has seen the pitch for 36,714 minutes and is sitting with 1,304 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.35 (552 total goals allowed) and his save % is .706. The goalie hailing from Italy has seen 1,854 shots sent in his direction in 411 career starting assignments. Mirante (127-112-168 mark during his career) has totaled 123 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.9% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Udinese went home victorious with a score of 2-0 against Hellas Verona. They wrapped up this match by converting 303 of the 385 attempted passes earning a percentage of 78.7%. Udinese ended the game with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by converting 4 of the 9 dribbles they tried. Udinese had 7 shots on target out of the team's 16 shots attempted which gave them a 43.8% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 21 goals and 14 assists for all their games, Udinese has an average of 1.00 goal and 0.67 assists per 90.

Tolgay Arslan will be counted on for Udinese. He currently averages 0.06 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 167 matches in his pro soccer career. The midfielder from Germany has played 14,725 mins and has earned 10 goals. He has earned 50 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Rodrigo De Paul, the defender hailing from Italy. He has accounted for 30 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 30 times. Paul has earned himself 32 yellow card cautions in 14,247 mins played (164 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.19.

Juan Musso will look after the goal for Udinese. Musso has accumulated 30 clean sheets and has defended 483 shots against him in 9,810 career minutes. He has a save % of .745 and his shutout rate is currently at 27.5%. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 38-28-43. So far in his career, Musso has allowed 145 goals and has 358 saves in 109 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take AS Roma (-147)

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