Bologna vs Genoa Prediction, 5/12/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/10/2021

Game: Bologna vs Genoa

Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Location: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bologna (+110) Genoa (+230)

Mattia Destro and Genoa (8-12-15, 14th in Serie A) travel to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Wednesday where they'll take on Bologna (10-10-15, 12th in Serie A). The starting goalies will be Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna and Mattia Perin for Genoa. Genoa are at at +230 while Bologna are at +110. The O/U opens at 2.75.

Bologna played Udinese in their last match and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 83.6% received passes rate by connecting on 414 of the 495 pass attempts in their last game. Bologna tried 17 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 10 of those tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Regarding shot accuracy, Bologna ended this match at a 20.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 15 shots. Bologna is averaging 1.31 goals per 90 minutes (46 goals in total) and have accounted for 36 assists in all contests for the season.

Rodrigo Palacio is a player who should be able to impact this match for Bologna. He has totaled 57 assists while earning 54 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Palacio has been a starter in 285 matches in his pro soccer career and scores 0.32 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Argentina has totaled 92 goals in 25,516 professional minutes. Another guy who should impact this match is Musa Barrow, the forward born in Gambia. Barrow has earned 5,300 minutes during 58 career starting assignments and has been given 1 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 15 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 21 goals. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Bologna is Lukasz Skorupski. Skorupski has been on the pitch for 20,700 minutes and has 733 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.41 (325 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 70.7. The goalkeeper from Poland has seen 1,042 shots tried against him in 230 career starting assignments. Skorupski (74-57-99 record in his career) has accounted for 54 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.5% clean sheet percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Genoa took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Sassuolo. Genoa finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 of the 12 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by completing 298 of the 369 passing attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. Genoa landed 4 shots on goal out of the team's 14 shots attempted earning them a 28.6% rate in their last game. With a total of 40 goals and 29 assists for all their matches, Genoa is averaging 1.14 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Mattia Destro should provide solid play for Genoa. The forward who is from Italy has totaled 15,396 minutes while scoring 81 goals. He has 50 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 12 times. He sports an average of 0.47 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 177 matches during his soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Goran Pandev, the forward born in Macedonia. Pandev has been handed a total of 61 yellow cards in 27,368 mins (313 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.33. He has scored 100 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 47 times.

Mattia Perin will reside in front of the net for Genoa. In his pro soccer career, Perin has allowed 376 goals and has earned 908 stops in 261 starts. He has surrendered 1.45 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 86-63-111. He sports a save % of 71.6 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.2%. Perin has tallied 71 clean sheets while seeing 1,269 shots against him in 23,351 minutes throughout his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Genoa (+230) and under the total goals

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