Crotone vs Torino Prediction, 3/7/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/4/2021

Game: Crotone vs Torino

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2021

Location: Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Crotone (+286) Torino (-104)

Stadio Ezio Scida is the venue where Simy and Crotone (3-3-19, 20th in Serie A) will play Torino (3-11-9, 18th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Alex Cordaz for Crotone and Salvatore Sirigu for Torino. Crotone are at +286 while the Maroons are priced at -104. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Crotone stepped onto the pitch against Atalanta in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 5-1. Crotone attempted 11 dribbles in this matchup and completed 6 of those attempts for a rate of 54.5%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 69.4% received passes rate by completing 240 out of their 346 pass attempts last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, Crotone finished at a 50.0% clip by putting 2 shots on target out of 4 total shots. Crotone averages 0.92 goals per 90 min (23 total goals) and have earned 15 assists in all matches for the year.

Simy is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Crotone. He has totaled 11 assists while tallying 15 yellow cards during his career. Simy has been a starter in 115 matches thus far in his career while scoring 0.49 G/90. The forward from Nigeria has earned 61 goals scored in 11,149 minutes. One more guy who could decide who wins is Vladimir Golemic, the defender representing Slovakia. Golemic has been on the pitch for 15,654 mins during 175 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 46 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 6 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 10 goals. He scores 0.06 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Crotone will be Alex Cordaz. Cordaz has seen the field for 29,302 minutes and is sitting with 887 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.29 (419 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 69.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has faced 1,296 shots tried against him in 327 starts. Cordaz (106-85-135 record in his career) has accumulated 74 shutouts, which gives him a 22.6% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Torino took home the win by a final score of 1-0 against Cagliari. They finished the contest by converting 313 out of their 385 passing attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Torino earned a 58.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 of the 17 dribbles they attempted. Torino connected on 5 shots on target out of the team's 10 shots tried giving them a 50.0% clip in their last outing. With 32 goals and 19 assists in all their contests, Torino has an average of 1.39 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 min.

Simone Zaza should be someone to watch for Torino. The forward from Italy has 16,456 minutes and has scored 75 goals. He has accumulated 75 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted on a goal 14 times. He has an average of 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 171 contests during his soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Sasa Lukic, the midfielder hailing from Serbia. Lukic has been handed a total of 33 yellow card cautions in 7,658 professional minutes played (85 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.09. He has collected 8 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 3 times.

Salvatore Sirigu will be residing in front of the goal for Torino. So far in his career, Sirigu has surrendered 469 goals and has accounted for 1,117 stops in 378 starting assignments. He has given up 1.25 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 174-100-102. He has earned a save % of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.0%. Sirigu has racked up 121 shutouts while seeing 1,563 shots tried against him in 33,892 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Crotone (+286)

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