Fiorentina vs Cagliari Prediction, 1/10/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/5/2021

Game: Fiorentina vs Cagliari

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (+333) Cagliari (+137)

Stadio Artemio Franchi is the site where Christian Kouame and Fiorentina (3-6-6, 13th in Serie A) will take on Cagliari (3-5-7, 15th in Serie A) on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina and Alessio Cragno for Cagliari. The line on this matchup has Fiorentina priced at +333 and Cagliari are at +137. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Fiorentina stepped onto the pitch against Bologna in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 0-0. Fiorentina tried 15 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 11 of the tries for a rate of 73.3%. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 85.9% passes received percentage by converting 383 of the 446 pass targets last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, Fiorentina finished at a 0.0% clip by putting 0 shots on target of 9 shots. Fiorentina has an average of 1.00 goal per 90 (15 goals in total) and have 12 assists in all contests for the season.

Christian Kouame is a player who should be able to impact this game for Fiorentina. He has accounted for 17 assists while tallying 13 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. Kouame has had a starting assignment in 85 outings in his pro soccer career and scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Cote d'Ivoire has racked up 24 goals scored in 7,896 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Gaetano Castrovilli, the defender representing Poland. He has helped a teammate on a goal 8 times during his soccer career while scoring 12 total goals. Castrovilli has earned 7,639 minutes in 85 starting assignments and has been given 22 yellow card warnings. He has an average of 0.14 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Fiorentina will be Bartlomiej Dragowski. Dragowski (28-28-44 mark during his career) has recorded 24 shutouts, which has earned him a 24.2% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Poland has had 474 shots attempted at him in 99 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.58 (159 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .690. Dragowski has seen the pitch for a total of 9,082 mins and has accumulated 328 saves during his career.

For their last game, Cagliari walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 4-1 against Napoli. They finished the match by connecting on 328 out of their 384 passes they attempted for a rate of 85.4%. Cagliari ended the game with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 of the 12 dribbles they pursued. Cagliari converted 1 SoT out of their 9 shots attempted which had them at a 11.1% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 22 goals and 12 assists in all matches, Cagliari is averaging 1.47 goals and 0.80 assists per 90 minutes.

Joao Pedro should be someone to watch for Cagliari. The forward from Brazil has been on the field for 15,972 professional minutes while earning 73 goals. He has 44 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 24 times. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 182 matches so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Giovanni Simeone, the forward representing Argentina. He has tallied 61 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 13 different times. Simeone has been handed 14 yellow card cautions in 14,617 minutes (166 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.38.

Alessio Cragno will be looking after the net for Cagliari. Cragno has accumulated 45 shutouts while defending 891 shots tried against him in 17,431 mins throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of .708 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.1%. He has given up 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 56-55-83. During his professional soccer career, Cragno has surrendered 278 goals while tallying 628 saves in 195 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cagliari (+137)

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