Fiorentina vs Spezia Prediction, 2/19/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/15/2021

Game: Fiorentina vs Spezia

Date: Friday, February 19, 2021

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (-112) Spezia (+368)

Emanuel Gyasi and Spezia (6-6-10, 12th in Serie A) head to Stadio Artemio Franchi on Friday where they'll meet Fiorentina (5-7-10, 16th in Serie A). The expected starting goalies will be Bartlomiej Dragowski for Fiorentina and Jeroen Zoet for Spezia. The Eagles are at at +368 while Fiorentina are at -112. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Fiorentina faced Sampdoria in their last match and took a loss by a final of 2-1. Fiorentina attempted 18 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 11 of the tries for a percentage of 61.1%. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 80.0% passes received rate by converting 343 out of their 429 pass targets in their last match. Concerning shot accuracy, Fiorentina walked away from the pitch at a 37.5% clip by hitting 6 SoT of 16 total shots. Fiorentina averages 0.95 goals per 90 min (21 goals in total) and have 15 assists in all competitions for the year.

Christian Kouame is a player who should be able to impact this match for Fiorentina. He has totaled 17 assists while tallying 14 yellow cards in his career. Kouame has had a starting assignment in 86 outings so far in his career and scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Cote d'Ivoire has racked up 24 goals scored in 8,132 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Dusan Vlahovic, the forward born in Serbia. Vlahovic has accumulated 3,582 mins in 33 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 6 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 1 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 15 total goals. He has an average of 0.38 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Fiorentina is Bartlomiej Dragowski. Dragowski has played for a total of 9,712 mins and has accumulated 340 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.60 (173 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 67.9. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has faced 499 shots tried against him in 106 career starts. Dragowski (30-29-48 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 25 clean sheets, which has earned him a 23.6% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Spezia took home the win by a final score of 2-0 against AC Milan. Spezia finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 308 out of their 403 attempted passes for a percentage of 76.4%. Spezia had 4 shots on goal out of 17 shots attempted which gave them a 23.5% rate in their last outing. With 30 goals and 20 assists for all their games, Spezia is averaging 1.36 goals and 0.91 assists per 90 min.

Emanuel Gyasi should provide a lift for Spezia. The forward born in Ghana has been on the field for 6,017 minutes and he has scored 13 goals. He has accumulated 19 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 69 contests during his soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Andrey Galabinov, the forward who is from Italy. He has accounted for 63 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 25 times. Galabinov has earned himself 16 yellow card cautions in 12,844 minutes (137 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.44.

Jeroen Zoet will be residing in front of the goal for Spezia. During his career, Zoet has allowed 301 goals while tallying 676 saves in 280 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.08 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 172-50-57. He holds a save percentage of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate is 32.5%. Zoet has racked up 91 shutouts while seeing 948 shots against him in 25,125 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fiorentina (-112)

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