Fiorentina vs Torino Prediction, 8/28/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/24/2021

Game: Fiorentina vs Torino

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Fiorentina (+156) Torino (+175)

Gaetano Castrovilli and Fiorentina (0-0-1, 17th in Serie A) host Torino (0-0-1, 15th in Serie A) at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Pietro Terracciano for Fiorentina and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic for Torino. The Maroons are at at +175 while Fiorentina are at +156. The total has been set at 2.75.

Fiorentina faced AS Roma in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-1. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 88.9% rate by connecting on 498 out of their 560 pass attempts in their last outing. Fiorentina attempted 8 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 2 of those tries for a percentage of 25.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Fiorentina wrapped this game up at a 72.7% rate by putting 8 SoT out of 11 total shots.

Gaetano Castrovilli is a player who should be able to impact this match for Fiorentina. Castrovilli has been given a starting assignment in 100 matchups in his career and has 0.13 goals per 90 minutes. The defender from Poland has earned 13 goals scored in 8,872 mins played. He has 10 assists while earning 26 yellow cards in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Dusan Vlahovic, the forward who is from Serbia. Vlahovic has been on the pitch for 5,097 minutes in 50 career starts and has been handed a total of 7 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 4 times so far in his career while he has scored 28 goals. He is currently averaging 0.49 G/90 during his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Fiorentina will be Pietro Terracciano. Terracciano has seen the field for 9,157 mins and is sitting with 329 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.27 (129 total goals conceded) and his save % is 72.3. The goalkeeper born in Italy has had 455 shots tried at him in 100 career starting assignments. Terracciano (30-35-35 record in his career) has earned 26 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 26.0% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Torino walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against Atalanta. They finished this game by converting 304 out of their 375 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 81.1%. Torino finished with a 70.6% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 12 out of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Torino converted 7 shots on target out of 21 shots tried which had them at a 33.3% clip when they last took the field.

Andrea Belotti should provide a spark for Torino. The forward hailing from Italy has been on the field for 20,620 mins while scoring 111 goals. He has accounted for 29 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 32 times. He scores 0.48 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 222 contests thus far in his career. You should also watch out for Antonio Sanabria, the forward who is from Paraguay. Sanabria has been handed a total of 16 yellow card warnings in 10,174 mins played (113 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.40. He has 45 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 6 different times.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic will look after the net for Torino. Milinkovic-Savic has racked up 21 shutouts while seeing 249 shots attempted against him in 5,744 career minutes. He has a save percentage of 75.5 and his shutout rate sits at 33.3%. He has allowed 1.02 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 34-14-16. So far in his career, Milinkovic-Savic has given up 65 goals and has accounted for 185 saves in 63 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fiorentina (+156)

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