Genoa vs Venezia Prediction, 10/31/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/29/2021

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Game: Genoa vs Venezia

Date: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Genoa (+104) Venezia (+283)

Goran Pandev and Genoa (1-4-5, 19th in Serie A) host Venezia (2-2-6, 17th in Serie A) at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Salvatore Sirigu for Genoa and Sergio Romero for Venezia. Venezia are at at +283 while Genoa are at +104. The total has been set at 2.5.

Genoa stepped onto the pitch against Spezia in their last game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 76.7% passes received rate by converting 368 out of their 480 passing targets in their last game. Genoa attempted 23 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 12 of the tries for a percentage of 52.2%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Genoa finished the game at a 12.5% rate by landing 1 shot on target of 8 total shots. Genoa is averaging 1.50 g/90 (15 goals in total) and have racked up 11 assists in all matches for the season.

Goran Pandev is a player who can be a difference maker for Genoa. Pandev has had a starting assignment in 318 matches thus far in his career and scores 0.33 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Macedonia has racked up 101 goals scored in 27,965 minutes. He has totaled 49 assists while accumulating 62 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Another player who should impact this match is Mattia Destro, the forward representing Italy. Destro has totaled 16,013 mins during 185 starts and has earned himself 52 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 12 times thus far in his career while scoring 87 total goals. He currently averages 0.49 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Genoa will be Salvatore Sirigu. Sirigu has played for a total of 35,781 minutes and has earned 1,174 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.30 (515 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 70.7. The goalie born in Italy has seen 1,658 shots attempted against him in 399 career starts. Sirigu (177-107-113 mark in his career) has accounted for 123 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.8% clean sheet rate.

For their last match, Venezia walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against Salernitana. Venezia finished the match with a 100.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 2 of the 2 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 347 of the 420 pass attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Venezia converted 4 shots on goal out of the team's 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 50.0% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 8 goals and 6 assists in all their matches, Venezia is averaging 0.80 goals and 0.60 assists per 90 minutes.

David Okereke should be someone to watch for Venezia. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 62 games during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Nigeria has played 5,494 mins and has scored 25 goals. He has accounted for 8 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. You should also watch out for Thomas Henry, the forward who represents France. He has accumulated 56 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 11 different times. Henry has been given a total of 22 yellow card cautions in 8,301 professional minutes (93 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.61.

Sergio Romero is expected to look after the goal for Venezia. During his professional soccer career, Romero has conceded 170 goals while earning 561 saves in 171 starting assignments. He has given up 1.00 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 81-45-43. He sports a save percentage of 76.7 and his shutout rate sits at 39.8%. Romero has accumulated 68 clean sheets while defending 730 shots attempted against him in 15,317 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Venezia (+283)

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