Hellas Verona vs Atalanta Prediction, 3/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/16/2021

Game: Hellas Verona vs Atalanta

Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021

Location: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: ESPN 2

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (+523) Atalanta (-199)

Antonin Barak and Hellas Verona (10-8-9, 9th in Serie A) host Atalanta (15-7-5, 4th in Serie A) at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona and Pierluigi Gollini for Atalanta. Hellas Verona are at +523 while the Goddess are at -199. The O/U has been set at 3.

Hellas Verona faced off with Sassuolo in their last match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-2. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 89.1% rate by connecting on 465 out of their 522 pass attempts in their last match. Hellas Verona tried 10 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 8 of those attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Hellas Verona finished at a 30.8% clip by putting 4 shots on target of 13 shots. Hellas Verona is averaging 1.07 goals per 90 minutes (29 total goals) and have accumulated 22 assists in all games this year.

Antonin Barak is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hellas Verona. He has totaled 12 assists while tallying 17 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Barak has started 105 games so far in his career and he tallies 0.25 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Spain has totaled 26 goals in 9,506 minutes played. One more guy who should impact this match is Miguel Veloso, the midfielder hailing from Portugal. Veloso has been on the field for 26,001 minutes in 297 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 76 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 37 times thus far in his career while he has scored 18 total goals. He has an average of 0.06 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Hellas Verona will be Marco Silvestri. Silvestri (66-72-74 mark during his soccer career) has 49 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.1% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Italy has seen 757 shots sent his way in 212 starts. His GA/90 is 1.07 (227 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.3. Silvestri has seen the field for 19,136 minutes and is sitting with 536 stops in his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Atalanta went home victorious with a score of 3-1 against Spezia. They finished the contest by converting 439 out of their 525 passing attempts earning a percentage of 83.6%. Atalanta finished the match with a 46.7% successful dribble percentage by converting 7 of the 15 dribbles they pursued. Atalanta had 7 shots on goal out of their 14 shots tried which gave them a 50.0% clip in their last outing. Having a total of 62 goals and 44 assists for all their matches, Atalanta sports an average of 2.30 goals and 1.63 assists per 90.

Luis Muriel should be able to be counted on for Atalanta. He scores 0.52 G/90 and has started 170 matches so far in his career. The forward born in Colombia has earned 15,750 minutes while scoring 91 goals. He has tallied 28 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 33 times. Be sure to watch out for Robin Gosens, the defender representing Germany. Gosens has been handed a total of 24 yellow cards in 15,621 mins (177 starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.16. He has accounted for 28 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 23 times.

Pierluigi Gollini will look after the goal for Atalanta. Gollini has accumulated 30 shutouts and has seen 463 shots against him in 11,336 minutes in his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 69.5 and his shutout rate sits at 23.6%. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 54-43-31. So far in his pro soccer career, Gollini has conceded 152 goals and has totaled 321 stops in 127 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+523)

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