Hellas Verona vs Crotone Prediction, 1/10/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 1/5/2021

Game: Hellas Verona vs Crotone

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (+180) Crotone (+450)

Salvatore Molina and Crotone (2-3-10, 20th in Serie A) head to Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Sunday where they'll meet Hellas Verona (6-5-4, 8th in Serie A). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona and Alex Cordaz for Crotone. The line on this game has Hellas Verona priced at +180 and Crotone are priced at +450. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Hellas Verona faced Spezia in their most recent match and took home the win by a score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they had a 71.8% passes received rate by connecting on 296 of the 412 targeted passes last game. Hellas Verona attempted 12 dribbles in this outing and completed 6 of the tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Concerning shot accuracy, Hellas Verona ended this match at a 25.0% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 12 total shots. Hellas Verona has an average of 0.93 goals per 90 minutes (14 goals in total) and have tallied 8 assists in all matches for the year.

Mattia Zaccagni is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Hellas Verona. He has accounted for 10 assists while accumulating 17 yellow card warnings in his career. Zaccagni has been a starter in 76 outings in his career and accounts for 0.15 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder born in Italy has tallied 11 goals in 6,688 minutes. Another player who could decide the outcome is Miguel Veloso, the midfielder representing Portugal. Veloso has been on the field for 25,686 mins during 293 career starts and has been given a total of 76 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 37 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 18 goals. He has an average of 0.06 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Hellas Verona is Marco Silvestri. Silvestri has seen the field for a total of 18,056 minutes and has tallied 508 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.04 (209 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of .718. The keeper born in Italy has faced 714 shots tried at him in 200 career starts. Silvestri (62-69-69 record in his career) has recorded 48 shutouts, which has earned him a 24.0% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Crotone took a loss by a score of 6-2 against Inter Milan. They finished the match by converting 485 out of their 550 pass attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Crotone ended the game with a 42.9% successful dribble rate by converting 6 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Crotone connected on 2 shots attempted out of 8 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 15 goals and 9 assists for all their games, Crotone averages 1.00 goal and 0.60 assists per 90 min.

Salvatore Molina will be counted on for Crotone. The midfielder who is from Italy has totaled 14,606 professional minutes and has earned 11 goals. He has totaled 37 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 24 times. He sports an average of 0.07 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 168 matches so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Simy, the forward hailing from Nigeria. Simy has been given a total of 15 yellow cards in 10,578 professional minutes (110 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his career is 0.48. He has accumulated 57 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 10 times.

Alex Cordaz will look after the goal for Crotone. In his pro soccer career, Cordaz has conceded 392 goals while totaling 854 stops in 317 starts. He has conceded 1.24 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 105-85-126. He holds a save % of .696 and his shutout rate is currently at 23.3%. Cordaz has tallied 74 clean sheets while defending 1,237 shots against him in 28,402 mins throughout his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+180) and over 2.5 goals

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