Juventus vs AC Milan Prediction, 5/9/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/4/2021

Game: Juventus vs AC Milan

Date: Sunday, May 9, 2021

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (+105) AC Milan (+230)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan (21-6-7, 4th in Serie A) are headed to Allianz Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Juventus (20-9-5, 3rd in Serie A). The goaltenders who are expected to start are Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan. The Zebras are at +105 while AC Milan are priced at +230. The total has been set at 2.75.

Juventus stepped onto the pitch against Udinese in their most recent game and walked away with a win by a score of 2-1. Juventus tried 17 dribbles in this game and completed 11 of those tries for a percentage of 64.7%. In regard to passing, they finished with a 88.3% received passes percentage by connecting on 558 of the 632 passing targets in their last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Juventus ended this match at a 23.1% clip by hitting 3 SoT out of 13 total shots. Juventus averages 1.94 goals per 90 min (66 total goals) and are sitting with 53 assists in all contests this year.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Juventus. He has 147 assists while tallying 75 yellow card warnings in his career. Ronaldo has been in the starting lineup in 543 contests in his career and tallies 0.88 G/90. The forward born in Portugal has 477 goals in 48,861 professional minutes played. Another player who could decide the outcome is Alvaro Morata, the defender representing Italy. Morata has earned 14,746 mins during 161 starts and has been handed a total of 54 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 39 times during his career while scoring 94 goals. He currently averages 0.57 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Juventus is Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny has seen the pitch for 29,894 minutes and is sitting with 945 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.04 (345 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 74.1. The goalie from Poland has seen 1,280 shots tried at him in 333 career starts. Szczesny (198-77-57 record in his career) has tallied 118 clean sheets, which has earned him a 35.4% shutout percentage.

In their last game, AC Milan got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Benevento. They wrapped up this contest by converting 540 out of their 567 passing attempts earning a rate of 95.2%. AC Milan ended the game with a 69.2% successful dribble percentage by converting 18 out of the 26 dribbles they pursued. AC Milan had 11 shots on target out of 20 shots attempted earning them a 55.0% rate when they last took the field. Having a total of 60 goals and 39 assists in all competitions, AC Milan sports an average of 1.76 goals and 1.15 assists per 90.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic should provide a spark for AC Milan. The forward who is from Sweden has been on the pitch for 45,617 minutes while earning 383 goals. He has accumulated 94 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 134 times. He is averaging 0.76 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 517 outings during his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Rafael Leao, the midfielder hailing from Croatia. He has accumulated 21 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 10 times. Leao has been handed 8 yellow cards in 4,574 mins played (49 starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.41.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will reside in front of the goal for AC Milan. Donnarumma has totaled 67 shutouts while defending 802 shots attempted against him in 18,731 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 73.6 and his clean sheet rate is 31.8%. He has given up 1.10 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 105-53-51. During his professional soccer career, Donnarumma has given up 228 goals while earning 590 saves in 211 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take AC Milan (+230)

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