Juventus vs Benevento Prediction, 3/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/16/2021

Game: Juventus vs Benevento

Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (-513) Benevento (+1205)

Allianz Stadium is the venue where Alvaro Morata and Juventus (16-7-3, 3rd in Serie A) will take on Benevento (6-8-13, 16th in Serie A) on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Lorenzo Montipo for Benevento. The Sorcerers are at at +1205 while the Zebras are at -513. The total is set at 3.25.

Juventus faced off with Cagliari in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 3-1. Juventus attempted 16 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 8 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In the passing game, they ended with a 87.2% rate by connecting on 456 of the 523 passing targets in their last match. In regard to shooting accuracy, Juventus finished the game at a 55.6% clip by hitting 5 shots on target out of 9 total shots. Juventus averages 2.04 goals per 90 (53 total goals) and have racked up 42 assists in all games this year.

Alvaro Morata is a player who should be able to impact this match for Juventus. He has accounted for 38 assists while earning 54 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Morata has been given a starting assignment in 156 matches so far in his career and scores 0.58 goals per 90 mins. The defender born in Italy has tallied 92 goals in 14,264 minutes played. Someone else who should impact this game is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward hailing from Portugal. He has assisted on a goal 147 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 473 goals. Ronaldo has totaled 48,231 mins in 536 career starting assignments and has earned himself 74 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.88 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Juventus is Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny (196-75-55 record in his career) has earned 118 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 36.1% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Poland has faced 1,262 shots attempted at him in 327 starts. His GA/90 is 1.04 (338 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 74.2. Szczesny has played for a total of 29,354 mins and has 933 saves in his career.

When they last played, Benevento walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 4-1 against Fiorentina. They wrapped up this match by completing 473 out of their 561 pass attempts for a rate of 84.3%. Benevento finished with a 55.0% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. Benevento had 4 shots on target out of 17 shots tried which had them at a 23.5% clip in their last game. Having tallied 27 goals and 17 assists in all competitions, Benevento has an average of 1.00 goal and 0.63 assists per 90.

Gianluca Caprari should provide a spark for Benevento. He currently averages 0.31 goals per 90 and has started 169 games during his career. The forward who is from Italy has accumulated 15,039 mins while scoring 52 goals. He has totaled 32 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 25 times. You should also watch out for Gianluca Lapadula, the forward representing Italy. Lapadula has been handed 24 yellow cards in 10,684 minutes played (113 starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.48. He has scored 57 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 17 times.

Lorenzo Montipo will be residing in front of the net for Benevento. So far in his career, Montipò has given up 133 goals while totaling 293 saves in 134 starts. He has surrendered 0.99 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 53-39-42. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.1 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 29.9%. Montipò has accumulated 40 shutouts while defending 418 shots tried against him in 12,060 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Benevento (+1205)

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