Juventus vs Genoa Prediction, 4/11/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

Game: Juventus vs Genoa

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (-550) Genoa (+1600)

Mattia Destro and Genoa (7-11-11, 13th in Serie A) head to Allianz Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on Juventus (16-8-4, 5th in Serie A). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Mattia Perin for Genoa. Genoa are at at +1600 while the Zebras are at -550. The over/under opens at 3.5.

Juventus took the field against Torino in their last matchup and walked away with a draw with a final of 2-2. In regard to passing, they ended the game with a 89.0% received passes rate by connecting on 573 of the 644 passing targets last match. Juventus attempted 24 dribbles in this matchup and converted 13 of the attempts for a percentage of 54.2%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Juventus walked away from the pitch at a 38.1% rate by putting 8 shots on target of 21 total shots. Juventus averages 1.96 goals per 90 min (55 goals in total) and are sitting with 44 assists in all matches for the year.

Alvaro Morata is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Juventus. Morata has been in the starting lineup in 158 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.57 G/90. The defender representing Italy has totaled 92 goals scored in 14,444 mins. He has totaled 39 assists while earning 54 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward hailing from Portugal. He has helped a teammate on a goal 147 times during his career while scoring 474 total goals. Ronaldo has 48,411 minutes during 538 starts and has earned himself 74 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.88 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Juventus will be Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny (196-76-56 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 118 shutouts, which gives him a 35.9% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Poland has seen 1,269 shots tried at him in 329 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.04 (341 goals given up) and he holds a save % of 74.2. Szczesny has seen the field for a total of 29,534 minutes and has accumulated 937 stops during his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Genoa weren't able to secure a win with a final of 1-1 against Fiorentina. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 473 out of their 553 passing tries for a rate of 85.5%. Genoa ended the game with a 33.3% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 4 out of the 12 dribbles they attempted. Genoa connected on 1 shot on goal out of 8 shots attempted which gave them a 12.5% rate in their last match. With 31 goals and 24 assists in all their contests, Genoa averages 1.07 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 minutes.

Mattia Destro should provide solid play for Genoa. He has an average of 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 172 contests in his pro soccer career. The forward from Italy has been on the pitch for 15,096 professional minutes while scoring 80 goals. He has tallied 50 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 12 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Marko Pjaca, the forward representing Croatia. Pjaca has been given 6 yellow card warnings in 10,360 minutes played (115 career starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.30. He has tallied 35 goals in his career while helping on a goal 14 different times.

Mattia Perin will be residing in front of the net for Genoa. In his career, Perin has conceded 363 goals and has accounted for 885 saves in 255 starting assignments. He has given up 1.43 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 85-62-107. He sports a save % of 71.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently 27.5%. Perin has tallied 70 clean sheets while he has seen 1,236 shots against him in 22,811 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Genoa (+1600)

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