Juventus vs Sassuolo Prediction, 1/10/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/5/2021

Game: Juventus vs Sassuolo

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Juventus (+140) Sassuolo (-116)

Domenico Berardi and Sassuolo (7-5-3, 6th in Serie A) are headed to Allianz Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet Juventus (7-6-1, 5th in Serie A). The starting goalies will be Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus and Andrea Consigli for Sassuolo. The odds on this contest have Juventus coming in at +140 and Sassuolo are at -116. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Juventus faced Udinese in their last match and took home the win by a score of 4-1. Juventus attempted 18 dribbles in this matchup and converted 14 of the tries for a rate of 77.8%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended the game with a 92.6% rate by converting 635 of the 686 passing attempts in their last game. In relation to shooting accuracy, Juventus ended this match at a 50.0% clip by hitting 10 shots on target of 20 total shots. Juventus averages 2.07 goals per 90 min (29 goals in total) and have 23 assists in all games for this campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who can be a difference maker for Juventus. He has totaled 146 assists while accumulating 72 yellow cards thus far in his career. Ronaldo has been in the starting lineup in 525 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.88 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Portugal has tallied 464 goals in 47,219 minutes. One more player who should impact this match is Paulo Dybala, the forward representing Argentina. He has helped a teammate on a goal 44 times during his soccer career and he has scored 91 total goals. Dybala has been on the pitch for 17,903 mins in 207 starts and has been handed 19 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.46 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Juventus will be Wojciech Szczesny. Szczesny has defended the goal for 28,364 minutes and has accumulated 905 stops in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.05 (330 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of .740. The keeper hailing from Poland has had 1,225 shots attempted against him in 316 career starting assignments. Szczesny (188-74-53 record during his soccer career) has 114 shutouts, which leaves him with a 36.1% clean sheet rate.

When they last played, Sassuolo went home defeated by a final of 5-1 against Atalanta. They wrapped up this outing by completing 448 out of their 539 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 83.1%. Sassuolo earned a 70.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 14 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. Sassuolo connected on 4 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted which gave them a 40.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 26 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Sassuolo is averaging 1.73 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Domenico Berardi should provide solid play for Sassuolo. The forward born in Italy has played 19,964 mins and has scored 87 goals. He has accounted for 67 yellow cards during his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 57 times. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 234 outings thus far in his career. You should also watch out for Francesco Caputo, the forward born in Italy. He has tallied 161 goals in his career while helping on a goal 46 different times. Caputo has earned himself a total of 45 yellow card cautions in 30,540 minutes played (337 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.47.

Andrea Consigli will be looking after the goal for Sassuolo. During his pro soccer career, Consigli has surrendered 600 goals while tallying 1,386 saves in 455 starts. He has surrendered 1.33 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 165-118-166. He holds a save percentage of .705 and his clean sheet rate is currently 28.1%. Consigli has totaled 128 shutouts while defending 1,966 shots attempted against him in 40,596 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sassuolo (-116)

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