Lazio vs Fiorentina Prediction, 10/27/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/25/2021

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Game: Lazio vs Fiorentina

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Lazio (-126) Fiorentina (+326)

Ciro Immobile and Lazio (4-2-3, 8th in Serie A) host Fiorentina (5-0-4, 5th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. The goalies who are expected to start are Pepe Reina for Lazio and Pietro Terracciano for Fiorentina. The moneyline on this game has Lazio coming in at -126 and Fiorentina are at +326. The O/U has been set at 2.75.

Lazio faced Hellas Verona in their most recent match and took a loss by a score of 4-1. In regard to passing, they earned a 82.5% received passes rate by connecting on 428 out of their 519 passing attempts in their last match. Lazio attempted 12 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 7 of the tries for a percentage of 58.3%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Lazio walked away from the pitch at a 44.4% clip by hitting 4 SoT of 9 total shots. Lazio averages 2.11 goals per 90 minutes (19 total goals) and have 14 assists in all games for the season.

Ciro Immobile is a player who should impact this matchup for Lazio. Immobile has been a starter in 298 outings in his career and scores 0.68 goals per 90. The forward from Italy has tallied 198 goals scored in 26,221 professional minutes. He has totaled 46 assists while accumulating 51 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the midfielder representing Spain. Milinkovic-Savic has played 18,569 minutes during 212 starts and has been given a total of 52 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 32 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 48 total goals. He currently averages 0.23 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Lazio is Pepe Reina. Reina (329-152-139 record in his career) has accumulated 243 shutouts, which leaves him with a 39.1% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 2,394 shots tried at him in 621 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.01 (627 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 74.6. Reina has seen the pitch for 55,752 minutes and has earned 1,781 saves in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Fiorentina earned three points by winning 3-0 against Cagliari. They finished this game by connecting on 583 out of their 643 passes they tried earning a percentage of 90.7%. Fiorentina ended the game with a 38.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 13 dribbles they tried. Fiorentina landed 4 shots on target out of 20 shots tried which had them at a 20.0% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 13 goals and 7 assists in all competitions, Fiorentina averages 1.44 goals and 0.78 assists per 90 min.

Giacomo Bonaventura should provide a lift for Fiorentina. The midfielder from Italy has been on the field for 23,977 minutes while scoring 57 goals. He has accumulated 43 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 38 times. He has an average of 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 272 outings in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Dusan Vlahovic, the forward representing Serbia. Vlahovic has been given a total of 8 yellow card warnings in 5,807 professional minutes (58 starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.51. He has earned 33 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 5 times.

Pietro Terracciano will look after the net for Fiorentina. So far in his career, Terracciano has allowed 132 goals while earning 336 stops in 104 starts. He has given up 1.25 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 33-35-36. He is the owner of a save percentage of 72.4 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 26.0%. Terracciano has recorded 27 shutouts while defending 464 shots tried against him in 9,518 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fiorentina (+326)

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