Parma vs Sampdoria Prediction, 1/24/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/20/2021

Game: Parma vs Sampdoria

Date: Sunday, January 24, 2021

Location: Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Parma (+182) Sampdoria (+153)

Gervinho and Parma (2-7-9, 19th in Serie A) host Sampdoria (7-2-9, 10th in Serie A) at Stadio Ennio Tardini on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Luigi Sepe for Parma and Emil Audero for Sampdoria. The Crusaders are at +182 while Sampdoria are priced at +153. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Parma faced off with Sassuolo in their last match and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 80.8% rate by connecting on 278 of the 344 passing attempts in their last outing. Parma tried 13 dribbles in this match and converted 8 of those tries for a rate of 61.5%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Parma wrapped this game up at a 18.2% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 11 total shots. Parma has an average of 0.78 goals per 90 min (14 total goals) and have racked up 11 assists in all contests this year.

Gervinho is a player who should impact this matchup for Parma. He has totaled 63 assists while accumulating 33 yellow cards in his career. Gervinho has been a starter in 344 matchups so far in his career and he has earned 0.30 G/90. The forward born in Cote d'Ivoire has racked up 102 goals scored in 30,382 mins. Another guy who should impact this match is Juraj Kucka, the midfielder representing Slovakia. He has assisted on a goal 23 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 37 goals. Kucka has been on the pitch for 22,278 mins during 250 starting assignments and has earned himself 75 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.15 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Parma will be Luigi Sepe. Sepe (58-47-56 record in his career) has accumulated 43 clean sheets, which has earned him a 26.9% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from Italy has had 747 shots tried against him in 160 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.38 (222 total goals allowed) and his save % is .723. Sepe has seen the field for 14,459 mins and has tallied 542 stops so far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Sampdoria took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Udinese. They finished the match by completing 409 of the 484 passes they attempted for a rate of 84.5%. Sampdoria ended the game with a 58.3% successful dribble rate by completing 7 of the 12 dribbles they tried. Sampdoria converted 5 shots on target out of 14 shots tried giving them a 35.7% clip in their last match. Having a total of 28 goals and 21 assists for all their games, Sampdoria is averaging 1.56 goals and 1.17 assists per 90.

Gaston Ramirez should provide a spark for Sampdoria. The forward born in Uruguay has 15,663 mins and has scored 42 goals. He has accounted for 54 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 29 times. He has an average of 0.24 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 185 games so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Fabio Quagliarella, the forward representing Italy. Quagliarella has been given 47 yellow card cautions in 36,431 professional minutes played (420 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.44. He has collected 178 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 50 different times.

Emil Audero will be residing in front of the net for Sampdoria. Audero has racked up 34 clean sheets while defending 534 shots tried against him in 11,340 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save % of .708 and his clean sheet rate is 27.0%. He has surrendered 1.41 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 48-28-50. During his career, Audero has surrendered 178 goals and has 380 saves in 126 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Parma (+182)

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