Sampdoria vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 4/17/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/13/2021

Game: Sampdoria vs Hellas Verona

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2021

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Sampdoria (+160) Hellas Verona (+180)

Stadio Luigi Ferraris is the venue where Gaston Ramirez and Sampdoria (10-6-14, 10th in Serie A) will take on Hellas Verona (11-8-11, 8th in Serie A) on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Emil Audero for Sampdoria and Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona. Sampdoria are at +160 while Hellas Verona are priced at +180. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Sampdoria played AC Milan in their most recent game and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. Sampdoria attempted 12 dribbles in this game and completed 7 of those tries for a percentage of 58.3%. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 75.6% received passes percentage by completing 270 out of their 357 targeted passes last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Sampdoria finished at a 66.7% rate by hitting 4 SoT of 6 total shots. Sampdoria averages 1.30 goals per 90 min (39 total goals) and are sitting with 30 assists in all games for the season.

Gaston Ramirez is a player who should be able to impact this match for Sampdoria. He has accounted for 32 assists while earning 55 yellow cards during his soccer career. Ramirez has been in the starting lineup in 188 games thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.24 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Uruguay has accumulated 42 goals in 15,994 professional minutes played. Another guy who should impact this match is Fabio Quagliarella, the forward hailing from Italy. Quagliarella has been on the pitch for 37,217 mins during 429 starts and has earned himself 47 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 51 times during his career while he has scored 181 goals. He is currently averaging 0.44 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Sampdoria will be Emil Audero. Audero (51-32-55 mark in his career) has totaled 36 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 26.1% shutout rate. The keeper from Indonesia has faced 587 shots tried at him in 138 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.41 (194 total goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 70.7. Audero has defended the goal for a total of 12,420 mins and has 415 stops in his career.

For their last game, Hellas Verona went home defeated by a final of 1-0 against Lazio. Hellas Verona ended the game with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by completing 12 of the 16 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by connecting on 336 out of their 412 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 81.6%. With a total of 31 goals and 24 assists in all their contests, Hellas Verona averages 1.03 goals and 0.80 assists per 90 minutes.

Miguel Veloso should be someone to watch for Hellas Verona. He currently averages 0.06 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 300 outings during his pro soccer career. The midfielder who is from Portugal has been on the field for 26,204 mins while scoring 18 goals. He has tallied 76 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 38 times. You should also watch out for Antonin Barak, the forward representing Spain. He has earned 27 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 12 times. Barak has been given 17 yellow card warnings in 9,734 professional minutes (108 starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.25.

Marco Silvestri will be residing in front of the goal for Hellas Verona. Silvestri has accumulated 50 shutouts and defended 768 shots attempted against him in 19,406 minutes throughout his career. He holds a save percentage of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.3%. He has allowed 1.07 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 67-72-76. In his career, Silvestri has allowed 230 goals and has totaled 545 stops in 215 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+180)

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