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Spezia vs Udinese Prediction, 9/12/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/7/2021

Ignacio Pussetto Udinese

Game: Spezia vs Udinese

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021

Location: Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Cesena, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Spezia (+148) Udinese (+176)

Stadio Dino Manuzzi is the site where Emanuel Gyasi and Spezia (0-1-1, 15th in Serie A) will take on Udinese (1-1-0, 6th in Serie A) on Sunday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Jeroen Zoet for Spezia and Marco Silvestri for Udinese. The White and Blacks are at at +176 while the Eagles are at +148. The total opens at 2.75.

Spezia faced Lazio in their most recent match and took a loss by a score of 6-1. Spezia tried 12 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 10 of those tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 85.7% passes received rate by completing 335 out of their 391 pass attempts in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Spezia finished the game at a 40.0% rate by landing 2 shots on target of 5 total shots. Spezia is averaging 1.50 g/90 (3 total goals) and have 2 assists in all contests this year.

Emanuel Gyasi is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Spezia. He has accounted for 13 assists while earning 21 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. Gyasi has been in the starting lineup in 84 outings during his career and scores 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Ghana has accumulated 16 goals scored in 7,334 mins.

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Someone else who should impact this game is Daniele Verde, the forward who is from Italy. He has assisted on a goal 14 times in his career while scoring 26 total goals. Verde has played 7,993 minutes in 87 starts and has been handed 6 yellow cards. He has an average of 0.29 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Spezia is Jeroen Zoet. Zoet (174-52-60 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 91 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.7% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in the Netherlands has had 984 shots tried against him in 287 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.11 (317 goals conceded) and he has a save % of 72.0. Zoet has played for a total of 25,755 minutes and has tallied 699 stops so far in his career.

For their last match, Udinese got the victory with a final of 3-0 against Venezia. Udinese ended the game with a 60.9% successful dribble rate by completing 14 of the 23 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by completing 369 out of their 436 passing attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Udinese landed 10 shots on target out of 21 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 47.6% clip in their last outing. With 5 goals and 3 assists in all their games, Udinese is averaging 2.50 goals and 1.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Roberto Pereyra will need to provide a lift for Udinese. He averages 0.16 goals per 90 minutes and has started 223 matches in his career. The forward representing Argentina has been on the field for 19,706 mins and has scored 34 goals. He has earned 33 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 24 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Ignacio Pussetto, the forward representing Argentina. He has tallied 25 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 15 times. Pussetto has been given a total of 24 yellow card cautions in 9,162 minutes played (100 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.25.

Marco Silvestri will be looking after the net for Udinese. Silvestri has 51 clean sheets and has defended 786 shots attempted against him in 19,946 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of 71.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.1%. He has given up 1.08 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 68-74-79. In his career, Silvestri has allowed 239 goals while earning 556 stops in 221 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Udinese (+176)

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