Torino vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 1/6/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 1/5/2021

Game: Torino vs Hellas Verona

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Torino, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Torino (+150) Hellas Verona (+180)

Sasa Lukic and Torino (2-5-8, 17th in Serie A) play Hellas Verona (6-5-4, 8th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on Wednesday. The starting goalies will be Salvatore Sirigu for Torino and Marco Silvestri for Hellas Verona. The Maroons are at +150 while Hellas Verona are priced at +180. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Torino faced off with Parma in their last game and went home with a win by a final score of 3-0. Torino attempted 14 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 9 of the tries for a rate of 64.3%. In regard to passing, they had a 79.4% passes received percentage by completing 328 of the 413 passing targets last contest. Regarding shot accuracy, Torino walked away from the pitch at a 38.5% clip by putting 5 shots on target of 13 total shots. Torino sports an average of 1.60 goals per 90 (24 goals in total) and have accumulated 14 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Sasa Lukic is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Torino. Lukic has started 77 matches during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.10 G/90. The midfielder born in Serbia has tallied 8 goals in 7,051 mins. He has totaled 3 assists while earning 32 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Andrea Belotti, the forward representing Italy. He has assisted on a goal 30 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 106 goals. Belotti has accumulated 18,950 minutes during 203 career starting assignments and has been given 26 yellow card warnings. He has an average of 0.50 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Torino will be Salvatore Sirigu. Sirigu has been on the pitch for 33,172 mins and has earned 1,105 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.25 (460 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .716. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has seen 1,545 shots attempted at him in 370 career starts. Sirigu (173-94-101 record in his career) has accumulated 118 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 31.9% shutout rate.

When they last played, Hellas Verona went home victorious with a score of 1-0 against Spezia. Hellas Verona ended the game with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 12 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 296 of the 412 attempted passes earning a rate of 71.8%. Hellas Verona converted 3 shots attempted out of 12 shots attempted which gave them a 25.0% clip in their last match. With a total of 14 goals and 8 assists in all their games, Hellas Verona sports an average of 0.93 goals and 0.53 assists per 90.

Mattia Zaccagni should provide solid play for Hellas Verona. He is averaging 0.15 G/90 and has been a starter in 76 outings in his pro soccer career. The midfielder representing Italy has accumulated 6,688 mins and he has scored 11 goals. He has accumulated 17 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Miguel Veloso, the midfielder hailing from Portugal. Veloso has been handed 76 yellow card warnings in 25,686 professional minutes (293 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his pro soccer career is 0.06. He has scored 18 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 37 times.

Marco Silvestri will be residing in front of the net for Hellas Verona. Silvestri has totaled 48 clean sheets while seeing 714 shots tried against him in 18,056 career minutes. He sports a save percentage of .718 and his shutout rate is currently at 24.0%. He has given up 1.04 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 62-69-69. In his career, Silvestri has conceded 209 goals and has tallied 508 saves in 200 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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