Torino vs Juventus Prediction, 4/3/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/31/2021

Game: Torino vs Juventus

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

Location: Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Torino, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Torino (+520) Juventus (-184)

Sasa Lukic and Torino (4-11-12, 17th in Serie A) play Juventus (16-7-4, 4th in Serie A) at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Salvatore Sirigu for Torino and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The Zebras are at at -184 while the Maroons are priced at +520. The total opens at 2.75.

Torino faced Sampdoria in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 1-0. Torino tried 21 dribbles in this contest and converted 15 of those attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 81.5% rate by completing 448 out of their 550 targeted passes in their last match. In relation to shooting accuracy, Torino walked away from the pitch at a 0% rate by landing no shots on target of 11 total shots. Torino averages 1.41 goals per 90 (38 goals in total) and are sitting with 23 assists in all competitions this season.

Sasa Lukic is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Torino. Lukic has had a starting assignment in 88 games thus far in his career and scores 0.09 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder hailing from Serbia has totaled 8 goals scored in 7,869 minutes played. He has totaled 3 assists while accumulating 33 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Simone Zaza, the forward born in Italy. Zaza has totaled 16,595 mins during 172 career starting assignments and has earned himself 75 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times so far in his career while scoring 77 total goals. He currently averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Torino will be Salvatore Sirigu. Sirigu has defended the goal for a total of 34,252 minutes and has earned 1,123 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.26 (478 total goals given up) and his save % is 71.3. The goalkeeper born in Italy has seen 1,576 shots attempted against him in 382 starts. Sirigu (175-100-105 mark during his career) has accounted for 121 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 31.7% shutout rate.

For their last match, Juventus took a loss by a score of 1-0 against Benevento. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 573 out of their 657 passes they tried earning a percentage of 87.2%. Juventus had a 63.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 17 of the 27 dribbles they tried. Juventus converted 7 shots on goal out of their 21 shots attempted which gave them a 33.3% rate in their last game. With a total of 53 goals and 42 assists in all their contests, Juventus has an average of 1.96 goals and 1.56 assists per 90 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo should provide a spark for Juventus. He is averaging 0.88 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 537 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Portugal has been on the field for 48,321 mins and has earned 473 goals. He has earned 74 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 147 times. You should also keep an eye on Alvaro Morata, the defender born in Italy. Morata has been given a total of 54 yellow cards in 14,354 professional minutes (157 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.58. He has totaled 92 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 38 different times.

Wojciech Szczesny is expected to look after the net for Juventus. Szczesny has earned 118 shutouts while defending 1,263 shots against him in 29,444 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 74.2 and his shutout rate is 36.0%. He has allowed 1.04 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 196-75-56. During his career, Szczesny has surrendered 339 goals and has accumulated 933 stops in 328 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Juventus (-184)

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