Udinese vs Cagliari Prediction, 4/21/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/19/2021

Game: Udinese vs Cagliari

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN 2

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (-102) Cagliari (+295)

Tolgay Arslan and Udinese (9-9-13, 12th in Serie A) play Cagliari (6-7-18, 18th in Serie A) at Dacia Arena on Wednesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Juan Musso for Udinese and Guglielmo Vicario for Cagliari. The White and Blacks are at -102 while Cagliari are at +295. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Udinese stepped onto the pitch against Crotone in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 2-1. Udinese tried 17 dribbles in this match and converted 9 of those tries for a rate of 52.9%. In regard to passing, they had a 84.7% passes received rate by connecting on 366 of the 432 passing targets in their last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Udinese finished at a 45.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 11 total shots. Udinese is averaging 1.03 goals per 90 minutes (32 goals in total) and have tallied 24 assists in all matches this year.

Tolgay Arslan is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Udinese. Arslan has started 173 games in his career and he accounts for 0.06 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Germany has 10 goals scored in 15,205 professional minutes played. He has 16 assists while accumulating 50 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Roberto Pereyra, the forward representing Argentina. Pereyra has totaled 18,901 mins during 214 starts and has been given a total of 32 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 22 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 32 total goals. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Udinese is Juan Musso. Musso (41-31-47 record in his career) has earned 32 clean sheets, which gives him a 26.9% shutout rate. The keeper hailing from Argentina has had 521 shots attempted at him in 119 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.32 (157 goals surrendered) and his save % is 75.0. Musso has been on the field for 10,710 mins and has tallied 388 saves during his career.

In their last outing, Cagliari earned three points by winning 4-3 against Parma. They finished this game by completing 489 out of their 581 passing attempts earning a rate of 84.2%. Cagliari ended the game with a 73.7% successful dribble rate by completing 14 of the 19 dribbles they pursued. Cagliari had 5 shots on target out of their 20 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 25.0% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 35 goals and 23 assists in all their contests, Cagliari is averaging 1.13 goals and 0.74 assists per 90 min.

Giovanni Simeone will need to provide a lift for Cagliari. The forward who is from Argentina has been on the field for 15,358 professional minutes while he has scored 62 goals. He has accounted for 15 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 174 contests during his soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Joao Pedro, the forward representing Brazil. He has scored 77 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 24 times. Pedro has been handed 46 yellow card cautions in 17,373 professional minutes played (198 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.40.

Guglielmo Vicario will be residing in front of the goal for Cagliari. Vicario has tallied 16 clean sheets while defending 186 shots tried against him in 6,767 minutes in his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of 74.7 and his shutout rate is 21.3%. He has surrendered 0.72 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 23-23-29. During his professional soccer career, Vicario has conceded 54 goals and has 140 stops in 75 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cagliari (+295)

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