Udinese vs Juventus Prediction, 5/2/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/27/2021

Game: Udinese vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+475) Juventus (-164)

Tolgay Arslan and Udinese (10-9-14, 11th in Serie A) play Juventus (19-9-5, 3rd in Serie A) at Dacia Arena on Sunday. The men protecting the net are Juan Musso for Udinese and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The odds on this contest have Udinese coming in at +475 and the Zebras are at -164. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Udinese faced Benevento in their last matchup and went home with a win by a final score of 4-2. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 82.7% rate by converting 292 out of their 353 pass attempts in their last game. Udinese tried 13 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 7 of those tries for a rate of 53.8%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Udinese finished the game at a 55.6% clip by landing 5 SoT out of 9 total shots. Udinese averages 1.09 goals per 90 min (36 total goals) and have 28 assists in all contests for the year.

Tolgay Arslan is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Udinese. Arslan has started 175 games in his career and tallies 0.06 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Germany has tallied 11 goals in 15,350 mins played. He has totaled 16 assists while accumulating 50 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Roberto Pereyra, the forward who represents Argentina. Pereyra has totaled 19,076 mins in 216 starting assignments and has been handed 32 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times so far in his career while he has scored 32 total goals. He scores 0.15 goals per 90 during his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Udinese is Juan Musso. Musso has been on the field for a total of 10,890 mins and has tallied 396 saves in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.33 (161 goals conceded) and his save % is 75.1. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has seen 530 shots sent in his direction in 121 starting assignments. Musso (42-31-48 mark during his soccer career) has totaled 32 shutouts, which gives him a 26.4% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, Juventus finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Fiorentina. They finished the contest by completing 488 out of their 540 pass attempts earning a percentage of 90.4%. Juventus finished the match with a 65.0% successful dribble rate by converting 13 out of the 20 dribbles they pursued. Juventus connected on 1 shots on target out of their 9 shots attempted earning them a 11.1% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 64 goals and 52 assists in all their games, Juventus averages 1.94 goals and 1.58 assists per 90 min.

Alvaro Morata will need to be on top of his game for Juventus. He currently averages 0.57 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 161 matches during his soccer career. The defender representing Italy has been on the field for 14,721 professional minutes while scoring 94 goals. He has 54 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 39 times. Make sure to watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward representing Portugal. He has accounted for 475 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 147 times. Ronaldo has been handed a total of 75 yellow cards in 48,771 mins (542 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.88.

Wojciech Szczesny is expected to look after the goal for Juventus. Szczesny has recorded 118 clean sheets and has defended 1,278 shots tried against him in 29,804 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save % of 74.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.5%. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 197-77-57. During his pro soccer career, Szczesny has conceded 344 goals while tallying 944 stops in 332 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Juventus (-164)

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