Udinese vs Juventus Prediction, 8/22/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 8/17/2021

Game: Udinese vs Juventus

Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021

Location: Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Udinese (+750) Juventus (-225)

Ignacio Pussetto and Udinese (10-10-18, 14th in Serie A) host Juventus (23-9-6, 4th in Serie A) at Dacia Arena on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers are Marco Silvestri for Udinese and Wojciech Szczesny for Juventus. The Zebras are at at -225 while the White and Blacks are at +750. The total opens at 2.5.

Udinese stepped onto the pitch against Inter Milan in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 5-1. In regard to passing, they finished with a 90.6% passes received rate by converting 423 of the 467 passing attempts last game. Udinese tried 12 dribbles in this outing and completed 7 of the tries for a percentage of 58.3%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Udinese finished the game at a 14.3% rate by landing 1 shot on target of 7 total shots. Udinese is averaging 1.05 goals per 90 (40 total goals) and have accounted for 30 assists in all matches this year.

Ignacio Pussetto is a player who should be able to impact this game for Udinese. He has totaled 15 assists while tallying 24 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. Pussetto has been given a starting assignment in 98 contests so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.24 G/90. The forward born in Argentina has 24 goals scored in 9,004 mins played.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Roberto Pereyra, the forward hailing from Argentina. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 24 times so far in his career while scoring 33 total goals. Pereyra has been on the field for 19,526 minutes in 221 starts and has been given a total of 33 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.15 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Hellas Verona is Marco Silvestri. Silvestri (67-73-79 record during his career) has accounted for 50 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 22.8% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Italy has faced 780 shots sent in his direction in 219 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.08 (237 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 71.3. Silvestri has played for 19,766 mins and is sitting with 552 saves during his pro soccer career.

When they last took the field, Juventus earned three points by winning 4-1 against Bologna. Juventus ended the game with a 78.9% successful dribble rate by converting 15 of the 19 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 467 out of their 523 passes they tried earning a rate of 89.3%. Juventus converted 9 shots on target out of their 21 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 42.9% clip in their last game. Having a total of 76 goals and 59 assists in all competitions, Juventus has an average of 2.00 goals and 1.55 assists per 90 min.

Alvaro Morata should be someone to watch for Juventus. He is averaging 0.58 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 163 matches thus far in his career. The defender from Italy has played 14,947 minutes while scoring 96 goals. He has totaled 55 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 39 times. Make sure to watch out for Cristiano Ronaldo, the forward representing Portugal. Ronaldo has earned himself a total of 75 yellow card warnings in 49,110 mins (546 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.88. He has earned 479 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 137 times.

Wojciech Szczesny will reside in front of the net for Juventus. So far in his career, Szczesny has allowed 350 goals while earning 951 stops in 336 starts. He has given up 1.05 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 200-77-58. He has a save % of 74.0 and his shutout rate is 35.1%. Szczesny has recorded 118 shutouts and defended 1,289 shots against him in 30,141 minutes throughout his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Juventus (-225) and under the total goals

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