Venezia vs Fiorentina Prediction, 10/18/2021 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/12/2021

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Game: Venezia vs Fiorentina

Date: Monday, October 18, 2021

Location: Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Venezia (-120) Fiorentina (+100)

Giacomo Bonaventura and Fiorentina (4-0-3, 5th in Serie A) are headed to Stadio Paolo Mazza on Monday where they'll meet Venezia (1-2-4, 17th in Serie A). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Sergio Romero for Venezia and Pietro Terracciano for Fiorentina. The odds on this matchup have Venezia coming in at -120 and Fiorentina are at +100. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Venezia faced off with Cagliari in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. Venezia tried 14 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 6 of those dribbles for a rate of 42.9%. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 87.0% received passes rate by completing 455 of the 523 passing attempts in their last match.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Venezia finished the game at a 33.3% rate by putting 4 shots on target of 12 total shots. Venezia is averaging 0.71 goals per 90 min (5 goals in total) and have accumulated 3 assists in all contests for the season.

Mattia Aramu is a guy who can be a difference maker for Venezia. He has 14 assists while tallying 24 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Aramu has been given a starting assignment in 115 games so far in his career and he accounts for 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in Italy has racked up 30 goals scored in 9,837 minutes played.

Someone else who should impact this game is Francesco Forte, the forward who is from Italy. He has helped on a goal 6 times during his soccer career while scoring 46 total goals. Forte has totaled 9,522 mins in 107 starts and has been given 19 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.43 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Venezia will be Sergio Romero. Romero has played for a total of 15,047 mins and has earned 548 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.99 (165 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 76.9. The goalie born in Argentina has seen 713 shots tried at him in 168 career starting assignments. Romero (80-45-41 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 67 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 39.9% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Fiorentina went home defeated by a final of 2-1 against Napoli. They finished this game by connecting on 425 of the 444 passing tries for a rate of 95.7%. Fiorentina finished with a 47.6% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 out of the 21 dribbles they pursued. Fiorentina converted 3 shots on target out of 10 shots attempted which had them at a 30.0% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 10 goals and 6 assists in all their contests, Fiorentina averages 1.43 goals and 0.86 assists per 90.

Giacomo Bonaventura should be able to be counted on for Fiorentina. He currently averages 0.22 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 270 games in his career. The midfielder from Italy has accumulated 23,822 professional minutes and has scored 57 goals. He has collected 43 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 38 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Dusan Vlahovic, the forward representing Serbia. He has scored 32 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 5 different times. Vlahovic has been given a total of 8 yellow card warnings in 5,627 mins (56 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.51.

Pietro Terracciano will be looking after the goal for Fiorentina. Terracciano has 26 shutouts and has seen 461 shots attempted against him in 9,338 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of 72.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.5%. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 32-35-35. So far in his career, Terracciano has given up 131 goals while earning 334 saves in 102 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Fiorentina (+100)

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