AC Milan vs Empoli Prediction, 3/12/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 3/10/2022

Game: AC Milan vs Empoli

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (-275) Empoli (+650)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the site where Rafael Leao and AC Milan (18-6-4, 1st in Serie A) will take on Empoli (8-8-12, 13th in Serie A) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Mike Maignan for AC Milan and Guglielmo Vicario for Empoli. The odds on this contest have AC Milan priced at -275 and the Blues are at +650. The total opens at 2.75.

AC Milan took the field against Napoli in their last match and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. In the passing game, they earned a 87.1% received passes rate by connecting on 310 of the 356 pass attempts in their last game. AC Milan attempted 30 dribbles in this match and completed 14 of the tries for a percentage of 46.7%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, AC Milan finished the game at a 58.3% clip by putting 7 shots on target out of 12 total shots. AC Milan sports an average of 1.82 goals per 90 (51 total goals) and are sitting with 29 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Rafael Leao is a player who should be able to impact this match for AC Milan. Leao has had a starting assignment in 71 outings so far in his career and scores 0.40 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Croatia has earned 29 goals in 6,469 professional minutes. He has accounted for 15 assists while accumulating 11 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Olivier Giroud, the forward who represents France. He has assisted on a goal 49 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 152 goals. Giroud has totaled 25,097 mins in 270 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 38 yellow card cautions. He is currently averaging 0.55 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for AC Milan will be Mike Maignan. Maignan (89-36-43 record in his career) has recorded 66 clean sheets, which gives him a 39.1% shutout percentage. The keeper from France has faced 581 shots attempted at him in 169 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.98 (165 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of 74.4. Maignan has played for 15,227 mins and has tallied 438 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Empoli went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Genoa. Empoli finished with a 37.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 of the 16 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by converting 276 out of their 393 passing attempts earning a rate of 70.2%. Empoli converted 2 shots on target out of their 8 shots tried giving them a 25.0% rate in their last outing. With a total of 37 goals and 16 assists in all their contests, Empoli averages 1.32 goals and 0.57 assists per 90 minutes.

Andrea Pinamonti will need to be on top of his game for Empoli. The forward born in Italy has been on the pitch for 6,124 minutes and he has scored 20 goals. He has totaled 5 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times. He has an average of 0.29 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 64 matches so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Nedim Bajrami, the forward born in Albania. Bajrami has earned himself 10 yellow card warnings in 10,694 minutes (121 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.19. He has scored 22 goals during his career while helping on a goal 19 different times.

Guglielmo Vicario will be looking after the net for Empoli. Vicario has 22 shutouts while seeing 345 shots against him in 9,467 mins in his career. He has earned a save % of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 21.0%. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 33-31-41. So far in his career, Vicario has conceded 109 goals and has accumulated 248 saves in 105 starting assignments.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Empoli (+650) and under the total goals

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