AC Milan vs Genoa Prediction, 4/15/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/11/2022

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Game: AC Milan vs Genoa

Date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: AC Milan (-441) Genoa (+1152)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the site where Rafael Leao and AC Milan (20-8-4, 1st in Serie A) will take on Genoa (2-16-14, 18th in Serie A) on Friday. The goalies expected to start will be Mike Maignan for AC Milan and Salvatore Sirigu for Genoa. AC Milan are at -441 while Genoa are at +1152. The O/U opens at 2.75.

AC Milan faced Torino in their last game and earned a one point draw by a score of 0-0. AC Milan tried 18 dribbles in this match and converted 8 of those attempts for a percentage of 44.4%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 85.7% rate by completing 365 of the 426 passing attempts last game.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, AC Milan finished the game at a 28.6% rate by hitting 4 shots on target of 14 shots. AC Milan is averaging 1.66 g/90 (53 goals in total) and have earned 29 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Rafael Leao is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for AC Milan. Leao has been a starter in 75 outings in his career and scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from Croatia has 29 goals scored in 6,800 minutes played. He has accounted for 15 assists while tallying 11 yellow card warnings during his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Olivier Giroud, the forward representing France. He has assisted on a goal 50 times in his career while he has scored 152 total goals. Giroud has been on the field for 25,424 mins in 274 starts and has been given 38 yellow cards. He is currently averaging 0.54 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for AC Milan will be Mike Maignan. Maignan has been on the pitch for a total of 15,587 mins and has tallied 448 saves during his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.95 (165 total goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 74.8. The keeper from France has faced 591 shots attempted at him in 173 career starts. Maignan (91-38-43 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 70 shutouts, which gives him a 40.5% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Genoa took a loss by a final score of 4-1 against Lazio. Genoa ended the game with a 62.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 10 of the 16 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 349 out of their 409 passing attempts earning a rate of 85.3%. Genoa converted 4 shots on target out of the team's 15 shots attempted which had them at a 26.7% rate in their last match. With a total of 23 goals and 16 assists in all their matches, Genoa is averaging 0.72 goals and 0.50 assists per 90 min.

Mattia Destro will need to provide a lift for Genoa. He scores 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 197 matches during his soccer career. The forward representing Italy has earned 16,929 minutes while earning 90 goals. He has totaled 53 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. You should also keep an eye on Kelvin Yeboah, the forward born in Italy. Yeboah has been given a total of 13 yellow cards in 5,825 mins (66 starts). His goals per 90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.39. He has earned 25 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 9 different times.

Salvatore Sirigu is expected to look after the net for Genoa. So far in his pro soccer career, Sirigu has given up 545 goals while earning 1,248 saves in 421 starts. He has allowed 1.30 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 178-119-122. He has earned a save percentage of 70.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.4%. Sirigu has accumulated 132 clean sheets and has defended 1,762 shots against him in 37,761 minutes in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Genoa (+1152)

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