Atalanta vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 4/18/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/11/2022

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Game: Atalanta vs Hellas Verona

Date: Monday, April 18, 2022

Location: Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Atalanta (-189) Hellas Verona (+457)

Giovanni Simeone and Hellas Verona (12-9-11, 10th in Serie A) head to Gewiss Stadium on Monday where they'll meet Atalanta (14-9-8, 8th in Serie A). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Juan Musso for Atalanta and Lorenzo Montipo for Hellas Verona. The line on this contest has Atalanta priced at -189 and Hellas Verona are priced at +457. The total opens at 2.75.

Atalanta faced Sassuolo in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. Atalanta attempted 25 dribbles in this contest and completed 15 of the attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 94.6% passes received percentage by completing 421 of the 445 pass attempts in their last outing.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Atalanta finished at a 26.7% rate by putting 4 shots on target out of 15 total shots. Atalanta is averaging 1.61 goals per 90 (50 goals in total) and are sitting with 33 assists in all contests this season.

Mario Pasalic is a player who can be a difference maker for Atalanta. Pasalic has been a starter in 172 contests so far in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.33 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from Germany has tallied 55 goals scored in 15,211 mins played. He has 22 assists while earning 32 yellow card cautions in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Luis Muriel, the forward born in Colombia. Muriel has accumulated 17,326 minutes in 187 starts and has been given a total of 28 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 38 times in his career and he has scored 102 total goals. He is averaging 0.53 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Atalanta is Juan Musso. Musso (56-38-57 mark in his career) has recorded 40 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 26.5% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has faced 641 shots sent in his direction in 151 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.34 (202 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 73.6. Musso has played for 13,549 minutes and is sitting with 469 saves in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Hellas Verona took a loss by a score of 2-0 against Inter Milan. They wrapped up this outing by completing 394 out of their 445 passing attempts earning a percentage of 88.5%. Hellas Verona had a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 of the 18 dribbles they attempted. Hellas Verona converted 3 shots on goal out of 9 shots tried which had them sitting at a 33.3% clip in their last game. With a total of 55 goals and 32 assists in all competitions, Hellas Verona averages 1.72 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 minutes.

Giovanni Simeone will need to be on top of his game for Hellas Verona. He is averaging 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 201 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward from Argentina has been on the pitch for 17,664 mins while scoring 78 goals. He has accounted for 22 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gianluca Caprari, the forward representing Italy. Caprari has been handed 35 yellow cards in 17,505 mins (198 starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.32. He has accounted for 62 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 34 different times.

Lorenzo Montipo will reside in front of the goal for Hellas Verona. So far in his career, Montipò has conceded 198 goals and has accumulated 398 stops in 173 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.14 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 65-51-57. He holds a save percentage of 68.0 and his shutout rate is currently at 26.0%. Montipò has 45 clean sheets and has defended 584 shots tried against him in 15,570 minutes in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hellas Verona (+457)

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