Bologna vs Atalanta Prediction, 3/20/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/17/2022

Game: Bologna vs Atalanta

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Bologna (+395) Atalanta (-158)

Mario Pasalic and Atalanta (13-9-6, 7th in Serie A) head to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Sunday where they'll take on Bologna (9-6-13, 13th in Serie A). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna and Juan Musso for Atalanta. The moneyline on this matchup has Bologna coming in at +395 and the Goddess are at -158. The over/under is set at 3.

Bologna faced Fiorentina in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 75.5% received passes percentage by completing 243 out of their 322 passing targets in their last outing. Bologna tried 16 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 12 of the attempts for a percentage of 75.0%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Bologna finished at a 25.0% rate by hitting 1 shots on target out of 4 total shots. Bologna sports an average of 1.11 goals per 90 min (31 total goals) and have racked up 22 assists in all contests for the season.

Musa Barrow is a player who should be able to impact this game for Bologna. Barrow has been given a starting assignment in 79 contests during his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.33 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Gambia has tallied 26 goals in 7,096 minutes played. He has accounted for 19 assists while tallying 1 yellow card during his pro soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Riccardo Orsolini, the forward born in Italy. Orsolini has accumulated 11,537 minutes during 133 starts and has been given a total of 10 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 23 times in his career while scoring 35 goals. He scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Bologna will be Lukasz Skorupski. Skorupski (83-63-113 mark in his career) has recorded 63 shutouts, which has earned him a 24.3% shutout percentage. The goalie from Poland has faced 1,177 shots attempted at him in 259 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.44 (372 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 70.7. Skorupski has seen the field for a total of 23,310 minutes and has accumulated 829 saves during his career.

In their last game, Atalanta were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Genoa. Atalanta ended the game with a 63.2% successful dribble percentage by completing 12 of the 19 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by completing 461 out of their 544 attempted passes for a percentage of 84.7%. Atalanta connected on 2 shots on goal out of their 12 shots attempted giving them a 16.7% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 47 goals and 31 assists in all their contests, Atalanta has an average of 1.68 goals and 1.11 assists per 90.

Mario Pasalic should be able to be counted on for Atalanta. The midfielder born in Germany has been on the field for 15,106 minutes while scoring 55 goals. He has earned 32 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 21 times. He has an average of 0.33 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 171 games during his soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Luis Muriel, the forward hailing from Colombia. Muriel has been given 28 yellow card cautions in 17,147 mins (185 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.53. He has totaled 101 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 38 different times.

Juan Musso is expected to look after the goal for Atalanta. Musso has earned 39 clean sheets and has defended 634 shots tried against him in 13,369 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 73.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently 26.2%. He has conceded 1.34 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 55-38-56. Thus far in his career, Musso has conceded 199 goals while tallying 464 stops in 149 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atalanta (-158)

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