Empoli vs Hellas Verona Prediction, 3/20/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/17/2022

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Game: Empoli vs Hellas Verona

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Empoli (+212) Hellas Verona (+165)

Andrea Pinamonti and Empoli (8-8-13, 14th in Serie A) host Hellas Verona (11-8-10, 9th in Serie A) at Carlo Castellani Stadium on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers are Guglielmo Vicario for Empoli and Lorenzo Montipo for Hellas Verona. The odds on this matchup have Empoli coming in at +212 and Hellas Verona are priced at +165. The total opens at 2.5.

Empoli stepped onto the pitch against AC Milan in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they had a 94.7% passes received percentage by connecting on 397 out of their 419 pass attempts in their last outing. Empoli tried 11 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 6 of those dribbles for a rate of 54.5%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Empoli finished at a 50.0% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 4 total shots. Empoli averages 1.28 goals per 90 (37 total goals) and have tallied 16 assists in all matches this year.

Andrea Pinamonti is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Empoli. He has totaled 5 assists while tallying 5 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Pinamonti has had a starting assignment in 65 matchups in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.29 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Italy has racked up 20 goals scored in 6,214 mins.

Someone else who should impact this game is Nedim Bajrami, the forward born in Albania. Bajrami has been on the pitch for 10,764 minutes in 122 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 10 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 19 times thus far in his career while scoring 22 total goals. He has an average of 0.18 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Empoli will be Guglielmo Vicario. Vicario (33-31-42 mark in his career) has earned 22 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 20.8% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in Italy has had 350 shots attempted against him in 106 starts. His GA/90 is 1.04 (110 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 71.4. Vicario has seen the pitch for a total of 9,557 minutes and has earned 252 saves thus far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Hellas Verona took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Napoli. Hellas Verona ended the game with a 42.9% successful dribble rate by completing 6 out of the 14 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by connecting on 365 out of their 459 attempted passes earning a rate of 79.5%. Hellas Verona landed 1 SoT out of the team's 8 shots attempted which had them at a 12.5% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 53 goals and 31 assists in all their matches, Hellas Verona averages 1.83 goals and 1.07 assists per 90 minutes.

Giovanni Simeone will be counted on for Hellas Verona. He currently averages 0.40 G/90 and has started 198 matches during his career. The forward representing Argentina has been on the field for 17,394 minutes and has scored 77 goals. He has accumulated 21 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 16 times. You should also keep an eye on Gianluca Caprari, the forward born in Italy. Caprari has been given a total of 35 yellow card warnings in 17,236 professional minutes (195 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.32. He has collected 62 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 34 times.

Lorenzo Montipo is expected to look after the goal for Hellas Verona. Montipò has racked up 44 clean sheets while he has seen 571 shots tried against him in 15,300 minutes in his career. He has a save % of 67.8 and his shutout rate sits at 25.9%. He has conceded 1.15 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 64-50-56. So far in his career, Montipò has conceded 195 goals and has tallied 389 saves in 170 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Empoli (+212)

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