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Lazio vs Bologna Prediction, 8/14/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/1/2022

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Game: Lazio vs Bologna

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: Paramount +

Odds/Point Spread: Lazio (-170) Bologna (+470)

Stadio Olimpico is the site where Bologna (12-10-16 last season) will meet Lazio (18-10-10 last year) on Sunday. Lazio are priced at -170 while Bologna are at +470. Lazio are priced at -170 while Bologna are at +470. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Luis Maximiano for Lazio and Lukasz Skorupski for Bologna.

The White and Sky Blues had a ranking of 8th when talking about expected goals with 55.8, and the team's xGA were sitting at 48.3. Lazio allowed 58 goals while allowing 1.53 goals per 90 min, and the opposition accounted for 143 SoT against them. Their difference in goals sat at 19 by way of 77 goals tallied and 58 goals surrendered. They compiled 9 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a rate of 23.7 over the course of last year. Lazio accounted for 88 saves and held a SV rate of 62.9 for the prior year. Lazio accounted for 88 yellow cards in the previous season as well as 5 red cards. Last campaign, this team averaged 1.68 pts per match (64 pts) and sat at 3rd in Serie A with 48 assists.

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The Greyhounds finished with an average of 1.2 pts per contest while accounting for 34 assists and 7 red cards. Bologna held a clean sheet % of 34.2 for the previous season and 92 yellow cards. Bologna had a ranking of 13th when it comes to goals relinquished having 55, and the difference in goals sat at -11. On the season, the Greyhounds had a save rate of 73.3 (176 SoTA), and also were ranked 13th in soccer with 46 points. The team's goals against/90 minutes was at 1.45 in addition to 131 saves, and they compiled 13 shut outs. Bologna had a total of 44 goals and the team's expected goals over the course of last season was sitting at 44.1.

The guy who will defend the goal for Lazio is Luis Maximiano. Maximiano has seen the pitch for 5,361 mins and has 171 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.29 (77 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .713. The keeper from Portugal has had 240 shots sent his way in 60 career starting assignments. Maximiano (22-16-22 mark during his career) has accumulated 18 shutouts, which gives him a 30.0% shutout percentage.

Lukasz Skorupski will be looking after the net for Bologna. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 85-66-116. Skorupski has accumulated 66 clean sheets and has defended 1,217 shots tried against him in 24,030 minutes throughout his career. In his career, Skorupski has given up 382 goals and has accumulated 860 saves in 267 starting assignments. He has earned a save percentage of .707 and his shutout rate is currently at 24.7%.

Ciro Immobile is a member of the squad who can be a force in the game for Lazio. He has 46 assists while accumulating 55 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Italy has accumulated 217 goals scored in 28,241 minutes played. Immobile has been a starter in 321 contests thus far in his career and he has earned 0.69 goals per 90 mins.

Bologna features a game changer in Marko Arnautovic, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. The forward born in Austria has played 25,759 mins while earning 102 goals. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 292 matches during his soccer career. He has accumulated 51 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 54 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lazio (-170)

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