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Napoli vs AS Roma Prediction, 4/18/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/11/2022

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Game: Napoli vs AS Roma

Date: Monday, April 18, 2022

Location: Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Napoli (-136) AS Roma (+338)

Lorenzo Insigne and Napoli (20-6-6, 3rd in Serie A) play AS Roma (17-6-9, 5th in Serie A) at Stadio San Paolo on Monday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be David Ospina for Napoli and Rui Patricio for AS Roma. The odds on this matchup have Napoli priced at -136 and AS Roma are at +338. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Napoli played Fiorentina in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-2. Napoli tried 19 dribbles in this game and were successful in 5 of the tries for a rate of 26.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 85.0% rate by connecting on 436 out of their 513 targeted passes in their last game.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Napoli finished the game at a 20.0% rate by hitting 3 shots on target of 15 total shots. Napoli averages 1.81 goals per 90 min (58 total goals) and are sitting with 33 assists in all competitions this season.

Lorenzo Insigne is a player who can be a difference maker for Napoli. Insigne has started 310 games thus far in his career and he scores 0.37 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Italy has accumulated 111 goals in 26,706 minutes played. He has 87 assists while accumulating 26 yellow card warnings during his career.

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One more guy who should impact this match is Matteo Politano, the forward who represents Italy. Politano has played 17,976 mins in 209 career starts and has been handed a total of 26 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 31 times so far in his career and he has scored 49 total goals. He scores 0.25 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man defending the goal for Napoli will be David Ospina. Ospina (128-68-95 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 102 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 34.8% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Colombia has faced 1,186 shots attempted against him in 293 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.11 (321 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 73.5. Ospina has been on the pitch for 26,131 minutes and is sitting with 871 stops in his career.

For their last match, AS Roma walked away with a victory by a final of 2-1 against Salernitana. AS Roma had a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by completing 8 out of the 14 dribbles they pursued. They wrapped up this outing by completing 456 of the 484 passes they tried earning a percentage of 94.2%. AS Roma connected on 7 shots on target out of the team's 17 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 41.2% rate in their last outing. With 52 goals and 26 assists in all their matches, AS Roma sports an average of 1.62 goals and 0.81 assists per 90 min.

Tammy Abraham will need to be on top of his game for AS Roma. The forward born in England has 14,204 professional minutes while he has scored 89 goals. He has collected 17 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. He currently averages 0.56 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 160 contests so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the forward born in Armenia. He has accumulated 112 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 80 different times. Mkhitaryan has been handed a total of 44 yellow card warnings in 27,296 professional minutes played (305 starts). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.37.

Rui Patricio will be looking after the goal for AS Roma. During his career, Patricio has conceded 452 goals while earning 1,217 saves in 471 starts. He has given up 0.96 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 251-113-106. He has earned a save % of 74.1 and his clean sheet rate is 38.0%. Patricio has totaled 179 clean sheets and has defended 1,654 shots against him in 42,324 minutes throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take AS Roma (+338)

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