Salernitana vs Cagliari Prediction, 5/8/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/3/2022

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Game: Salernitana vs Cagliari

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: Estadio Arechi in Salerno, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Salernitana (+129) Cagliari (+170)

Leonardo Pavoletti and Cagliari (6-10-19, 17th in Serie A) head to Estadio Arechi on Sunday where they'll meet Salernitana (6-7-20, 18th in Serie A). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Luigi Sepe for Salernitana and Alessio Cragno for Cagliari. Salernitana are at +129 while Cagliari are at +170. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Salernitana faced off with Fiorentina in their last matchup and notched a win by a score of 2-1. Salernitana tried 20 dribbles in this outing and converted 12 of the attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 70.5% passes received percentage by converting 155 out of their 220 pass attempts in their last outing.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Salernitana ended this match at a 40.0% clip by putting 4 shots on target out of 10 total shots. Salernitana averages 0.82 goals per 90 (27 total goals) and have racked up 16 assists in all matches this season.

Simone Verdi is a player who can be a difference maker for Salernitana. He has 37 assists while earning 29 yellow card cautions in his career. Verdi has started 194 contests during his career and has 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Brazil has recorded 35 goals in 16,295 minutes.

Someone else who should impact this match is Federico Bonazzoli, the forward representing Italy. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times so far in his career and he has scored 27 total goals. Bonazzoli has been on the pitch for 7,872 minutes in 80 career starting assignments and has been handed 16 yellow card warnings. He is currently averaging 0.31 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Salernitana is Luigi Sepe. Sepe has played for 0 minutes and has 0 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.00 (0 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 0.0. The goalie hailing from Italy has seen 0 shots attempted against him in 0 starting assignments. Sepe (-- record in his career) has accounted for 0 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 0.0% shutout percentage.

For their last game, Cagliari went home defeated by a final of 2-1 against Hellas Verona. Cagliari finished with a 42.9% successful dribble rate by completing 3 out of the 7 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 353 of the 416 passing attempts earning a rate of 84.9%. Cagliari converted 4 shots on target out of 14 shots attempted giving them a 28.6% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having a total of 32 goals and 21 assists in all their games, Cagliari averages 0.91 goals and 0.60 assists per 90 min.

Leonardo Pavoletti will be someone to watch for Cagliari. The forward from Italy has totaled 16,766 professional minutes while he has scored 91 goals. He has 52 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 19 times. He sports an average of 0.49 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 182 contests in his career. You should also keep an eye on Joao Pedro, the forward born in Brazil. He has accumulated 93 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 28 different times. Pedro has been handed a total of 56 yellow card warnings in 20,953 minutes played (238 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.40.

Alessio Cragno will be residing in front of the net for Cagliari. In his career, Cragno has conceded 0 goals and has racked up 0 saves in 0 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.00 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of --. He holds a save percentage of 0.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 0.0%. Cragno has accumulated 0 shutouts while seeing 0 shots tried against him in 0 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cagliari (+170)

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