Spezia vs Empoli Prediction, 8/14/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/1/2022

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Game: Spezia vs Empoli

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Stadio Alberto Picco in Cesena, Italy

TV: Paramount +

Odds/Point Spread: Spezia (+145) Empoli (+205)

Spezia (10-6-22 last year) welcomes Empoli (10-11-17 last season) at Stadio Alberto Picco on Sunday. The Eagles are priced at +145 and the Blues are at +205. The Eagles are priced at +145 and the Blues are at +205. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Ivan Provedel for Spezia and Guglielmo Vicario for Empoli.

The Eagles had a rank of 15th concerning expected goals having 39.3, and the team's xGA were 67.6. Spezia relinquished 71 goals while surrendering 1.87 G/90, and the opposition accounted for 195 SoT against them. The team's goal differential was at -30 by 41 goals tallied in addition to 71 goals conceded. They finished with 7 shut outs, which had them sitting at a % of 18.4 in the previous season. Spezia earned 134 SVs and they also earned a save rate of 68.7 during the previous year. Spezia amassed 88 yellow card warnings for the previous season and 4 red cards. For the previous campaign, this team put together an average of 0.95 pts per fixture (36 pts) and also had a ranking of 16th in the league with 25 assists.

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Empoli accumulated 50 goals and the team's xG for the previous season was at 46.6. Their goals against per 90 minutes was at 1.84 with 146 saves, and they earned 7 clean sheets. On the year, the Blues had a save rate of 68.9 (209 SoT against), and sat at 14th in Serie A with 41 pts. Empoli sat at 15th in relation to goals given up with 70, and the goal differential was at -20. Empoli tallied a shut out rate of 18.4 for the prior year and also 87 yellow cautions. The Blues ended the season with an average of 1.1 points per contest while amassing 27 assists and 5 red cards.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Spezia will be Ivan Provedel. His GA/90 is 1.48 (297 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of .698. Provedel (56-65-78 mark during his career) has 45 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.4% shutout rate. Provedel has seen the pitch for 18,010 minutes and is sitting with 625 saves thus far in his career. The goalkeeper from Italy has had 896 shots attempted against him in 201 career starting assignments.

Guglielmo Vicario will reside in front of the goal for Empoli. Vicario has earned 24 shutouts and defended 404 shots against him in 10,367 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of .725 and his clean sheet rate is 20.9%. He has surrendered 1.09 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 35-34-46. In his pro soccer career, Vicario has allowed 126 goals while totaling 293 saves in 115 starting assignments.

Emmanuel Gyasi is a player who can make a noticable difference for Spezia. Gyasi has been given a starting assignment in 117 games in his career and tallies 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Ghana has racked up 21 goals in 10,189 professional minutes played. He has totaled 13 assists while accumulating 29 yellow card cautions in his career.

Genoa stars Mattia Destro, who pesters opposing defenses. He scores 0.47 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 199 games in his career. The forward from Italy has accumulated 17,185 professional minutes while earning 90 goals. He has 54 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Spezia (+145)

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