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Venezia vs Sampdoria Prediction, 3/20/2022 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/17/2022

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Game: Venezia vs Sampdoria

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Odds/Point Spread: Venezia (+162) Sampdoria (+164)

Thomas Henry and Venezia (5-7-16, 18th in Serie A) host Sampdoria (7-5-17, 16th in Serie A) at Stadio Paolo Mazza on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net will be Niki Maenpaa for Venezia and Emil Audero for Sampdoria. Sampdoria are at at +164 while Venezia are at +162. The over/under has been set at 2.75.

Venezia stepped onto the pitch against Lazio in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0. Venezia attempted 11 dribbles in this outing and completed 4 of those attempts for a percentage of 36.4%. When discussing the passing game, they ended up with a 86.3% rate by converting 315 of the 365 passing targets in their last outing.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Venezia finished at a 28.6% rate by landing 2 shots on target out of 7 total shots. Venezia averages 0.89 g/90 (25 total goals) and have accounted for 17 assists in all matches for the year.

Thomas Henry is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Venezia. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 23 yellow card cautions during his career. Henry has been in the starting lineup in 104 contests during his career and he accounts for 0.59 G/90. The forward from France has racked up 61 goals scored in 9,323 mins played.

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Another player who could decide the outcome is David Okereke, the forward who represents Nigeria. Okereke has totaled 6,544 minutes in 74 starts and has been handed a total of 9 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 13 times during his soccer career and he has scored 29 goals. He has an average of 0.40 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Venezia will be Niki Maenpaa. Maenpaa has been on the pitch for 17,978 minutes and has accumulated 632 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.34 (267 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 70.7. The goalkeeper hailing from Finland has had 893 shots attempted against him in 201 starts. Maenpaa (72-53-76 mark during his career) has earned 51 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.4% shutout percentage.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Sampdoria took a defeat with a final score of 3-1 against Juventus. They wrapped up this match by converting 490 out of their 518 passing attempts for a rate of 94.6%. Sampdoria had a 50.0% successful dribble rate by completing 6 of the 12 dribbles they tried. Sampdoria landed 4 shots on target out of the team's 16 shots attempted earning them a 25.0% clip when they last took the field. Having accumulated 33 goals and 22 assists for all their matches, Sampdoria is averaging 1.14 goals and 0.76 assists per 90.

Francesco Caputo should provide solid play for Sampdoria. The forward from Italy has been on the field for 33,736 minutes while scoring 173 goals. He has 46 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 52 times. He is currently averaging 0.46 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 373 contests during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Fabio Quagliarella, the forward who is from Italy. He has collected 187 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 53 times. Quagliarella has earned himself a total of 49 yellow card warnings in 39,088 mins (449 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.43.

Emil Audero will be residing in front of the net for Sampdoria. Audero has recorded 42 shutouts while seeing 715 shots against him in 14,805 career minutes. He holds a save % of 69.8 and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.5%. He has conceded 1.46 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 60-37-68. So far in his career, Audero has surrendered 240 goals and has accounted for 500 stops in 165 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sampdoria (+164)

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