AS Roma vs Salernitana Prediction, 8/20/2023 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/15/2023

Game: AS Roma vs Salernitana

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Stadio Olimpico in Roma, Italy

TV: Paramount +

Odds/Point Spread: AS Roma (-215) Salernitana (+630)

AS Roma (17-9-11 last season) are welcoming Salernitana (9-15-13 last year) at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Salernitana are at at +630 and AS Roma are at -215. The betting total is set at 2.5. The men protecting the net will be Rui Patricio for AS Roma and Guillermo Ochoa for Salernitana.

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AS Roma allowed 37 goals while relinquishing 1.00 G/90, and opposing clubs tallied 116 SoT on them. They compiled 14 clean sheets, which gave them a percentage of 37.8 last year. AS Roma were sitting with 80 yellow card warnings over the course of the prior season and also 4 red cards. The Yellow and Reds were ranked 4th in goals expected having 55.2, and the team's xGA sat at 31.1. Over the course of the prior season, the squad averaged 1.62 pts per match (60 points) and were ranked 12th in Serie A with 32 assists. This team's differential on goals was sitting at 11 by means of 48 goals accumulated as well as 37 goals conceded. AS Roma accounted for 79 saves and also held a SV% of 69.8 over the course of last season.

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Salernitana tallied 48 goals and this team's expected goals in the prior season was 36.0. The club's goals against/90 minutes was at 1.62 with 128 saves, and they compiled 7 shut outs. For the year, the Garnets had a save percentage of 71.9 (192 shots on target against), and they also ranked 15th in the league with 42 pts. Salernitana ranked 15th in relation to goals conceded with 60, and the squad's goal differential was at -12. Salernitana earned a clean sheet rate of 18.9 over the course of last year as well as 83 yellow card cautions. The Garnets sat with an average of 1.1 points per match while tallying 34 assists and 4 red cards.

The guy who will defend the goal for AS Roma will be Rui Patricio. His GA/90 is 0.97 (494 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of 74.3. Patricio (269-124-118 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 193 shutouts, which leaves him with a 37.7% clean sheet rate. Patricio has played for 46,014 mins and has accumulated 1,322 saves in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from Portugal has had 1,810 shots sent in his direction in 512 starts.

Guillermo Ochoa will look after the goal for Salernitana. He has conceded 1.34 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 215-158-194. Ochoa has accumulated 140 clean sheets and has defended 2,594 shots against him in 51,050 mins throughout his career. Thus far in his career, Ochoa has allowed 761 goals and has earned 1,881 stops in 567 starts. He is the owner of a save % of 73.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 24.7%.

Andrea Belotti is one member of the squad who could help decide the outcome for AS Roma. He has accounted for 35 assists while tallying 30 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. The forward representing Italy has 118 goals in 23,111 mins. Belotti has been in the starting lineup in 249 matches in his career and scores 0.46 goals per 90 minutes.

Salernitana stars Boulaye Dia, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He has totaled 11 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times. The forward who is from Senegal has been on the pitch for 9,276 mins and has earned 45 goals. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 104 contests so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Salernitana (+630)

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