Hellas Verona vs Empoli Prediction, 5/28/2023 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/23/2023

Game: Hellas Verona vs Empoli

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona‎, Italy

TV: Paramount +

Odds/Point Spread: Hellas Verona (-136) Empoli (+380)

Hellas Verona (7-9-20) welcomes Empoli (9-12-14) at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on Sunday. Hellas Verona are priced at -136 and the Blues are at +380. The total is set at 2.5. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Lorenzo Montipo for Hellas Verona and Guglielmo Vicario for Empoli.

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The Yellow and Blues sit at 17th in relation to goals expected with 34.0, and the squad's xGA are at 46.4. Verona has surrendered 55 goals while conceding 1.53 goals per 90, and their oppositition have accumulated 177 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is currently at -26 by means of 29 goals tallied and 55 goals given up. They have 6 shut outs, which has them sitting at a rate of 16.7 on the year. Hellas Verona has accounted for 123 SVs and they hold a save% of 68.9 on the year. Hellas Verona has a total of 95 yellow cards this year as well as 3 red cards. For the season, the squad is sitting with an average of 0.83 points per fixture (30 pts) and they also sit at 15th in soccer with 21 assists.

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Empoli has accounted for 32 goals and the team's expected goals on the campaign is 34.7. Their goals against/90 min is 1.29 in addition to 95 saves, and they have tallied 9 clean sheets. This season, the Blues have a save percentage of 70.7 (140 SoT against), and they also are ranked 14th in Serie A with 39 points. Empoli ranks 14th in regard to goals conceded having 45, and the team's difference in goals is at -13. The Blues have accounted for a shut out percentage of 25.7 on the season and 83 yellow card warnings. The Blues average 1.1 points per match while totaling 18 assists and 6 red cards.

The guy protecting the net for Hellas Verona is Lorenzo Montipo. Montipo has been on the field for a total of 16,110 minutes and has 446 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.17 (210 total goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .693. The goalkeeper hailing from Italy has seen 644 shots tried against him in 179 career starts. Montipo (61-50-68 record during his career) has earned 46 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.7% clean sheet rate.

Guglielmo Vicario will look after the goal for Empoli. Vicario has earned 24 clean sheets while he has seen 311 shots against him in 9,467 career minutes. He is the owner of a save percentage of .730 and his clean sheet rate is 22.9%. He has conceded 0.87 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 33-34-38. During his career, Vicario has surrendered 92 goals and has earned 227 saves in 105 starts.

Darko Lazovic is one man who can help decide the match for Hellas Verona. He has 54 assists while tallying 24 yellow card warnings in his career. The midfielder representing Serbia has tallied 48 goals scored in 27,957 professional minutes played. Lazovic has had a starting assignment in 318 outings in his career and he scores 0.15 goals per 90 minutes.

Empoli is being led by Martin Satriano, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He sports an average of 0.21 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 31 matches so far in his career. The forward from Italy has been on the pitch for 2,595 professional minutes while scoring 6 goals. He has accumulated 9 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 1 times.

Who will win tonight's Serie A game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Empoli (+380)

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