Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[bering]

the big match this week is between Inter vs Roma, look at their meeting statistics in their last few meetings, Roma can only play a draw, for this match I think Roma will still difficult to win, my prediction is that the match will be a draw or even Roma will lose

Roma did their best to get the win but when they play Inter in the next match it looks like they have no other choice but to defend and as much as possible should take advantage of the slightest opportunity to try to shoot at Inter in the hope of getting a goal, because Inter are not an opponent to be played against. easy to beat and Roma have to work as a team so that Inter are not easily penetrated.

In the terms of player quality Inter has slightly better so for this match probably Roma will let Inter to control the game and Roma had good results if they can playing defensively but lately i don't know why seems Mourinho strategies can be countered by other teams such as Udinese or even small team Ludogorets but Inter condition also not really different because if they failed to win i think Inzaghi position will not safe and probably Inter management will considering to sacked him

[Altryist]

However, even though Roma already have some great players for attack but somehow I'm still not too sure about Mourinho's squad. They are very unstable but indeed, sometimes when they are not favorites they can win but on the one hand I still really consider their inconsistency at least that's what made me hesitate to choose Roma. Even though they have good players and coaches and also, at least Roma is a team that has a good history too, but until now they are still difficult to be the best.

Roma's squad is not good enough to compete for the Scudetto, Inter, Milan and Napoli are vastly superior them in this. And probably Mourinho is no longer the coach who was able to lead the team to the championship. However, the teams at the top of the standings goes are very tight, you need to look at the situation closer to the equator, then I think everything will be seen more clearly. So far Udinese has surprised me the most, I don't think they can last there for very long.

[masulum]

Napoli, Milan, Inter, Juventus, or maybe even Roma are good candidates for one of the potential winners of the Scudetto this season. I have serious doubts about Atalanta and also Udinese, but for the 5 teams I mentioned above it's a possibility.

Things might change as the league enters the second half of the season, so for now these top teams are set their course so that the points gap between the teams is not too wide. Milan have a chance, Inter and Napoli have the same, but about Juventus and Roma I think they have to keep trying to get back into good form.

Yes, Atalanta can probably get his best position between 4-6 for this season. Their form is not bad, just not like a few seasons ago when they could participate in the UCL. Milan is not the favourite, but it will be happy to see Milan can defend the title this season. also, I hope Milan can perform optimally in the UCL(even maybe this is just a dream) rather than Serie A title. Indeed, both are important, but I think it's time to bring back the UCL title to Italy.

[rozak]

Napoli, Milan, Inter, Juventus, or maybe even Roma are good candidates for one of the potential winners of the Scudetto this season. I have serious doubts about Atalanta and also Udinese, but for the 5 teams I mentioned above it's a possibility.

Things might change as the league enters the second half of the season, so for now these top teams are set their course so that the points gap between the teams is not too wide. Milan have a chance, Inter and Napoli have the same, but about Juventus and Roma I think they have to keep trying to get back into good form.

Yes, Atalanta can probably get his best position between 4-6 for this season. Their form is not bad, just not like a few seasons ago when they could participate in the UCL. Milan is not the favourite, but it will be happy to see Milan can defend the title this season. also, I hope Milan can perform optimally in the UCL(even maybe this is just a dream) rather than Serie A title. Indeed, both are important, but I think it's time to bring back the UCL title to Italy.

Milan should be able to improve their position in the Serie A standings. points when there is not too much difference. it won't be difficult to catch up with Atalanta and Napoli.
the most important thing now is that Milan must be able to change their game to be more consistent. and I think Milan's chances of successfully defending the Serie A title will be greater than competing for the UCL trophy.

[hahay]

However, even though Roma already have some great players for attack but somehow I'm still not too sure about Mourinho's squad. They are very unstable but indeed, sometimes when they are not favorites they can win but on the one hand I still really consider their inconsistency at least that's what made me hesitate to choose Roma. Even though they have good players and coaches and also, at least Roma is a team that has a good history too, but until now they are still difficult to be the best.

Roma's squad is not good enough to compete for the Scudetto, Inter, Milan and Napoli are vastly superior them in this. And probably Mourinho is no longer the coach who was able to lead the team to the championship. However, the teams at the top of the standings goes are very tight, you need to look at the situation closer to the equator, then I think everything will be seen more clearly. So far Udinese has surprised me the most, I don't think they can last there for very long.

Basically, Roma already has a good squad and a good coach, that means Roma already has full support to become a team on the Scudetto path. But so far Mourinho has not been able to make Roma a strong team in Serie A, even though when Mourinho arrived at the beginning, many predicted that Roma would return to the Scudetto path. At least it was proven initially in the early matches at that time, Roma got the expected result. But unfortunately, again and again Mourinho failed to become the special one even until now Mourinho still doesn't look like he will be able to give the Scudetto title for Roma.

[Boristhecat]

Roma did their best to get the win but when they play Inter in the next match it looks like they have no other choice but to defend and as much as possible should take advantage of the slightest opportunity to try to shoot at Inter in the hope of getting a goal, because Inter are not an opponent to be played against. easy to beat and Roma have to work as a team so that Inter are not easily penetrated.

Is this a new tactic for a team run by Mourinho? It is obvious that Roma will play number two, since on paper Inter is a stronger team and in the away game for Roma even a draw will be a good result. It is clear that the ideal scenario for Roma would be that Inter need a win to keep up with the leaders, so they will go ahead with a big force that will allow Roma to have chances in counterattack, but even if Roma fails to score, they will be happy to score a point in this game.

[Velvet78]

Normally Atalanta have a pretty comfortable game against Fiorentina home. They can win and continue to be undefeated at the same time. Fiorentina have won against only Cremonese and Verona in home games. However they have been superior to Atalanta in their head-to-head games recently. If they use this psychological advantage somehow they might steal a point. But honestly I don't think that they have much chance. Their recent form is not good enough to keep up with an in-form Atalanta. But I'll still not bet on Atalanta in this as I can't be sure of anything.

[skarais]

Before Allegri was sacked, Juventus management had to strengthen their squad. Although they have recruited Di Maria and Pogba this season, these two players are not fit for the Juventus team.

While Di Maria seems to be fit to play for Juventus considering he recently performed well with Argentina against Jamaica. Di Maria is a good player, he can help Juventus but unfortunately he has only played 4 games while he has already got 1 red card. Obviously that has kept him from being able to help the team in a few games, but when he comes back I think Juventus' forward line will be good again.

Juventus have a lot to lose about Pogba, he still has to undergo treatment due to injury so far. But recently the good news has to be welcomed as Pogba might be back with the team soon, so that will provide a lot of motivation for a team that has so far limped off due to a lack of good players. The start of the season was a less impressive win for Juventus so Allegri's position as coach is highly doubtful, but with the return of a few players it can give the coach hope to improve the team's performance and win match.

[laurenB7742]

Normally Atalanta have a pretty comfortable game against Fiorentina home. They can win and continue to be undefeated at the same time. Fiorentina have won against only Cremonese and Verona in home games. However they have been superior to Atalanta in their head-to-head games recently. If they use this psychological advantage somehow they might steal a point. But honestly I don't think that they have much chance. Their recent form is not good enough to keep up with an in-form Atalanta. But I'll still not bet on Atalanta in this as I can't be sure of anything.

Fiorentina's performances have been erratic, but they are one of the strongest teams in Serie A. Atalanta is now at the top of the table with maximum points. I wouldn't say that Atalanta is favorite against Fiorentina either. Because Fiorentina has won the last three matches against Atalanta. And Fiorentina's players have the ability to perform quite consistently against strong teams in Serie A. So this match will definitely be competitive. And even though Fiorentina is far behind in the points table, both teams are equally likely to earn full points.

[Oneandpure]

Yes, Atalanta can probably get his best position between 4-6 for this season. Their form is not bad, just not like a few seasons ago when they could participate in the UCL. Milan is not the favourite, but it will be happy to see Milan can defend the title this season. also, I hope Milan can perform optimally in the UCL(even maybe this is just a dream) rather than Serie A title. Indeed, both are important, but I think it's time to bring back the UCL title to Italy.

Atalanta loss their opportunity last season settle fourth standing position place and can't participants on UEFA Champion League, seems different in this season after success lead second position standing, Atalanta have chance back to UEFA Champion League next season if can finish on top fourth at the end season. Unfortunately I think Milan keep favorite candidate to get Scudetto in this season, learned how Milan performance last season have chance favorite Milan candidate to get Serie A tittle except still have Inter and AS Roma.

Have long time Serie A team not dominance in Champion League after last time Juventus success reach to final stage on 2015 but defeated by Barcelona, only AC Milan success collected many Champion League trophies for Serie A team with 7 trophies.

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Before Allegri was sacked, Juventus management had to strengthen their squad. Although they have recruited Di Maria and Pogba this season, these two players are not fit for the Juventus team.

While Di Maria seems to be fit to play for Juventus considering he recently performed well with Argentina against Jamaica. Di Maria is a good player, he can help Juventus but unfortunately he has only played 4 games while he has already got 1 red card. Obviously that has kept him from being able to help the team in a few games, but when he comes back I think Juventus' forward line will be good again.

Juventus have a lot to lose about Pogba, he still has to undergo treatment due to injury so far. But recently the good news has to be welcomed as Pogba might be back with the team soon, so that will provide a lot of motivation for a team that has so far limped off due to a lack of good players. The start of the season was a less impressive win for Juventus so Allegri's position as coach is highly doubtful, but with the return of a few players it can give the coach hope to improve the team's performance and win match.

Don't expect too much if Di Maria returns he will be a difference with the current state of Juventus. I think Juve performance has decreased because Allegri tactical scheme has not manage so far because the new players have difficulty adapting to the tactics he uses and the departure of some of the star players last season was also the cause of their lack of stability this season. Vlahovic was the mainstay in attack but he is was often inconsistent in every game in helping Juventus to win. But I agree with you if Maria returns maybe it will at least add more attacking power in the next match.

[KTChampions]

Basically, Roma already has a good squad and a good coach, that means Roma already has full support to become a team on the Scudetto path. But so far Mourinho has not been able to make Roma a strong team in Serie A, even though when Mourinho arrived at the beginning, many predicted that Roma would return to the Scudetto path. At least it was proven initially in the early matches at that time, Roma got the expected result. But unfortunately, again and again Mourinho failed to become the special one even until now Mourinho still doesn't look like he will be able to give the Scudetto title for Roma.

Even this season, expecting Roma to fight for the championship as a matter of course is strange for me. Compared to the big four they are still weak, although they have gotten stronger this season and I'm sure Mourinho will do something this season. And if we talk about last season, then Mourinho achieved the maximum - he received the European cup title. I doubt that any other coach on Earth would have done better last year with Roma.

[coinlocket$]

Finally, we have a date.

Chiesa and Pogba should be able to play by the end of Octorber.
It will be a huge improvement if they can play with the boys.

[Minecache]

Yes, Atalanta can probably get his best position between 4-6 for this season. Their form is not bad, just not like a few seasons ago when they could participate in the UCL. Milan is not the favourite, but it will be happy to see Milan can defend the title this season. also, I hope Milan can perform optimally in the UCL(even maybe this is just a dream) rather than Serie A title. Indeed, both are important, but I think it's time to bring back the UCL title to Italy.

Atalanta loss their opportunity last season settle fourth standing position place and can't participants on UEFA Champion League, seems different in this season after success lead second position standing, Atalanta have chance back to UEFA Champion League next season if can finish on top fourth at the end season. Unfortunately I think Milan keep favorite candidate to get Scudetto in this season, learned how Milan performance last season have chance favorite Milan candidate to get Serie A tittle except still have Inter and AS Roma.

Have long time Serie A team not dominance in Champion League after last time Juventus success reach to final stage on 2015 but defeated by Barcelona, only AC Milan success collected many Champion League trophies for Serie A team with 7 trophies.

Atalanta started really well in this season but they will have to be really consistent. They are in the second position now and they are just behind on goal difference. But I think there are going to be huge changes to the table after a few more matches. Only 7 matches have been played and it is too early to say something.  I think in the end it is going to be Juventus, Milan, Roma, and Inter in the top 4 probably. I say Roma is going to be in the top 4 because expectations are quite high from them in this season.

I have my doubts about the teams from the Italian League dominating the Champions League. Because I really don't think any team is actually consistent or strong enough this season to dominate the champions League.

[bekti3]

If we look at the odds currently available, it's clear that the home team is the favorite 1.90 : 3.80 and also, even though they both have different goals and conceded goals, I can say they are pretty even. In addition, if I consider the head to head results, at least Inter did dominate the victory although indeed, there were also many draws. Therefore, with not much difference between their results so far I'm personally pretty sure the match might end in a draw, but the home team has a chance to win of course.

3.80 is definitely a pretty tempting odds for me
Regardless of H2H and their current historical stats they remain evenly matched in any case. Inter are clearly better in goal productivity but their defensive line is also not very good as they have also conceded 11 goals so far.
Actually I was predicting a draw in this match but it might be a bit different now if you look at odds like this.

That's what I mean by Balanced for them at the moment, even though Inter have more goals but basically these two teams have a number of goals and concedes which is not much difference. So, for what goals are many but their defense is also too fragile, 8:7 for Roma and 13:11 for Inter it is something that is certainly an advantage and a disadvantage for them. Therefore, it is Inter who have a higher aggressiveness to score goals then it is likely that in this match Inter will win in terms of chances and/or shots on goal, but let's watch the end result later.

Agree with what you say because we don't all have to look at the productivity goals but also from their defense we have to compare.
Their conditions are really almost the same at the moment although indeed as you said Inter are quite advantaged with the quality of attack and their aggressiveness is still better but when they let their guard down they always concede this goal it's the same.

[jostorres]

Releasing Allegri as a coach is an opportunity to waste a very large amount of money because surely the management will provide severance pay for Allegri and the value is very high, there is no other option to give Allegri the opportunity to fix his problems at Juventus, but this will not guarantee that Allegri is able to do that because it all depends on the team being trained, they can follow directions well and can work as a team then Allegri will succeed.

If an experienced coach and also had good past seasons in Juventus still can get troubles, I don't believe another coach will solve problems.

In addition, you're right about the compensation for Allegri if they sack him, that is expensive and unnecessary if we know many clubs still are in crisis as consequence of global financial crisis.

The best is giving Allegri a half of season to perform and after the World Cup, an important decision can be made.

I honestly believe that it is about injuries and all the players that is missing. I understand that they have spent a good chunk of money to keep getting better and seeing not getting any better did made them feel like that would be bad, but at the end of the day there is a solution to this which is waiting and patience. If they do that then they could end up winning some more games when their players get better.

This is why I believe that we should be waiting and not sacking any manager. That would be a lot better solution for them. This doesn't mean that they will be amazing suddenly, but it will get to a point where they are doing fine.

[skarais]

Don't expect too much if Di Maria returns he will be a difference with the current state of Juventus. I think Juve performance has decreased because Allegri tactical scheme has not manage so far because the new players have difficulty adapting to the tactics he uses and the departure of some of the star players last season was also the cause of their lack of stability this season. Vlahovic was the mainstay in attack but he is was often inconsistent in every game in helping Juventus to win. But I agree with you if Maria returns maybe it will at least add more attacking power in the next match.

Juventus' poor performance at the start of this season was not only caused by Allegri's strategy, but the injury storm suffered by a number of his players made them slump. Allegri is not an incompetent coach, but he only lacks good players when his main players are injured.

Of course Di Maria won't have much impact on the team's performance if the other players don't have the vision and motivation to win the game. But I hope Di Maria's qualities will help Juventus to gain pace in attack especially on the wings. 4 match so far for 1 goal and 1 assist, those are Di Maria stats at Juventus.

[marcous]

Juventus' poor performance at the start of this season was not only caused by Allegri's strategy, but the injury storm suffered by a number of his players made them slump. Allegri is not an incompetent coach, but he only lacks good players when his main players are injured.

Of course Di Maria won't have much impact on the team's performance if the other players don't have the vision and motivation to win the game. But I hope Di Maria's qualities will help Juventus to gain pace in attack especially on the wings. 4 match so far for 1 goal and 1 assist, those are Di Maria stats at Juventus.

The defeat of AC Monza made Allegri position very threatened where supporters have echoed on social media to ask Juventus management to sack him. in the upcoming match Juventus will face Bologna where this match Allegri is very pressing Vlahovic et al to be able to win this match to improve their ranking in the standings table. Indeed, a storm of injuries is the main reason for the Juventus squad to be inconsistent in several matches so that it is Allegri who has to bear the risk of the unsatisfactory achievements of his team. if juventus lose again I think they will be even out of the title race this season.

[lalabotax]

Finally, we have a date.
Chiesa and Pogba should be able to play by the end of Octorber.
It will be a huge improvement if they can play with the boys.

It is good news for Juventus fans.
Sure, if Chiesa and Pogba can play again, they will make Juventus more aggressive in attacking. I really expect that they can play at their best when they return to the team, and they can play full-time again. Juventus really needs Chiesa and Pogba best form, Juventus must improve their performance if they want to return to the top 5 again.

[D-law]

Finally, we have a date.
Chiesa and Pogba should be able to play by the end of Octorber.
It will be a huge improvement if they can play with the boys.

It is good news for Juventus fans.
Sure, if Chiesa and Pogba can play again, they will make Juventus more aggressive in attacking. I really expect that they can play at their best when they return to the team, and they can play full-time again. Juventus really needs Chiesa and Pogba best form, Juventus must improve their performance if they want to return to the top 5 again.

They both are wonderful player's, Pogba will finally meet up for the world Cup
Playing/ fielding them both would be sharp.
Imagine playing Chiesa ahead and Paul Pogba behind him then Vlahovic would score enough goals