Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Oluwa-btc]

However, football is unpredictable, even though Inter is leading the group. Napoli are down but still in contention. If they focus on each game, progress gradually, and maybe change tactics, who knows? They may yet be influential this season. I hope to see a great recovery.

Napoli in the previous seasons weren't stable and they were fluctuating heavily. Last season they were playing pretty much good and lifted the scudetto. This season, they returned back to their previous form. I don't think they have a chance to pass Inter with as much as 11 points difference with eventually additional 3 points after Lazio and Inter game today. I would say that passing Ac Milan will be challenging for them, especially after Milan having a nice victory in today's game against Monza by 3 goals to 0.

Not really, I appreciate your perspective, though I may not entirely share the same sentiment. They was a good and better side that season only for AC Milan to leapfrog em from behind and won the league.
The previous coach must have learnt his lessons and buckled his squad to win the Scudetto Competition last season. AC Milan won, I get  that to be part of my ticket, got disappointed with a draw game in the french league. Inter Milan tonight against Lazio, they win and they'll set a good gap between themselves and the Old Ladies ( Juventus ) who shared points with Genoa.

Hopefully Napoli qualifies for the Champions League next season. They're not too much of a bad team, they've just had a wrong coach tjis season Rudi Garcia who drained the energy of the squad with his poor tactics.

[coinlocket$]

Strong win for Ac Milan vs Monza.

Pioli is safe for now but it will be probably leave at the end of the season.

[hahay]

Napoli have fallen far behind so it will probably not be possible for them to get back into a good position again this time.  The way Inter are playing makes it much easier for them to become champions.  Inter are ahead of the other teams on points, so it will be very challenging for the other teams to overtake them.  Napoli didn't focus on their performance early on which is why they are in the situation they are now.  So I can't consider Napoli as likely to do anything good ever

Now Napoli is also starting to be chased by other teams such as Fiorentina after the Fiorentina team won in their home match today and Napoli's own number of points is also the same as Fiorentina. So Napoli are now really feeling the pressure to maintain their position in the top four of the standings and must be able to do something to stay in that position during this season. Because this season it will be very difficult for Napoli to get a trophy like they got last season, but at least Napoli can get a top four position so they can enter the UCL competition again next season.

Yes indeed, I believe there seems to be no more chance for Napoli to be able to defend the Scudetto because yes, with Napoli's current situation that is not entirely good. Moreover, it seems that Napoli's new coach is also not entirely appropriate to overcome the problems experienced by Napoli at this time. Therefore, it will certainly take time for Mazzarri to be able to provide a good performance for Napoli and it is unlikely to happen quickly either.

Therefore, because other teams besides Inter are still difficult to maintain a good trend then yes, at least at this moment Inter have a good chance of getting the Scudetto. Perhaps, it's too soon to predict the teams that will win the trophy as there is still the next half of the season. But, for now it seems pretty clear and I recognize Inter have been the best in Serie A so far this season.

[sana54210]

when Inter Milan started to focus on the UCL, maybe Juventus still had the opportunity to continue to take advantage of this moment to shift first position when Inter was busy with the match schedule and the players were tired, but now the situation is different because the UCL is on holiday and this is an opportunity for Inter to maintain the position is to provide a slight point difference from Juventus and as long as there is still a break in the UCL Inter will not give up the series A title and in my opinion that makes perfect sense even though it looks strong but in the end Juventus will only be runners up.

today Inter will again secure 3 points from Lazio even though this match is an away match for Inter but it is not a big problem because Inzaghi has a good plan and he also knows Lazio's weaknesses and on the one hand Lazio is currently in very bad and unstable form and I guess the score is 1-3 for Inter.
on this occasion, Inzaghi, as Inter coach, has been given a big responsibility to bring the title to his team, always trying as hard as possible to contribute the best strategy and let's take this opportunity to bet to make a profit.

Looks like that's the big possibility but these type of games do scare me a little bit as well. I did not put this game in my parlay, I did bet on Inter to win as an individual bet but I did not put it in my parlay.

Because when it looks like a team is easily the better team of the two against another good team, that's scary. Like for example when Juventus plays against Verona, I like to bet on Juventus, but when Juventus plays against Napoli, they do still have the higher chance to win, and most likely will win but I worry about that one because Napoli isn't bad. It's same here, Inter is better than Lazio and will win, but it is not the same win feeling as Inter playing against Empoli or something, it is different and scares me a bit.

[SUPERSAIAN]

AC Milan had a flashy and strong win. They get these kinds of victories from time to time. Milan started the match quickly. Tijjani Reijnders scored Milan's first goal in the third minute. Reijnders draws attention with his play in the central midfield this season.

18-year-old young defender Simic came on as a substitute in his first match and scored his first goal. It was a perfect start and I'm sure it was a great feeling for him. This match looked like Milan was showing signs of a comeback.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

The first half was passed in the match between Bologna vs AS Roma and Bologna had scored first, anyone who thinks AS Roma will score should also be more careful because I don't see Lukaku in the line up including on the bench as we know Lukaku is always a mainstay for scoring goals without Lukaku I doubt AS Roma can do it especially now that their opponent is Bologna I mean it's hard to beat Bologna when playing at home even Napoli, Lazio and Inter Milan couldn't do it so don't get trapped and I think Bologna will maintain this position until the end of the match, with an additional 3 points Bologna managed to reach the top 4 shifting Napoli who dropped one level. The battle for 4th and 5th place will continue at least 4 teams are fighting for this position and we can't yet predict who will get it moreover none of them are consistent in every match, Napoli can actually be relied on but there are still problems on the defense line.

By the way, in less than 1 hour we will see a big match between Lazio vs Inter Milan and Inter Milan as the away team needs more effort to beat Lazio clearly this is not an easy task  but Inter Milan still deserves to be the favorite, I think Inter Milan can win with a low score 0-1 or 1-2 and 3 points were enough for Inter Milan to leave Juventus even further behind. Juventus made a mistake in the last match by only playing a draw although they have to win every game to keep getting closer to Inter but Juventus wasted that opportunity, if Inter Milan win then Juventus is 4 points behind.

[tusandii]

The first half was passed in the match between Bologna vs AS Roma and Bologna had scored first, anyone who thinks AS Roma will score should also be more careful because I don't see Lukaku in the line up including on the bench as we know Lukaku is always a mainstay for scoring goals without Lukaku I doubt AS Roma can do it especially now that their opponent is Bologna I mean it's hard to beat Bologna when playing at home even Napoli, Lazio and Inter Milan couldn't do it so don't get trapped and I think Bologna will maintain this position until the end of the match, with an additional 3 points Bologna managed to reach the top 4 shifting Napoli who dropped one level. The battle for 4th and 5th place will continue at least 4 teams are fighting for this position and we can't yet predict who will get it moreover none of them are consistent in every match, Napoli can actually be relied on but there are still problems on the defense line.

By the way, in less than 1 hour we will see a big match between Lazio vs Inter Milan and Inter Milan as the away team needs more effort to beat Lazio clearly this is not an easy task  but Inter Milan still deserves to be the favorite, I think Inter Milan can win with a low score 0-1 or 1-2 and 3 points were enough for Inter Milan to leave Juventus even further behind. Juventus made a mistake in the last match by only playing a draw although they have to win every game to keep getting closer to Inter but Juventus wasted that opportunity, if Inter Milan win then Juventus is 4 points behind.

For Roma, it looks like they will swallow a bitter pill in this match because the current score is 2-0 and Bologna got 2 scores which is a bit convincing that they will beat Roma in today match.

Next, for Inter milan, it is time to re-strengthen the first position in the points table beating Lazio is not an easy task because Lazio already knows what strategy to use to maintain a draw because looking at the history of matches, Lazio can always win at home and today Lazio is competing again. at home, but if you predict the performance of the two clubs, Inter is far superior and what is certain is that both clubs will score.
We hope that Inter will immediately provide a slightly larger point difference from Juventus because this club could be a threat to Inter If they don't immediately provide a slightly larger difference, Juventus will definitely continue to chase Inter points.

[Franctoshi]

No doubt Lazio is a strong team whenever they are playing at home and probably would want to engage Inter on a final draw if inter didn't persist in winning the match, But with the strength I have seen in the Inter Milan team lately, I doubt if Lazio would be able to denied them that 3 points which will help them stand some points clear ahead of their major league team contender Juventus whom they are currently gapping with just a point.

[Marvell1]

Cagliari was not a strong squad from the start so seeing Napoli win the match yesterday was not that surprising. And yeah, that's normal. In fact, seeing Napoli's goal conceded 1 goal was a visible weakness in the match for Napoli's back line which Mazzarri had to fix. And we cannot use Napoli's victory against Cagliari as a benchmark that Napoli has recovered. Maybe I will also start to judge Napoli to return to their best quality if in the next match they can win against AS Roma. But for now I appreciate V.Osimhen who managed to contribute to Napoli's 2 goals, namely V.Osimhen made 1 goal and 1 assist which is quite good.

Indeed, this is a normal thing and should not be brought up and I would be prouder if Napoli could win the match against a similar team. But yes, this is a pretty good result as Napoli need points to maintain their current position. Osimhen performed well but it has become commonplace when he can only do it in weak teams and if he also did the same against Juventus or Inter maybe it would be something that doesn't need to be discussed.

Apart from that, Napoli will not be able to just sit still against Roma and be able to prove the expectations of some people to immediately get up and close the match with maximum results. Napoli must take advantage of Lukaku's absence due to a red card to score first and increase its attacking effectiveness.

Napoli's win against Caligari is not surprising. After Napoli's victory, they sit in fourth position 1 point ahead from Fiorentina and Roma. They need to continue performing like this to confirm their spot in UCL for the next season. Victor Osimhen has to be consistent in the scoring department. Almost half of the season is finished and I don’t think they can defend their Serie A title. Their upcoming match in Serie A is against Roma. Lukaku is injured and Dybala also absent it is a big advantage for them. I think they can win the match if they can keep up the recent performance.

[püsür]

AC Milan had a flashy and strong win. They get these kinds of victories from time to time. Milan started the match quickly. Tijjani Reijnders scored Milan's first goal in the third minute. Reijnders draws attention with his play in the central midfield this season.

18-year-old young defender Simic came on as a substitute in his first match and scored his first goal. It was a perfect start and I'm sure it was a great feeling for him. This match looked like Milan was showing signs of a comeback.

Yes, Simic's goal was great for him and Milan. Milan urgently need to find a solution to their muscle injuries, otherwise it will be very difficult for them both in the league and in Europe. When I saw the score 3-0, I thought dida, maldini, serginho, nesta, stam, pirlo, gattunso, kaka, inzaghi, shevcenko were back in football. You know milan can't score like that these days. In the 3rd goal Giroud made the same assist in the Newcastle match, it is inconceivable to think and play so fast in the penalty area. He was seriously so good and it was an amazing pass. I also think future looked brighter for Milan.

[DanWalker]

I also do not think that Napoli should be very happy about winning this match. Because this was a match that they were supposed to win. After all, they were playing against a team that was literally trying to stay out of the relegation zone. So if this was anything other than a win, and if this was even a draw, I would have said that the performance from Napoli was bad and the result was also unexpected. No did they do well to win this match? Of course, they did. Probably the only thing which might disappoint them is them not being able to keep clean sheets.

The most important thing is that they got the maximum three points. Napoli has suffered from some setbacks that made them lose so many points but they are gradually regaining lost ground. I don't think any club deserves to be underrated because such a club could surprise big teams. This is why I think Napoli deserves praise instead of criticism. I don't also care much about clean sheets especially if the club keeps winning. Clean sheets don't attract additional points, so they are not so important.  I am just pleased that Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are regaining form which is evident in their performance in the game yesterday.

I actually think they need to be criticized. Because criticism is going to actually point out what problems they have. Now of course these things have to be constructive criticism. Because there is no reason for anyone to go ahead and curse. Of course, there is a difference between constructive criticism and straight-up trash-talking. I want to see them bring in better scores. They will have to improve their performance a lot if they want to actually defend the title successfully. But to be honest at this moment but then defending the title successfully looks to be very hard.

[Mame89]

18-year-old young defender Simic came on as a substitute in his first match and scored his first goal. It was a perfect start and I'm sure it was a great feeling for him. This match looked like Milan was showing signs of a comeback.

Of course this is the most beautiful debut for AC Milan's future star, Jan Carlo Simic! I'm not surprised that he played well in this match, because his performance was proven when AC Milan played against Real Madrid on the Pre-Season Tour. He was also able to stop and frustrate Vinicius.

As for Bartesaghi. He has very good speed, marking and positioning. But his mentality was still not formed, and when he attacked he seemed confused by the rhythm of AC Milan's game. His bodyball balance is still lacking. But overall he is worthy of being included in AC Milan's main squad. This is a good win for Milan to stay within points of first place.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

For Roma, it looks like they will swallow a bitter pill in this match because the current score is 2-0 and Bologna got 2 scores which is a bit convincing that they will beat Roma in today's match.

Next, for Inter Milan, it is time to re-strengthen the first position in the points table. Beating Lazio is not an easy task because Lazio already knows what strategy to use to maintain a draw because looking at the history of matches, Lazio can always win at home and today Lazio is competing again. at home, but if you predict the performance of the two clubs, Inter is far superior and what is certain is that both clubs will score.
We hope that Inter will immediately provide a slightly larger point difference from Juventus because this club could be a threat to Inter. If they don't immediately provide a slightly larger difference, Juventus will definitely continue to chase Inter's points.

Yeah Bologna ended the match with a score of 2-0 exactly as I said before AS Roma was unable to do anything because several important players were absent and Roma dropped to 7th place this is proof that Lukaku has an important role in the team as he has always been a savior for Roma in crucial conditions, Lukaku did not play today because of his red card against Fiorentina last week and Lukaku is not alone, Nicola Zalewski is included in the sanctions that's why AS Roma's game was different today. Fortunately, all these players are ready to play in the upcoming important match against Napoli, this will be a balanced match because both teams are at the same level, it's just that Roma has a slight advantage as the home team + with full squad. we know it is not easy to beat Napoli but Roma has the motivation to continue to get closer to the top 4 and 5.

Lazio vs Roma started 25 minutes ago and Lazio tried to attack in the early minutes but of course it is not easy to penetrate Inter Milan defense because they have the best defense in Serie A imagine so far Inter Milan have only conceded 7 goals in 16 matches and the fewest among other clubs. This week almost all home teams won the match, is this an indication that Lazio will win too? or both teams play safely with a draw and Inter Milan is still safe at the top of the standings. I think this match will end with a low score.

[Minecache]

AC Milan had a flashy and strong win. They get these kinds of victories from time to time. Milan started the match quickly. Tijjani Reijnders scored Milan's first goal in the third minute. Reijnders draws attention with his play in the central midfield this season.

18-year-old young defender Simic came on as a substitute in his first match and scored his first goal. It was a perfect start and I'm sure it was a great feeling for him. This match looked like Milan was showing signs of a comeback.

Yes, Simic's goal was great for him and Milan. Milan urgently need to find a solution to their muscle injuries, otherwise it will be very difficult for them both in the league and in Europe. When I saw the score 3-0, I thought dida, maldini, serginho, nesta, stam, pirlo, gattunso, kaka, inzaghi, shevcenko were back in football. You know milan can't score like that these days. In the 3rd goal Giroud made the same assist in the Newcastle match, it is inconceivable to think and play so fast in the penalty area. He was seriously so good and it was an amazing pass. I also think future looked brighter for Milan.

@SUPERSAIAN, You see Milan got a win which was expected. I don't know why it is something to be excited about. Now of course they did very well to actually get a good scoreline from this match. I will definitely say that this match was against a weaker opponent. But still, they did good with the scoring. Scoring three goals and also winning so dominantly is never an easy task. But at the same time that is what was expected from them. This one will probably get them to regain some confidence after the loss in the last match.

[bastisisca]

The first half was passed in the match between Bologna vs AS Roma and Bologna had scored first, anyone who thinks AS Roma will score should also be more careful because I don't see Lukaku in the line up including on the bench as we know Lukaku is always a mainstay for scoring goals without Lukaku I doubt AS Roma can do it especially now that their opponent is Bologna I mean it's hard to beat Bologna when playing at home even Napoli, Lazio and Inter Milan couldn't do it so don't get trapped and I think Bologna will maintain this position until the end of the match, with an additional 3 points Bologna managed to reach the top 4 shifting Napoli who dropped one level. The battle for 4th and 5th place will continue at least 4 teams are fighting for this position and we can't yet predict who will get it moreover none of them are consistent in every match, Napoli can actually be relied on but there are still problems on the defense line.

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I have to say in all honesty that I am truly disappointed with the result and Roma`s performance
I didn`t think that their cup dreams could really be dashed against Bologna, who don`t have the strength that Roma theoretically has
what can I say, this is the beauty of football

[coinlocket$]

Inter already winning, I guess it is not a surprise.

They have no contender this year.

[Velvet78]

It is too early to make such comment in my opinion. Because there are 22 more games to be played for Napoli. Everything can change significantly in this time period. Mazzarri isn't a very successful manager considering his whole career so I wouldn't be so sure about him already. He doesn't have a much different career than Rudi Garcia in the end.

This win over Cagliari was good for Napoli. This would surely improve their morale to play better in next games. But we need to see some consistency from them in the future to be able to trust them more for betting on them as well. For now I will continue to avoid betting on them. 

Staying Consistent shouldn't be too much of a big deal for Napoli. They have to play again like they did last season even of that'll be difficult to see. They did yesterday though, I saw togetherness amongst the players and the first half was also filled with chances and entertainment.

Asides them next game against As Roma, the next four games in the league won't be difficult, only if they avoid getting Injured and stay focused. A little bit of fatigue could come up when they begin the second phase of the Champions League round of sixteen. Goal ans assist for Victor Oshime, he's goal was great but have you seen his assist for Khivicha Kvaratskhelia? That was a great game for them.

I have seen Osimhen's incredible assist, yeah.    He told us with that amazing assist that he was ready to rock again. Osimhen's best performance is really needed for Napoli to recover quicker. They need to get better in big games as well in time. They can do this by having a bigger scoring productivity from now on.

That Roma game is really going to be challenging for Napoli next time. It is an away game and Roma would definitely like to win this game to have a morale boost and put an end to their bad streak as well. This is another big test for Mazzarri so let's see what he will do.

[nurilham]

No doubt Lazio is a strong team whenever they are playing at home and probably would want to engage Inter on a final draw if inter didn't persist in winning the match, But with the strength I have seen in the Inter Milan team lately, I doubt if Lazio would be able to denied them that 3 points which will help them stand some points clear ahead of their major league team contender Juventus whom they are currently gapping with just a point.

I agree, Lazio is a strong team whether playing at home or away. This team finished as the runner-up of Serie A in the last season. However, they are no longer as strong as previous season. In the current match, Lazio clearly showed their domination playing at home, they are leading in the ball possession and total number of shots. However, Inter Milan knows how to play effectively, they could score 1 goal although they don't dominate the match. I'm also very sure that Inter Milan is capable to get 3 points from Lazio home. Inter Milan has great attackers, they are quite productive in scoring goals. I guess the match will end with 2-0, Inter Milan scored 2 goals.  

[Weawant]

Now Napoli is also starting to be chased by other teams such as Fiorentina after the Fiorentina team won in their home match today and Napoli's own number of points is also the same as Fiorentina. So Napoli are now really feeling the pressure to maintain their position in the top four of the standings and must be able to do something to stay in that position during this season. Because this season it will be very difficult for Napoli to get a trophy like they got last season, but at least Napoli can get a top four position so they can enter the UCL competition again next season.

I've always known that Napoli was definitely going to get back better in their form and probably get to the top of the table, the coach change was the only temporary change they got which it's effect was definitely not going to long jus like we did see that it wasn't long enough they got back their form and are now gradually getting back to the table top.

Their formal coach did appeared to look like their problem at the time because some of the players were almost not getting comfortable with the atmosphere he seem to bring around them so relieving him of his job got the players some how more comfortable and so far it's evident in their performance and the results they produce, the problem Napoli will be facing now will have to be maintaining a good position well enough so they get to finish top four by the end of the season if they are not able to defend the title again.

[ajiz138]

No doubt Lazio is a strong team whenever they are playing at home and probably would want to engage Inter on a final draw if inter didn't persist in winning the match, But with the strength I have seen in the Inter Milan team lately, I doubt if Lazio would be able to denied them that 3 points which will help them stand some points clear ahead of their major league team contender Juventus whom they are currently gapping with just a point.

I agree, Lazio is a strong team whether playing at home or away. This team finished as the runner-up of Serie A in the last season. However, they are no longer as strong as previous season. In the current match, Lazio clearly showed their domination playing at home, they are leading in the ball possession and total number of shots. However, Inter Milan knows how to play effectively, they could score 1 goal although they don't dominate the match. I'm also very sure that Inter Milan is capable to get 3 points from Lazio home. Inter Milan has great attackers, they are quite productive in scoring goals. I guess the match will end with 2-0, Inter Milan scored 2 goals.  

Lazio are in decline this season they are in the middle of the table position 11 is now far different from last season which dominated the top table despite being runner up.

In this match it seems that Lazio cannot do much they have to lose at home while indeed the attacks from Inter Milan are quite good and become goals, now that possession has been taken over by Inter Milan it seems that they will continue to press until the end of the match.

Lazio's bad record so far they have lost 7 times, this means that it is not good in their squad.