Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[beerlover]

maybe Roma's decision was too hasty in firing De Rossi but I think it was the right decision because this is just the beginning of the season and the new manager will take over to fix Roma's wrong performance rather than waiting too long if the results do not improve Roma will be even more depressed and it will be even more difficult for the new coach to handle it so the management is just trying the best for their team I'm sure they have considered carefully before giving De Rossi a chance this season because the results are not as they want they don't want to waste a lot of time.

I agree that it was too hasty, I mean it hasn't been that many games and yet they are still sure about their decision which makes no sense to me at all and they should have waited a bit more. Like at least have about 10-12 games before you fire the manager, just because he had one loss and three draws doesn't mean that he should be fired, that's not really the most terrible way of starting a season, sure it's also not ideal because they have no wins but it is not the worst way to start neither, we should be seeing this as something that would be fine.

I think they just reacted too harshly to results, they should have kept him going for some more while and I hope that they could do fine in the end. We should be seeing who they get instead of De Rossi, I think they need to get some big name to cover for this, because if they are going to get some ordinary name again then what was the point of getting rid of De Rossi quickly, only way to recover from this would be getting a known name.

[len01]

Cagliari vs Empoli

Cagliari starting lineup:
Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Zortea, Marin, Deiola, Augello; Gaetano, Luvumbo; Piccoli

Empoli starting lineup:
Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Grassi, Pezzella; Maleh, Esposito; Colombo

Compared to last season certainly Empoli performance is very impressive because Empoli still able to managed their unbeated records until week 4 and they also has good progress because Empoli can beat AS Roma and the latest is Empoli can able to playing draw from strong team Juventus so i am sure Empoli players in the good of motivation to facing this match

For Cagliari their performance is not so different just like last season they even still unable to win from 4 latest matches in Serie A so that's why i highly doubt they can able to gets their first winning in Serie A today because just like i said above Empoli condition is more good than them but Cagliari also not too weak because in the last 5 meeting from Empoli they can gets 3 draw and for this match too there is possibility will ended to draw again and the odds for draw is quite high to bets @3.30

From my point of view, as a bettor, it is a very difficult match to predict and bet on given that the teams are really very similar to each other.
I couldn't decide who to give my vote to win, it's really difficult to understand who could win
in fact the share is very high

Indeed, seeing both teams have almost similar advantages when viewed from H2H. However, from the perspective of this season's performance, Empoli has a much greater chance of winning than Cagliari.
Looking at Cagliari performance, the strength of the attack line is quite weak, conceding 6 goals from the previous match while Empoli only conceded 2 goals from 4 matches.
Currently entering the second half and Empoli is ahead by 2 scores in the match. I think Empoli has a chance to get 3 points in this match.

[dezoel]

Atalanta wasn't expected to even have a draw, let alone miss a chance to win the whole thing as well, they were so close to getting a win and I think it should be clear that we are going to get something decent out of this as well. I think the best way to move forward would be just making sure that we are dealing with something that is getting bigger results for Atalanta and they are looking like a serious team as well.

I mean it looks like they are a smaller team and nobody gives them a chance but then they end up shocking the world and they have been doing this for a while. Gasperini built a team that is definitely looking super strong right now, the whole team knows each other very well and they are doing good right now, I think it is clear that Arsenal got away with a draw there, normally Atalanta could have won this game if they hit that penalty too, so it is definitely clear that we are seeing Atalanta having a chance to go beyond the group stages.

[junder]

From my point of view, as a bettor, it is a very difficult match to predict and bet on given that the teams are really very similar to each other.
I couldn't decide who to give my vote to win, it's really difficult to understand who could win
in fact the share is very high

The match has started and entered the second half so far Empoli is ahead with a score of 2-0 scored by Lorenzo Colombo in the 33rd minute, and Esposito in the second half in the 49th minute referring to this, it is certain that Empoli will win this match but in the first half the match was less interesting, I hope in the second half the tempo of the match will be higher. Even so, I am the same as you avoiding betting on this match because previously I still doubted both teams and it is indeed difficult to predict.

[Jossque]

Cagliari host Empoli at home.Empoli are a team in form lately and they needed Cagliari to pick up points.They were the favorites but Empoli found the goals.
About half an hour later Hellas Verona host Torino at home.If we look at the meetings between the 2 teams, we see that Torino have not lost to their opponents for a long time.Torino have 4 wins in the last matches and the other matches have ended in a draw.

[Ayers]

From my point of view, as a bettor, it is a very difficult match to predict and bet on given that the teams are really very similar to each other.
I couldn't decide who to give my vote to win, it's really difficult to understand who could win
in fact the share is very high

The match has started and entered the second half so far Empoli is ahead with a score of 2-0 scored by Lorenzo Colombo in the 33rd minute, and Esposito in the second half in the 49th minute referring to this, it is certain that Empoli will win this match but in the first half the match was less interesting, I hope in the second half the tempo of the match will be higher. Even so, I am the same as you avoiding betting on this match because previously I still doubted both teams and it is indeed difficult to predict.

Empoli is a team we usually see at the bottom of the table. Staying away from the relegation zone is challenging for this team. But the team is undefeated so far this season. The Empoli team has not faced defeat in a single match. Empoli shares points with big teams like Juventus. EMpoli team even won 2-1 against Roma.

So in today's match against Cagliari I consider Empoli as the favorite. And Empoli players played very well today. Empoli lead 2-0 after 80 minutes. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first half, Empoli's players kept their defense strong in the second half.

[Pokapoka124]

Source: Atalanta’s Matteo Retegui apologises for penalty miss against Arsenal

Oh yes, from the 5 Serie A representative clubs, 1 lost (AC Milan), 1 won (Juventus), and 3 drew. And the latest is Atalanta's quite good in holding Arsenal , a top club from EPL, to a draw. But, a fact, Atalanta had at least 2 crucial conditions to score a goal, but it failed. especially when Matteo Retegui missed the penalty kick.

Atalanta were impressive in the game. Holding Arsenal down to a draw wasn’t an easy task. I loved how they defended as well as attacked Arsenal especially when Cuadrado came on and gave them a major boost in their attack, causing problems for the Arsenal defense and goal keeper. Atalanta did well against Arsenal maybe if they converted the penalty kick it would have given them an edge on the game. Matteo Retegui should not beat himself up for missing the penalty, the best players in the world have missed crucial penalty kicks.

[Baki202]

After Milan scored an early goal they decided that the best solution would be to try to hold on to the score, but Liverpool started to apply pressure and Milan couldn't even get away from their goal for long. Liverpool's superiority was too significant, and I don't want to rush to conclusions, but Milan's next match will be with Inter, in which they may well end up without points again, and their next match in the Champions League will be away from Bayer, if these matches turn out to be similarly disastrous for them, then everything may end badly for Fonseca.

Milan first goal was as if they have won the game game because they were so eager to win Liverpool and when you are to early you opponent might just be observing they might just use every information gathered during the game will be used against you, that is what Liverpool did and the pressure that was given to Milan was strong enough for them to actually be able to win them, the situation of Milan is nothing to write home about so at some point I was already see Milan loosing. I understand during a match you can not jump into conclusions but the way Liverpool started was enough to convince me that they won't loose to Milan and that is exactly what happened. And ac Milan will be facing inter in their next match and that will even be more bloody than that of Liverpool. Because inter is even better than ac Milan but anything can still happen and that is why we can not jump into conclusions now concerning this game. Seria A is not even q problem but champions league will be the problem because their is no way that they won't be disqualified.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Indeed, seeing both teams have almost similar advantages when viewed from H2H. However, from the perspective of this season's performance, Empoli has a much greater chance of winning than Cagliari.
Looking at Cagliari performance, the strength of the attack line is quite weak, conceding 6 goals from the previous match while Empoli only conceded 2 goals from 4 matches.
Currently entering the second half and Empoli is ahead by 2 scores in the match. I think Empoli has a chance to get 3 points in this match.

Yeah Empoli still continues the positive trend with an unbeaten record until they managed to secure 3rd place for this 5th week, no one expected Empoli to experience significant improvement because last season Empoli only finished in 17th position or 1 level above the relegation zone then compare it to this season we will see something different. If we check Empoli's transfer list we won't see them spending anything because all new players are brought in for free, free transfer/loan transfer. On the other hand, Empoli made 10 million after releasing several players.

By the way, there are other teams like Empoli yeah they are Torino who is playing the 5th match today, it seems like luck is on Torino's side after Verona played with 10 players due to a red card incident. Although Torino led in the first half but there is no guarantee they will win because there are still 45+ minutes left well, something surprising could happen if Torino underestimates their opponent, who knows Torino might also play with 10 players in the second half.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Before the start of the season, we all thought that Inter Milan would be at the top of the points table from the beginning, but the team that was not discussed is occupying the number one position of the points table at the beginning of the season.  

We haven't seen Udinese perform very well all other seasons so naturally we don't have much room to discuss this team. It is easy to hold on to the top position of the points table by performing well in a few matches at the beginning of the season but it is very difficult to maintain the consistency of this performance. In the end it looks like Inter Milan will be champions of the Italian league again this season like last season.

It is always clear that people discuss much teams that have better squads. They often focus on teams that have performed well in previous seasons. Udinese is not a bad team, but the truth is that their performances last season did not attract people's attention, and that is why they are often overlooked in discussions. Now that Udinese is performing well, people will start focusing on discussions about the team, especially as they are currently topping the table.

Let’s see what will happen, but I am not completely satisfied that Udinese will continue to perform well this season and possibly make it into the top four by the end of the season. I just feel this is an opportunity for Udinese for now, as other teams with stronger squads are facing one or two challenges. The season has just started, and I don't want to say too much about their performances, but from the matches I have watched so far, they are not really performing as a team that could challenge clubs like Inter Milan, Juventus, and others.But let’s see; maybe they will surprise us, just as Girona did with their performance in La Liga last season, despite with their average players.

[kawetsriyanto]

Increasing rumors about Milan and Fonseca.
If Milan will lose the derby with Inter, Fonseca will be likely replaced.
According to some media they already have on their radar 2 important coaches actually jobless.
Allegri or Sarri could be the coach of Milan next week, bigger chances for Sarri.

If the rumor is true, it will be quite fast for Fonseca to leave AC Milan.
I'm very sure that Inter Milan will have a big chance to win the match. The match will be held in Inter home and Inter can play optimally because there is no injured players for the main lineup. Inter also will try to get full points because they want to keep their hope for winning the Scudetto in this season. Meanwhile AC Milan looks not really convincing, they only won 1 single match in Serie A. They were also defeated in UCL with big scores. AC Milan doesn't show good performance lately.

For the next coach, I think it is better to hire Tuchel or Xavi than Allegri or Sarri. Sarri may know well Serie A but he seems not a really a coach with many trophies. Meanwhile Allegri, he won many trophies but he has no good history in managing Juventus recently. However, I think it won't be easy to ensure Tuchel or Xavi to manage AC Milan. But it deserves to negotiate with them since they have no clubs as well.

[Jatiluhung]

Yes indeed, Cagliari only have two draws and two losses so far in Serie A, while Empoli managed three draws and one win. Thus, Empoli still has a chance to win but even so, at least if we consider the odds available, the fact is that Empoli is not entirely favored. But indeed, if you are sure that Empoli will win this match, then of course you will also get decent odds in the range of 3.50, it is clear that those are good odds.

However, if we also consider their head to head results, at least the draw is also quite dominant. Thus, I think even though Empoli managed to start this season well, it does not mean that Empoli will easily beat Cagliari. Because anyway,  because Cagliari will play at home, it is quite possible for Cagliari to get points in this match and thus, a draw seems to be still possible.

As hosts, Cagliari dominated the match, especially in possession. In fact, Cagliari received far more shots than Empoli in today's match. But it looks like Empoli knows better how to win the match. So today Empoli managed to get full points again in the match against Cagliari. Although this is not surprising at all. because Empoli continues to get positive results at the start of this season. Meanwhile, Cagliari is currently in the relegation zone because they started the season quite badly.
Maybe Empoli will actually have a pretty good season this time. But that is if they can maintain their current performance. 

This week several quite exciting matches will take place. Especially the Juventus vs Napoli match. I'm really looking forward to this one. Because I want to see the two new coaches test each other's strategies on the field. Napoli with Conte and Juventus with Motta. this will be fun.

[karabiber]

When AC Milan play in league, they press up front and leave a lot of space at the back, which is why there is a high probability of goals in their matches. However, I think AC Milan will play a bit more cautious football in the Milan Derby on Sunday, because AC Milan pressing up front against Inter will not yield good results for them. Considering that in recent years, the meetings between the two teams have been mostly goal scoring and Inter have been the winners, I don't think this match will be much different. Especially, I think Inter will continue their good football after the Champions League match they played during the week and will win against AC Milan. This match could be the end of Fonseca.

[baeva]

When AC Milan play in league, they press up front and leave a lot of space at the back, which is why there is a high probability of goals in their matches. However, I think AC Milan will play a bit more cautious football in the Milan Derby on Sunday, because AC Milan pressing up front against Inter will not yield good results for them. Considering that in recent years, the meetings between the two teams have been mostly goal scoring and Inter have been the winners, I don't think this match will be much different. Especially, I think Inter will continue their good football after the Champions League match they played during the week and will win against AC Milan. This match could be the end of Fonseca.

I doubt this match will be any different in style to their previous matches, rather the opposite, Milan will continue to play their usual football in the hope that they can score quickly and hold the position if possible sometimes attacking, with the hope of another goal. Except I don't think it will work and they will probably lose the match

[Weawant]

Source: Atalanta’s Matteo Retegui apologises for penalty miss against Arsenal

Oh yes, from the 5 Serie A representative clubs, 1 lost (AC Milan), 1 won (Juventus), and 3 drew. And the latest is Atalanta's quite good in holding Arsenal , a top club from EPL, to a draw. But, a fact, Atalanta had at least 2 crucial conditions to score a goal, but it failed. especially when Matteo Retegui missed the penalty kick.

Although Atlanta did performed awesomely in that game, they were also not lucky and thst penalty was their only opportunity and getting it messed up was enough to render an apology over because they actually cannot get that fixed just like that again except they will have to make sure to get more wins here after. Arsenal didn't get enough chance as did Atlanta in thst game, personally I think that penalty was lost out of some tension and maybe the anxiety of wanting to get a goal ahead already against such a big team, even arsenal were been too careful.

[Slow death]

Increasing rumors about Milan and Fonseca.
If Milan will lose the derby with Inter, Fonseca will be likely replaced.

According to some media they already have on their radar 2 important coaches actually jobless.

Allegri or Sarri could be the coach of Milan next week, bigger chances for Sarri.

I highly doubt that Milan will be able to beat Inter in tomorrow's game. That's why in my opinion if Paulo Fonseca's job depends on winning tomorrow, then he is now convinced that he will be fired. Milan would at most manage a draw, I don't know if a draw would count as something good for Milan's management not to fire Paulo Fonseca. But it's obvious that with Paulo Fonseca Milan didn't change anything, and with this current poor performance they haven't won Serie A. Most of the time new coaches in a team need at least 1 season to get used to the team and then they start to have good results. So maybe it would be the case for Milan's management to carefully analyze before making any decision about the coach.


Results of yesterday's games:

Cagliari 0 - 2 Empoli (Empoli are off to a good start this season, and it's unbelievable that they're on top)

Verona 2 - 3 Torino (Torino are off to a good start, and they're on top)

[liuka]

When AC Milan play in league, they press up front and leave a lot of space at the back, which is why there is a high probability of goals in their matches. However, I think AC Milan will play a bit more cautious football in the Milan Derby on Sunday, because AC Milan pressing up front against Inter will not yield good results for them. Considering that in recent years, the meetings between the two teams have been mostly goal scoring and Inter have been the winners, I don't think this match will be much different. Especially, I think Inter will continue their good football after the Champions League match they played during the week and will win against AC Milan. This match could be the end of Fonseca.

I doubt this match will be any different in style to their previous matches, rather the opposite, Milan will continue to play their usual football in the hope that they can score quickly and hold the position if possible sometimes attacking, with the hope of another goal. Except I don't think it will work and they will probably lose the match

This derby will be quite different for AC Milan because of their poor performance status this season. AC Milan's playing style will not be much different from their previous playing style because so far Fonseca has not succeeded in showing the best strategy to raise the quality of his players. If you look at AC Milan's performance in Serie A, of course they are far behind Inter Milan's good performance.

I'm not sure AC Milan can beat Inter Milan because in their last 3 meetings AC Milan have always lost when facing Inter Milan. In addition, Inter Milan also has a fairly aggressive front line because Thuram and Martinez are quite dangerous for AC Milan in this derby match.

If I predict, of course 2-1 for Inter Milan's victory. I don't see a better chance for AC Milan in this match, even Fonseca is on the brink of his career if AC Milan loses this match.

[TelolettOm]

Oh yes, from the 5 Serie A representative clubs, 1 lost (AC Milan), 1 won (Juventus), and 3 drew. And the latest is Atalanta's quite good in holding Arsenal , a top club from EPL, to a draw. But, a fact, Atalanta had at least 2 crucial conditions to score a goal, but it failed. especially when Matteo Retegui missed the penalty kick.

This draw is of course good for Atalanta in terms of their development, in my opinion here it can be seen that they are quite strong when compared to AC Milan, and most likely Atalanta will be a mediocre team in the Champions League which is currently shining this season.

Yes, we can say that this time, Gasperini successfully brought Atalanta. Although the result was only a draw, but for a club like Atalanta against Arsenal, it was definitely predicted that they would lose. However, the result was beyond expectations, even Atalanta slightly dominated the game and several times endangered the opponent's goal. However, they have not been able to penetrate the goal either.

Verona 2 - 3 Torino (Torino are off to a good start, and they're on top)

Torino did start the season very well, the proof is they are in the top position now. But on the other hand, Verona was really unlucky today because they got their card only in the 21st minute. even though they had just equalized.

Since then, Torino's position has been very dominant, even Verona could only rely on very few counterattacks. But what is interesting is their last goal in extra time.

[Rustam Meraj]

This derby will be quite different for AC Milan because of their poor performance status this season. AC Milan's playing style will not be much different from their previous playing style because so far Fonseca has not succeeded in showing the best strategy to raise the quality of his players. If you look at AC Milan's performance in Serie A, of course they are far behind Inter Milan's good performance.

I'm not sure AC Milan can beat Inter Milan because in their last 3 meetings AC Milan have always lost when facing Inter Milan. In addition, Inter Milan also has a fairly aggressive front line because Thuram and Martinez are quite dangerous for AC Milan in this derby match.

If I predict, of course 2-1 for Inter Milan's victory. I don't see a better chance for AC Milan in this match, even Fonseca is on the brink of his career if AC Milan loses this match.

AC Milan is having tough season making their next game against Inter Milan look very difficult. Despite Coach Fonseca tries their gameplay is not improving and they are far behind Inter in league. AC Milan has lost to Inter three times in a row making win unlikely. Inter strong offense led by Thuram and Martinez will be hard for Milan defense to stop. Inter will likely win 2-1 (may be) like you said and another loss could cost Fonseca his job.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

AC Milan is having tough season making their next game against Inter Milan look very difficult. Despite Coach Fonseca tries their gameplay is not improving and they are far behind Inter in league. AC Milan has lost to Inter three times in a row making win unlikely. Inter strong offense led by Thuram and Martinez will be hard for Milan defense to stop. Inter will likely win 2-1 (may be) like you said and another loss could cost Fonseca his job.

If they want to get better results then AC Milan should try to evaluate their defense and Fonseca should try to find the right formation for his players. Inter Milan have a dangerous attack and they also have a solid defense, so it will be very difficult for AC Milan to break through their goal. I saw Inter Milan's match against Manchester City where they played very neatly and didn't make many mistakes.

If Inter Milan consistently play like that then AC Milan will definitely lose when they face them. AC Milan have been very inconsistent this season and there are many things that the coach needs to fix because if not he might lose his job sooner than expected.