Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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The steps taken by the Juventus team in this case were actually very appropriate even though in terms of quality the players who were released were very good players. However, we can see that Juventus also did not have much difficulty this season when they had to release one of the players like Paul Pogba because Juventus is not a team that only cares about one player. And for the next match, it will also be quite crucial for Juventus because they will host Lazio who is currently right below Juventus' position in the top four. So Juventus must be able to win this match if they want to maintain their position or want to take a much better position if Inter loses in the next match at Roma's home.

Indeed, under the new coach this season, Juventus has made significant changes, even Thiago Motta as the coach dared to release some of his star players such as Federico Chiesa who was sold to Liverpool. However, in a big club, losing a star player will clearly have an impact both technically and psychologically. The match against Lazio is clearly a tough opponent that Juventus will face, especially since Lazio will play at home and of course it is not easy to beat Lazio at home. This is a tough job for Thiago Motta and of course Juventus wants to win in order to be in first place in the standings, especially since Juventus and Lazio currently have the same points in the standings.

It is actually very difficult to predict the match between Juventus versus Lazio, because there is a possibility that this match will end in a draw. In the 7 matches that have been played, Thiago Motta squad has been forced to draw by Cagliari, Napoli, Empoli and AS Roma, even though they only conceded one goal. This indicates that their front line is very blunt, pushing Federico Chiesa to leave without recruiting players with comparable quality is a mistake. Therefore, I tend to assume that Lazio can steal 1 point, altought playing away.

We know that both teams are very ambitious to secure full points, because they are trying to confirm their respective positions in the top four of the standings. I think AC Milan will benefit if the match between Juventus versus Lazio really ends in a draw, but on the condition that AC Milan must be able to beat Udinese. The preparations of both teams have certainly been very optimal, by taking advantage of the momentum of the international break. However, Thiago Motta must find a solution in determining his starting XI, because currently several key players are injured.

[Pandu Geddon]

But with results like that, it is at least a concern for the seeded teams who will play against Empoli later. Because anyway, so far Empoli has only suffered one defeat against Lazio and in fact, even though Empoli lost but the final score was only 2-1 and it was not a crushing defeat either. Indeed,  Empoli is a team that only struggles in the middle of the standings but if so far Empoli has managed to get a draw more often than winning and losing, then it is a sign that Empoli at this moment cannot be underestimated at all. Indeed, Empoli managed to draw Juventus but as far as I know, that Juventus are also still not consistent enough so it might be natural if Empoli managed to draw Juventus. But even so, for other teams should be careful not to underestimate Empoli at  this moment.

Yes, Empoli is worth considering at this time. Although not so prominent in defeating strong teams, Empoli's performance is quite consistent at the beginning of this season. In addition to holding Juventus to a draw, Empoli also managed to beat Torino in the Italian Cup. Torino is also a fairly strong team at this time. Empoli should have enough strength to compete with Napoli in the upcoming match. Napoli and Empoli have both only received 1 defeat this season. and I hope the match will be interesting.

[Nanga Parbat]

Source: https://www.aiscore.com/id/head-to-head/soccer-juventus-vs-lazio

The match between Juventus and Lazio will be a very tense match next week because both teams have almost the same strong performance and it will certainly be difficult to predict who will win this match, Juventus has a great chance because they play as the home team but the Lazio team also cannot be underestimated I think he will try to make it difficult for Juventus, especially if you look at the last 5 matches Juventus have had many draws when meeting weak clubs I think this match will also end in a draw I predict the possibility of them getting a goalless draw.

I am super excited for that match. That match will be good competition because both teams are trying to be good competitor. Juventus football team has more possibility of win and their past performance is good and they they can win this match . They have to play with confidence if they want to be lucky winner of this match. They should work on the things in which they lack but that team has also some defects in which they should work . Captain of that team should gather the players and coaches and he should take decisions fir that match and they have to make good plan if they want to win this match one sided. Lazio team is also not bad and they can do anything in any situation because players and captain combination is  Osum and we will focus on the game of both teams.

[Weawant]

Source: https://www.aiscore.com/id/head-to-head/soccer-juventus-vs-lazio

The match between Juventus and Lazio will be a very tense match next week because both teams have almost the same strong performance and it will certainly be difficult to predict who will win this match, Juventus has a great chance because they play as the home team but the Lazio team also cannot be underestimated I think he will try to make it difficult for Juventus, especially if you look at the last 5 matches Juventus have had many draws when meeting weak clubs I think this match will also end in a draw I predict the possibility of them getting a goalless draw.

Except for this season, in the past two seasons, Juventus haven't been of such form to give them enough trust to believe they will be having an actual tough play against a certain team but with Lazio its been different as they have been able to maintain an average performance all along and they cannot be seen as weak or too strong, in essence I'm saying I'm yet to trust the consistency of Juventus just yet such that i will be bale to conform strong to thinking they will be able to be a good opponent against Lazio.

[Obari]

Yes, Empoli is worth considering at this time. Although not so prominent in defeating strong teams, Empoli's performance is quite consistent at the beginning of this season. In addition to holding Juventus to a draw, Empoli also managed to beat Torino in the Italian Cup. Torino is also a fairly strong team at this time. Empoli should have enough strength to compete with Napoli in the upcoming match. Napoli and Empoli have both only received 1 defeat this season. and I hope the match will be interesting.

Empoli will face Napoli, we expects a very tough game because both clubs have been really outstanding this season, although it's still consider early for these clubs about predicting the clubs that will win the scudetto, the ones that will qualify for top four and the ones that will be relegated. These clubs are eventually stimulating epic game strategy and also having a long pressing momentum this season. Empoli stats this season have been really improving, they're 10th position on the Seria A table and we expects more impressive outcome to be triggered for such competitive club. Empoli headcoach, Roberto D'Aversa is doing a great job but he just have to improve his stats because his pre-eminent rivals are big hurdles for him this season.

[KTChampions]

The AS Roma vs Inter Milan game will be very interesting because Inter will be tested. Unlike last season when they were consistent, this season I have the impression that Inter are not as good as last season. In 7 games they won 4, drew 2 and lost 1. They will play against an opponent who is lucky to have a good defense, but they have a terrible attack. So in my opinion this will be a game where Inter's attack will be put to the test. Roma will probably play defensively to get out of this game with a draw. And I won't be surprised if the game ends in a draw. about the game between Juventus and Lazio Lazio, Juventus is similar to Roma. So I also expect a draw. I don't expect much from Juventus

Roma have 10 points after 7 games, they can hardly afford to play for a draw with any opponent, even a stronger one. 11 points after 8 games sounds depressing. On the other hand, Roma knows that Inter only needs a win, so it makes sense to sit in deep defense hoping for a random goal in a counterattack. Maybe this game really will end in a draw with such a scenario.

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In several matches that Empoli has played, they has actually shown an impressive game and their solid defense has actually become a nightmare for the opponents team that plays at empoli home, so far Empoli is still undefeated at home and uniquely they also not conceded a single goal when playing at home, Empoli which we know as a mid-table team today is actually the second team that has the smallest conceded ratio after Juventus,  So it is undeniable that if the match later we will see the team that has the sharpness in scoring goals (Napoli) will meet the best defensive team (Empoli) in Serie A this season, the match I think will be a real test for Conte to maximize his attackers to be able to get 3 points, because if they fail to beat Empoli in the match, of course Intermilan who may be able to get 3 points over Roma in other matches will coup the top of the standings from their later.

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And it comes across as if that is their major game plan, keep a clean sheet for as long as possible, especially when they play against superior opponents and then maybe get lucky at some point during the game. It is no surprise that they have the second best defense in the league and the second most draws. In their seven games, they finished four games with a draw and did not concede a goal four times.

If you take this into account, I think this game is far from over and it doesn't necessarily have to end with full three points for Empoli. If they can tie the game and win a point, I think they can be satisfied and celebrate the result. They are in the healthy middle of the standings despite their four draws or you could say because of their four draws.

And as long as they win some of their games against lower standing teams, this season they won't be put in a dangerous position, aka relegation zone.  

[Docnaster]

The AS Roma vs Inter Milan game will be very interesting because Inter will be tested. Unlike last season when they were consistent, this season I have the impression that Inter are not as good as last season. In 7 games they won 4, drew 2 and lost 1. They will play against an opponent who is lucky to have a good defense, but they have a terrible attack. So in my opinion this will be a game where Inter's attack will be put to the test. Roma will probably play defensively to get out of this game with a draw. And I won't be surprised if the game ends in a draw. about the game between Juventus and Lazio Lazio, Juventus is similar to Roma. So I also expect a draw. I don't expect much from Juventus

The AS Roma game against reigning Italian Champions Inter Milan is one game I'll be looking forward to next weekend. Roma started the season on a very poor note which was why the club management sacked Daniele De Rossi who started the season with them and replaced him with Ivan Jurić. Since the arrival of Juric, the performance of Roma have improved so I'll be interested to know if they'll continue their improvement when they host an Inter Milan side who despite not being as convincing with their own performances like they were last season they won the league, are still 4 points better than 9th placed Roma.

[Frankolala]

The AS Roma vs Inter Milan game will be very interesting because Inter will be tested. Unlike last season when they were consistent, this season I have the impression that Inter are not as good as last season. In 7 games they won 4, drew 2 and lost 1. They will play against an opponent who is lucky to have a good defense, but they have a terrible attack. So in my opinion this will be a game where Inter's attack will be put to the test. Roma will probably play defensively to get out of this game with a draw. And I won't be surprised if the game ends in a draw. about the game between Juventus and Lazio Lazio, Juventus is similar to Roma. So I also expect a draw. I don't expect much from Juventus

Roma have 10 points after 7 games, they can hardly afford to play for a draw with any opponent, even a stronger one. 11 points after 8 games sounds depressing. On the other hand, Roma knows that Inter only needs a win, so it makes sense to sit in deep defense hoping for a random goal in a counterattack. Maybe this game really will end in a draw with such a scenario.

Roma is not in a good form to make things happen in this match, but they might be able to surprise us by drawing the game. Inter is in a good form and will not want to end the match in a draw because it is an important match that they need to win. There is no strategy that Roma can use apart from playing a defensive game and that will give Inter some difficulties of breaking through. Perhaps, too much pressure from Inter on Roma's defense can cause mistake that will enable Inter penetrate and find the back of the net. If Juric can draw this match, it means that the club will have hope in him and give him more time with patience to improve the team performance.

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Saturday 19th October
Como 14:00 Parma
Genoa 14:00 Bologna
AC Milan 17:00 Udinese
Juventus 19:45 Lazio
Sunday 20th October
Empoli 11:30 Napoli
Lecce 14:00 Fiorentina
Venezia 14:00 Atalanta
Cagliari 17:00 Torino
Roma 19:45 Inter Milan
Monday 21st October
Verona 19:45 Monza

Source: https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-fixtures

Next week we will have some big games.
This can be the final call for Juventus, if they will not able to win against Lazio, the race for the Scudetto may be already almost compromised.

Not over but really close to it, considering Napoli winning against Empoli of course.

[ShowOff]

Although Napoli will be favored, they must be wary of Empoli's game. They are strong enough when playing at home. In 7 matches this season they are unbeaten at home. Empoli held Juve and Fiorentina to a draw at home. Even the last meeting between Empoli and Napoli was also won by Napoli with a score of 1-0. Of course, the match could have ended differently, Napoli is currently playing better. But still can't underestimate Empoli who could give Napoli a surprise.

Yes, of course Napoli should not underestimate Empoli, especially as you say they are not beaten while playing at home. Empoli can make a surprise in this battle if Napoli underestimated Empoli, but I think Conte is not the type of coach who underestimated his opponent, he would definitely do the best that was his opponent. In addition, this victory is very important to stay firm at the top of the standings.

The presence of Lukaku in Napoli made Conte's squad almost perfect this season. You can say that so far Conte and Lukaku, a partner whose registration can make Lukaku sharper this season with Napoli, this is proven Lukaku currently managed to provide 4 assists and goals 3 in 7 matches. It seems that not only Lukaku whose performance has improved, even Napoli, who have difficulty penetrating the top, at least at least at the beginning of this season.

Underestimating the opposing team is a big mistake for any team in a match. You never know what your opponent can do during the game when you underestimate him, but sometimes some coaches need to carry out new experiments to find the best performance for his team.

Some time ago, I discovered that Hansi Flick made a big mistake in experimenting when Barcelona played Osasuna. Barcelona lost badly in that match, people were shocked by the result of the match and many gamblers lost because of it. So Napoli and his coach need to be careful if he needs to make some adjustments, so he can avoid big mistakes.

[Zaguru12]

Underestimating the opposing team is a big mistake for any team in a match. You never know what your opponent can do during the game when you underestimate him, but sometimes some coaches need to carry out new experiments to find the best performance for his team.

Some time ago, I discovered that Hansi Flick made a big mistake in experimenting when Barcelona played Osasuna. Barcelona lost badly in that match, people were shocked by the result of the match and many gamblers lost because of it. So Napoli and his coach need to be careful if he needs to make some adjustments, so he can avoid big mistakes.

The thing is most at times we the Fans actually think it is the manager that is underestimating some clubs although managers does that but sometimes it is not belittling of their opponents that they play such kind of players but because they don’t have choice other than to do that. The players are not just 11 in the club but more than 20 and to keep the team in shape they need depth and you can’t have depth with just any player like that, the players on the substitute bench are also great players, so on other to actually manage the players well and create some what competition among them he needs to give some players game time.

The only thing i will say that the manager is not actually doing the rotation well is when he changes the lineup he completely introduces many new players at once which is not good just like. The rotation should come in way that the players wouldn’t be more than five and this is will actually reduce the risk of losing game points when the team is rotated will be reduced

[Weawant]

Leaders Napoli will challenge Empoli in the continuation of Serie A week 8 this season. Napoli's performance has been quite impressive so far, although at the beginning they slipped a little by feeling defeated, but they were able to quickly recover and achieve victory after victory. Empoli is not a very strong team, so Napoli should be able to finish this match with a victory.
Empoli's advantage that can be seen is that they will play as hosts, that's all. While there are no other advantages that they can show from their statistics or from others. Conte will also definitely prepare his team as well as possible to ensure they can bring home 3 points.

One key transformation that has been the advantage Napoli may be enjoying and probably capitalizing on to seemingly conquer the Serie A recently could be the arrival of Lukaku and their new coach who has been fantastic with his performance in the past few games so far even if like you rightly mentioned, they didn't start off really good but so far they have been brilliant which i expect to see same against Empoli such that the home advantage wouldn't be enough for them to see as anything they have got over Napoli.

[TelolettOm]

Underestimating the opposing team is a big mistake for any team in a match. You never know what your opponent can do during the game when you underestimate him, but sometimes some coaches need to carry out new experiments to find the best performance for his team.

Underestimating the opponent means putting themselves in danger, because no one will know how it will be on the real field. However, creating a new strategy when playing against clubs that are considered still manageable, a coach can indeed do tactics A, B, and C. One of them is by using second tier players in several positions, remember only a few positions, the others are still first tier players who are starters.

And making several top tier players as substitutes to play in certain minutes. If it is like this, it is not underestimating, but part of the tactic to avoid the main players from excessive and unnecessary fatigue. However, of course, it must be measured in seeing and analyzing the opponent's abilities, then the coach will know which positions can be replaced with their substitutions.

[EarnOnVictor]

Source: https://www.aiscore.com/id/head-to-head/soccer-juventus-vs-lazio

The match between Juventus and Lazio will be a very tense match next week because both teams have almost the same strong performance and it will certainly be difficult to predict who will win this match, Juventus has a great chance because they play as the home team but the Lazio team also cannot be underestimated I think he will try to make it difficult for Juventus, especially if you look at the last 5 matches Juventus have had many draws when meeting weak clubs I think this match will also end in a draw I predict the possibility of them getting a goalless draw.

Let me believe Juventus is used to a situation like this and amidst all odds, it is my favourite to win this match. No doubt that Lazio is doing well and the feat of Juventus is dwindling especially with the injuries and top players being out for one reason or another, but we can't use that to entirely judge the outcome of meeting Lazio. Juventus's difficulty in beating weaker Cagliari further cast doubt, still, football happens and I know the team must have discovered one or two faults to fix, especially in the middle and attacking, it wasn't so encouraging in the last match.

Now that Francisco Conceicao has been suspended and the likes of Gleison Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik are not in the show for now, it calls for concern but viable replacements are there even though the key players to fit their places for the Lazio match are not yet known, Thiago Motta should be impressive. And what I saw online suggestively buttresses my stance as seen below.



Even the odds on Stake show the better side Juventus, which again supports my speculation.

[tusandii]

When Empoli play at their own home, they are indeed difficult to beat. Even Juventus and Fiorentina this season also failed to beat Empoli in the match which was held at Empoli's home ground. Juventus and Fiorentina were held to a draw by Empoli at the Carlo Castellani stadium. And it could be that in the match against Napoli we will see Empoli succeed in holding the guests who visit their headquarters to a draw.

But I expect a lot from Conte this season. Because we have seen Napoli return to their best performance thanks to Conte. Now Napoli have even managed to be at the top of the rankings with a difference of 2 points from 2nd place. And I am sure Conte will try to maintain that position. And that way Napoli must succeed in beating Empoli in the next match.

Yes, but if we look at the statistics of these games, we will see that Juventus and Fiorentina were superior to their opponents and the only reason they managed to draw in these matches was a good defensive game. The same 0:0 result was in the match with Monza, but Napoli's attack looks very good now and I think they can score against Empoli away. Conte understands that they cannot lose points, Inter is close and any loss can lead to the loss of their position.

This means that Empoli's defense is strong enough this season that it can make it difficult for tough opponents to score goals and it is not impossible that when they face Napoli later, Empoli will do the same thing as they did to Juventus and Fiorentina, but even so, it does not mean that Empoli is difficult to beat at home. I remember last season when Empoli played very weakly and now they must also have weaknesses and maybe Antonio Conte is currently looking for ways and preparing strategies to make his opponents off guard and in the end Napoli can score goals and steal points from Empoli.

[Farma]

This means that Empoli's defense is strong enough this season that it can make it difficult for tough opponents to score goals and it is not impossible that when they face Napoli later, Empoli will do the same thing as they did to Juventus and Fiorentina, but even so, it does not mean that Empoli is difficult to beat at home. I remember last season when Empoli played very weakly and now they must also have weaknesses and maybe Antonio Conte is currently looking for ways and preparing strategies to make his opponents off guard and in the end Napoli can score goals and steal points from Empoli.

With the strength that Napoli currently has, I think in this continued match it will not be difficult for them to beat Empoli even though Empoli has been able to defend quite well at home, but of course Napoli is currently very aggressive in attacking and in my opinion this match is 3 points for Napoli, Conte will not waste these 3 points because their position in the main standings is not yet safe, especially with Lukaku's strength in the attack line, it will certainly complete the needs at the beginning and I think Napoli will win easily in this continued Serie A match. Napoli is currently quite stable from their fairly good performance and they are quite complete with the game they play in every match by bringing in big names like Lukaku and McTominay, I think their current strength is quite difficult to beat and I think Napoli will be a candidate for champion this season.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

One key transformation that has been the advantage Napoli may be enjoying and probably capitalizing on to seemingly conquer the Serie A recently could be the arrival of Lukaku and their new coach who has been fantastic with his performance in the past few games so far even if like you rightly mentioned, they didn't start off really good but so far they have been brilliant which i expect to see same against Empoli such that the home advantage wouldn't be enough for them to see as anything they have got over Napoli.

I do not doubt the ability of Napoli because they have experienced a drastic increase in the last few games Napoli won 5 of 7 matches but the 4 wins occurred when Napoli played at home while they lost once when playing away this means that Napoli cannot be fully relied on when playing away including in the coming match. Honestly, I am not confident in choosing Napoli to win because I am worried that the two teams play a draw, previously Empoli played at home against Juventus and the final result was a draw that's why I doubt Napoli can beat Empoli.

In another match Inter Milan as the main competitor of Napoli will play away against AS Roma well, if the two teams draw, Napoli are still safe at the top of the standings. I don't recommend that you bet on 1x2 in these 2 matches because in my opinion there might be a surprise.

[Hirose UK]

[...] I haven't seen Balotelli play for quite while because previously he played with Adana Demirspor in the Turkish League and there Adana Demirspor is not strong team, Balotelli return to Serie-A might enliven Italian football to be able to compete fiercely again considering he is great striker.

There are a lot of rumors surrounding Mario Balotelli at the moment, some say he is one step away from playing for a lower class Spanish team (Intercity Alicante), others say he will go to Genoa. It would be interesting to see him playing in the top leagues again, he did well at Demirspor, and it seems he still deserves to play in the top leagues. There are also rumors that Genoa's rumor of wanting to bring in Balotelli will just be a rumor.

There are indeed many rumors related to Balotelli but there is no official confirmation about which team he has agreed to play for but what is clear is that Balotelli playing style is still quite good and he is still very worthy of being in a fairly big league like Serie-A.
Let see how it develops later, who will be Balotelli destination in the future.

Most people are quite busy talking about Pogba and Juventus, now there is surprising rumor about Balotelli who wants to return to Serie-A, he is reported to be close to Alberto Gilardino, the coach of Genoa who most likely really has an interest in Balotelli to be able to enter his squad.
Previously there were several team from various Leagues offering contracts to Balotelli including Saudi and he seemed to reject them, from several reports that I read Balotelli has desire to be able to return to the Italian League and there are two team that seem to have the desire to be able to accept him, the first is Genoa and the second is Torino.
There has been no official statement regarding this news about whether Balotelli has reached personal agreement with one of the Serie-A team but what is clear is that it will be very possible for us to see him play here again.
I haven't seen Balotelli play for quite while because previously he played with Adana Demirspor in the Turkish League and there Adana Demirspor is not strong team, Balotelli return to Serie-A might enliven Italian football to be able to compete fiercely again considering he is great striker.

It could happen if Genoa is willing to take the risk to bring in a slightly older player. Everyone must know that Balotelli in the past had good performance but at this time he is a little older and certainly his physical and stamina have decreased not like before. He can indeed perform well in the Turkish league but the problem is in Serie A the competition is very tight and if Genoa wants to recruit him, it is not a problem because he is currently a free agent. But in my opinion as long as all of that is free and Balotelli does not demand a big salary, Genoa deserves to get him.

For age, Balotelli is getting older and will experience decline in performance, but at least with Balotelli it can still be very helpful for Genoa to have sharper attack line, sometimes for the front line it doesn't look at the age of the player, look at many players with older ages but can still perform well even though it is far from their performance when they were young, those who are close can be an example like Lukaku.
I sure that what the Genoa coach has done will produce good results, they will get Balotelli without any transfer money and of course the salary issue can be discussed again between them because it is impossible for Balotelli to ask for large salary in his current condition which is no longer like before.
Moreover, the desire to be able to play in Serie-A is Balotelli own desire and he will accept any amount of salary given to be able to realize his desire again.

[Xcode7]

I do not doubt the ability of Napoli because they have experienced a drastic increase in the last few games Napoli won 5 of 7 matches but the 4 wins occurred when Napoli played at home while they lost once when playing away this means that Napoli cannot be fully relied on when playing away including in the coming match. Honestly, I am not confident in choosing Napoli to win because I am worried that the two teams play a draw, previously Empoli played at home against Juventus and the final result was a draw that's why I doubt Napoli can beat Empoli.

In another match Inter Milan as the main competitor of Napoli will play away against AS Roma well, if the two teams draw, Napoli are still safe at the top of the standings. I don't recommend that you bet on 1x2 in these 2 matches because in my opinion there might be a surprise.

Napoli has improved in quality now and it must be admitted that since the beginning of the season Napoli's performance has continued to improve and I think what Conte has done has been quite successful now, for Napoli's away match against Empoli of course it will not be easy but I see this realistically after seeing the strength of both teams and indeed Napoli is slightly better than Empoli so I think Napoli's chances of being able to continue their winning streak are very large.

In a football match anything can happen and for the gambling that we do it is certainly full of risks and possible profits, I think there's nothing wrong with betting on any team that you believe will win the match.
For the Inter Milan vs Roma match I think Inter Milan also has a big chance of winning.
For Napoli and Inter Milan I really favor them to win the match and in my opinion both teams are worth betting on.