Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[snipie]

Inter's win over Verona now makes things even more exciting.
31 matches have been played and the top 3 points are only 1 point adrift now (Milan 67 points, Inter and Napoli 66 points). it's quite interesting now hopefully they are more competitive with wins in the remaining matches and don't waste opportunities because on several previous occasions they also started exciting in competition but slowly faded due to continuous inconsistency of the game

Inter is pushing towards the top again and make things more interesting and challenging
Napoli will face Fiorentina which isn't an easy team, bookies are backing Napoli but I believe Fiorentina could resist a bit and stealing 2 points from Napoli will be a good gift for Inter. Torino also could make it harder for Milan and do a favour for Inter. We will see what will happen tomorrow.
For today, Juve will face Cagliari, there is no excuses for them to not winning.

[Raflesia]

Inter is pushing towards the top again and make things more interesting and challenging
Napoli will face Fiorentina which isn't an easy team, bookies are backing Napoli but I believe Fiorentina could resist a bit and stealing 2 points from Napoli will be a good gift for Inter. Torino also could make it harder for Milan and do a favour for Inter. We will see what will happen tomorrow.
For today, Juve will face Cagliari, there is no excuses for them to not winning.

Napoli will face a pretty tough team, Fiorentina is not easy to beat but it will be a hard effort for Napoli to get points, after the match Napoli have to face next week is Roma a big test but I don't know if Napoli will qualify with this exam? I think it will be easier for Inter to step up if someone misses Milan or Napoli.

Juventus are still being held to a draw against Cagliari, I think the second half will be decisive and this should be a win for Juventus.
I don't want to miss my lost bet.

[udidrone]

Inter's win over Verona now makes things even more exciting.
31 matches have been played and the top 3 points are only 1 point adrift now (Milan 67 points, Inter and Napoli 66 points). it's quite interesting now hopefully they are more competitive with wins in the remaining matches and don't waste opportunities because on several previous occasions they also started exciting in competition but slowly faded due to continuous inconsistency of the game

The standings have not changed since the last 2 months AC Milan is still in control, while Inter and Napoli take over each other in 2nd place
AC Milan should be wary of Inter because it has points on total goals if Milan and Inter have the same points then the total goals will decide
So this week the competition is between AC Milan and Inter, I'm excluding Napoli this week.

[judas]

Inter didn't have any problem on defeating Verona in Giuseppe Meazza at all. They already ended the hopes of their opponent by bringing the score to 2-0 in the first half. And the game ended by this score. But now, the Cagliari - Juventus game seems to be really interesting. Because Juventus have been overwhelming their opponent incredibly much. Cagliari were still so lucky to score first but Juventus found the equalizer in the same half too. And Juventus are still playing the same and they are very eager to win this game. Hopefully, they will.

[KTChampions]

It looks like Juventus is in trouble. Almost the 70th minute the score is 1-1 and the worst thing is that the opponent is no longer trying to open up and is playing for a draw. Draw quotes have already exceeded the odds of Juventus to win - 1.85 and 2.20 respectively. It is unlikely that this game is important from a tournament point of view, so a draw is now the most likely option.

[DukeNickle]

Juventus are trying their best against Cagliari right now but it is not a better performance than the first half. However, they have just scored now.    Vlahovic has finally put an end to their misery for now and they are in the lead by 2-1 in the away game. Cagliari are like they are not even in the field as they have struggled a lot so far. As there are still fifteen minutes left to go, Juventus had better try to score the third goal too to relieve. Otherwise, Cagliari might surprise them one more time, who knows.

[izsara]

It looks like Juventus is in trouble. Almost the 70th minute the score is 1-1 and the worst thing is that the opponent is no longer trying to open up and is playing for a draw. Draw quotes have already exceeded the odds of Juventus to win - 1.85 and 2.20 respectively. It is unlikely that this game is important from a tournament point of view, so a draw is now the most likely option.

It's true, they are still struggling up front even though their initiative is quite good until now but there are several factors that make them quite difficult now.
both the Cagliari defense and the slick performances displayed by Cragno make this even more difficult now.
but I think they will still win it's just a matter of time.

Edit.
And indeed after I typed a goal was scored by Dusan
It's only a matter of time as they continue to attack. 1-2 now

[panjul07]

Inter play Verona tonight... I have no doubt they will win, but the bet that both teams will score is very juicy at 1.85... I think Verona can score a goal tonight... In the other match Juventus will play away against Cagliari... Juventus should have no problems here... They need to pick up points to catch up with Inter!

I think it should be a win for Inter. Inter is surely looking to get closer to the first spot in the league and they really need to win almost every match from now on.

If they win this match they will have the same points as Napoli and they will have a genuine chance of competing for the league title. I obviously believe that they might be able to win this time. because I believe they are stronger than Napoli and  Milan.

Currently, Inter is the most efficient team in the championship and they create the most goal chances per match, so, in my opinion, they will also have no trouble scoring in this game. With four points behind Milan, but one game less than the first place team, they are among the favorites to bring home the title by the end of the season.

Now the gap is 1 point only, Milan is still leading with the same number of games.
Mathematically Milan is the favorite one because of the +1 point than the 2 other competitors.
However if we look at the remaining games of the 3 teams (Milan, Inter and Napoli, Inter has the easiest oponents.
Milan still need to face Lazio, Atalanta and Fiorentina, Napoli still need to face Fiorentina and Roma while Inter has Roma only as the one team that may make them lose points.
Of course, it is football where anything may happen as these 3 teams may lose points against lower class team.

[borovichok]

AC Milan will not find it easy winning Torino tomorrow because Torino are a compact team, but AC Milan just new to squeeze out victory here because inter Milan just won there game against Verona today and played fabulously, so AC Milan and Napoli who will be playing Fiorentina who are one of the most inform team in the Italian league this season have to win there games on Sunday, juventus still have hope for the title too after seeing off Cagliari today.

[Joca97]

AC Milan will not find it easy winning Torino tomorrow because Torino are a compact team, but AC Milan just new to squeeze out victory here because inter Milan just won there game against Verona today and played fabulously, so AC Milan and Napoli who will be playing Fiorentina who are one of the most inform team in the Italian league this season have to win there games on Sunday, juventus still have hope for the title too after seeing off Cagliari today.

I would enjoy if the league got even more intense if Napoli and Milan dont win. Milan has an extremely hard job because Torino made every top club in Italy struggle a lot against them. Juventus won somehow after losing 1-0 but still that loss against Inter hurt their title dream for this season.

[coinlocket$]

Not an easy game for Juventus as always but they managed to win and the only thing that matters right now is the 3 points.

+8 from As Roma for the Champion league spot, waiting for the Roma game tomorrow.

[KTChampions]

Now the gap is 1 point only, Milan is still leading with the same number of games.
Mathematically Milan is the favorite one because of the +1 point than the 2 other competitors.
However if we look at the remaining games of the 3 teams (Milan, Inter and Napoli, Inter has the easiest oponents.
Milan still need to face Lazio, Atalanta and Fiorentina, Napoli still need to face Fiorentina and Roma while Inter has Roma only as the one team that may make them lose points.
Of course, it is football where anything may happen as these 3 teams may lose points against lower class team.

Milan's chances for the championship before this round were estimated to be the worst of all of the top 3, I wrote about this:

By the way, the quotes of bookmakers for the championship of Milan are quite humiliating:

Inter 2.00

Napoli 3.00

Milan 3.20

This is quite funny considering that Milan has +1 point and there are no personal meetings with Inter and Napoli until the end of the championship, that is, everything depends on Milan.

Juventus was able to win and those who believed in such an outcome even when the score was 1-1 20 minutes before the end of the game received a good payout + 120% of the bet.

[ingiltere]

Empoli - Spezia game was written draw all over it so I skipped for good. It finished goalless draw as expected.
Inter finished the job in first thirty minutes. Barella and Dzeko scored but after that there was no goal so a lot of people lost over 2.5 goals bets. Inter is closely following Milan.
Juventus made a good comeback. Cagliari couldn't defend all game long after they found an early goal. They didn't have any shot on goal though. Juve was dominant whole game so it's a fair result. Vlahovic couldn't do much but still found a late goal that got them the win.

[Pulsar77]

Juventus got a fully deserved win today against Cagliari. But they still had a big problem on this 2-1 win. Cagliari somehow stayed in the game and kept the score at 1-1 for a very long time. But sooner or later, Juventus were going to score that winning goal and they did it. Vlahovic was there to save the team this time. And they saved another important three points. They are not only securing their current position but also they are trying to compete with Inter for the third position now. Maybe it is tough but not impossible to get past them.

[alpamar99]

I still believe in a draw in this match but it is possible that Napoli will win even if it is slim.
The performance of both teams is quite good for now even though Fiorentina are still under Napoli and lost their mainstay striker as you say but they are not easy to beat. they also still have ambitions to be in the Europa League next season so they might be a bit more insistent in playing

After very good performance against Atlanta now I am feeling Napoli will be in good shape against Florentina and try to win this match at home because now they are a strong contender with Inter for winning this year's title after watching remaining matches of this season AC Milan can lose few points which can hurt their cause, and they can drop to third spot for giving space to Inter and Napoli.

Inter did well against Verona some time ago and now they have to give up their second place for a while.
victory is mandatory for them now because it will definitely be very difficult if they don't get a win in this match.
At least with a win later will make them fill the first place for a while because Milan will play after them.

[Rana590]

Juventus got a fully deserved win today against Cagliari. But they still had a big problem on this 2-1 win. Cagliari somehow stayed in the game and kept the score at 1-1 for a very long time. But sooner or later, Juventus were going to score that winning goal and they did it. Vlahovic was there to save the team this time. And they saved another important three points. They are not only securing their current position but also they are trying to compete with Inter for the third position now. Maybe it is tough but not impossible to get past them.

I was so excited in that match and yes Juventus deserved that point. I thought that match would be ended with draw but finally Juventus did their work perfectly. Juventus played good enough in this match and they deserved more goals.

[TheGreatPython]

The games look like easy to guess games but you never know what will happen in football. When you look at the games this week, you will see that there are 4-5 games that look to be heavily favorite teams playing big time underdogs and I have to say if you parlay them together then you will be able to earn a good amount of money.

The difference is that we are not going to be able to know for sure if we will have some sort of situation where the underdogs will win or not. This is basically the story of wagering on football, you know that there are favorites when you see odds that are under 1.90, but then sometimes teams with over 4.00 odds end up winning.

[zuzie]

Juventus got a fully deserved win today against Cagliari. But they still had a big problem on this 2-1 win. Cagliari somehow stayed in the game and kept the score at 1-1 for a very long time. But sooner or later, Juventus were going to score that winning goal and they did it. Vlahovic was there to save the team this time. And they saved another important three points. They are not only securing their current position but also they are trying to compete with Inter for the third position now. Maybe it is tough but not impossible to get past them.

Juventus are 4 points behind and Inter have one game yet to play so potential is 7 points behind we won't see Juventus do anything this season other than in the top 4
even today Juventus almost missed those 3 points luckily managed to score in the 75th minute this win does not change their position in the standings
Tomorrow the hunt continues between Napoli and Milan both teams are in an advantageous position and a chance to take 3 points.

[sayaya17]

Juventus got a fully deserved win today against Cagliari. But they still had a big problem on this 2-1 win. Cagliari somehow stayed in the game and kept the score at 1-1 for a very long time. But sooner or later, Juventus were going to score that winning goal and they did it. Vlahovic was there to save the team this time. And they saved another important three points. They are not only securing their current position but also they are trying to compete with Inter for the third position now. Maybe it is tough but not impossible to get past them.

Juventus are 4 points behind and Inter have one game yet to play so potential is 7 points behind we won't see Juventus do anything this season other than in the top 4
even today Juventus almost missed those 3 points luckily managed to score in the 75th minute this win does not change their position in the standings
Tomorrow the hunt continues between Napoli and Milan both teams are in an advantageous position and a chance to take 3 points.

I appreciate the performance of Cagliari, even though they are a weak team, but they seemed to struggle quite hard against Juventus.
But because Juventus had much better quality players, Juventus finally managed to win the match. It's a very good win for Juventus,
having previously been beaten by Inter. Even if they win the game, Juventus is still 5 points behind AC Milan, the leader of the standings,
because there are still 6 matches left in Serie A there is still a chance for Juventus to win the Serie A trophy, but I can say the chances
are very slim. Because AC Milan, Napoli and Inter have a much bigger chance than Juventus. But we are talking about football where
there are often surprises, so it's better for Juventus to keep trying to win every game. Because there is still a possibility that the team
above Juventus will lose points in the next match.

[Velvet78]

Inter and Juventus completed the day in a successful way. Inter didn't have any problem on defeating Verona first of all. It was a decent 2-0 win for them. But Juventus weren't that comfortable that's for certain. In fact they had a superb performance during the whole game but they still had a big difficulty in winning the game by 2-1 here. Cagliari were nearly getting an undeserved one point. But Juventus still found a formula to score the winning goal while there were fifteen minutes left to the end.