Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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The victory that has been obtained by Napoli this season is through the hard work of the team as a whole and it is not a struggle that they get easily. Because every victory must be passed through difficult challenges by Napoli. So I wouldn't say the results that have been obtained by Napoli are very easy results even though on average Napoli have the ability to get them and continue their positive trend in the follow-up matches after the world cup.

Napoli managed to play their best game with good teamwork, they managed to win 5 times in a row, with this victory they managed to maintain their position at the top of the Serie A League standings and no one managed to take this position away from Napoli. Until the end of this game it looks like Napoli will still be in first place.

Napoli earlier this season could become the most consistent team in maintaining their performance, among other things, they were able to maintain their unbeaten streak in Serie A until the 15th match they had played. in the midst of the big Serie A teams who have not found good performance like Juventus, Inter Milan and Ac milan but Napoli have been able to take advantage of this situation to appear more efficient in every match they have played. so don't be surprised if the second half later Napoli will be stronger in every game because this opportunity is a pretty good chance for them to win the scudetto this season.

btw now liverpool vs ac milan have any of you watched this friendly match. where for now liverpool has led 1-0 through mohamed Salah goal.

[KTChampions]

It is clear that Napoli is at the top of the league dominating with 8 points difference from their closest contenders #AC Milan#, but we can't conclude that Napoli
Is already at the avenue of escape. Three losses are capable of consuming 9 to 11 points, and if Napoli is not consistently bent on doing, they may be caught off guard by their contenders.
Ac Milan or Juventus may end up taking the league is a bitter pill to swallow, but is possible as long as football is concerned.

If you look at the statistics of losing points in the top group, you can see that the loss of points is quite rare there, on average, teams score 70-75% of points. It is very difficult for me to imagine that Napoli's performance will sharply worsen (at the level of outsiders) and at the same time Juventus or Milan will start to gain 100% points. This is likely, but judging by the bookmakers' quotes, this probability is very small and Napoli is the most likely champion this season.

[Anguwa]

It is clear that Napoli is at the top of the league dominating with 8 points difference from their closest contenders #AC Milan#, but we can't conclude that Napoli
Is already at the avenue of escape. Three losses are capable of consuming 9 to 11 points, and if Napoli is not consistently bent on doing, they may be caught off guard by their contenders.
Ac Milan or Juventus may end up taking the league is a bitter pill to swallow, but is possible as long as football is concerned.

Napoli is still on form even at their mid season club friendly matches, they defeated Crystal Palace with solid three goals, this has shown that they can keep their performance in good shape even as the season resumes few weeks to come. There title contenders AC Milan lost a game to Arsenal and they are now currently losing to Liverpool, this has shown that they are still behind Napoli in terms of performance. It is too early to judge or conclude but I have 90% assurance that Napoli will win Seria A title this season.

[Distraction]

I'm waiting excitedly for how Juventus' end will be this season. After this big scandal and many resignations, they have a really tough work to do to make things better. As long as they aren't relegated from the Serie A it is still good news for them. They would have a second chance to deal with this crisis. If they don't have a good crisis management then we will most probably see some big stars and talented players starting to leave the team. Vlahovic is already a candidate to leave for example. There are many rumours about him these days.

These rumours even say that Juventus also are eager to sell him or swap him in exchange of a good striker. Felix has been a candidate for a probable swap deal. Because Atletico Madrid seem okay to selling him currently.

[giammangiato]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

True, it will be an interesting match and it will also be a way for Napoli to test themselves
if he wins against Inter he will surely have control and will be able to easily win the scudetto, otherwise in my opinion he should revise something
unfortunately we will only know by playing what can happen in this match and if napoli have to fix something or not

[sana54210]

Napoli is one of the most inform team in the world at the moment,they have been very impressive for a number of games now,scoring a minimum of three goals per game they play.Every team will return to normal as the world cup gets to climax,and the leagues restarts again,players have started returning to their different clubs  ,some of them returns with injury,while some of them comes back ohk.If Napoli will maintain this form till the season ends,we will see,while if they will loose form when the world cup gets over,we will still see,but I hope they remain in good shape so they can continue the good form they were in Before the world cup started.

Napoli have a very good coach, so far Spalletti has the best strategy to focus on defense so he always uses a 4-3-3 formation (we can see for ourselves). if they continue to maintain their good achievements like the past mid-season then the hopes of Milan and Juventus to catch Napoli have really vanished, Napoli have not been defeated, that is truly extraordinary.

He basically uses the midfield to cover for the centre back while the wing is out. Which means, they can use the wing backs as attackers, just like how liverpool does it, where trend goes high, same logic but here they use a defensive midfielder to get back to center back, and whichever side of the other team attacks, the center back goes bit towards there until wing back gets back to position to slow the opposition down.

This means they act as if they have 3 center backs, and that works very well for them so far, never lost a game. I assume that they will keep this up, but in order to do that they need to keep all their players until the season is over.

[Velvet78]

I wonder how Lukaku will be returning to the Serie A by the next games. Inter are starting this half of the season by a really tough game as you have indicated. Napoli are like the most difficult team they can face in the league currently. Lukaku didn't reassure anyone in the World Cup. Especially his performance in a critical game for his team was horrible.

There is still a long time for the Napoli game of course. I hope he gathers himself up until then. He wasn't a this much problematic player while he was playing for Inter again in the past. Of course he has faced serious injuries lately but he must recover his usual performance.

[alpamar99]

The victory that has been obtained by Napoli this season is through the hard work of the team as a whole and it is not a struggle that they get easily. Because every victory must be passed through difficult challenges by Napoli. So I wouldn't say the results that have been obtained by Napoli are very easy results even though on average Napoli have the ability to get them and continue their positive trend in the follow-up matches after the world cup.

Napoli managed to play their best game with good teamwork, they managed to win 5 times in a row, with this victory they managed to maintain their position at the top of the Serie A League standings and no one managed to take this position away from Napoli. Until the end of this game it looks like Napoli will still be in first place.

They even won 13 times in Serie A this time and have never even tasted defeat in Serie A and their only defeat this season was a defeat that didn't have much impact in the Champions League to Liverpool.
For champions, they still have a big chance, but that doesn't mean this can be confirmed because we know that there are still many matches that they have to go through to ensure that they win Serie A.

[sempak]

I had higher expectations of Atalanta Bergamo this season. It has turned out to be a very stable team in recent years, and they have also achieved successes in the CL. Where this temporary free fall comes from is a mystery. They haven't changed much in the team composition. In the beginning they seemed to be the only team that could somewhat keep up with Napoli. Udinese was also able to keep up with the first 5 races, but 5 games is not a fair indicator and the club from Udinese has also dropped far. I find it special every year how Atalanta always manages to participate in the top of the competition with mediocre players. Where would the secret lie?

[Maidak]

Napoli managed to play their best game with good teamwork, they managed to win 5 times in a row, with this victory they managed to maintain their position at the top of the Serie A League standings and no one managed to take this position away from Napoli. Until the end of this game it looks like Napoli will still be in first place.

As for continuing to stay in first position, I personally still can't say for sure at this point. Because it's possible that other teams will make better changes in the remainder of the season and make Napoli have to fight harder and Napoli may still lose if the other team improves better next year. That's why I still can't be sure if Napoli can continue to stay at the top of the standings until the end of the season, although that is also possible as long as Napoli's consistency in winning matches continues.

There is no doubt that Napoli has played really well this season. Till now they have shown really good performance. But the recent history of them not being able to do well continuously, especially towards the later part of the season, makes me doubt that if they will actually be able to do well after the World Cup.

They really should be able to. Because most of the players of their squad did not play in the World Cup. And that is a big positive for them. And they are also ahead in terms of points. I am also in the same dilemma as everyone else. Everyone is thinking that Napoli should be able to perform well. But they are not certain that Napoli will be able to actually do that.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I had higher expectations of Atalanta Bergamo this season. It has turned out to be a very stable team in recent years, and they have also achieved successes in the CL. Where this temporary free fall comes from is a mystery. They haven't changed much in the team composition. In the beginning they seemed to be the only team that could somewhat keep up with Napoli. Udinese was also able to keep up with the first 5 races, but 5 games is not a fair indicator and the club from Udinese has also dropped far. I find it special every year how Atalanta always manages to participate in the top of the competition with mediocre players. Where would the secret lie?

I don't have a big expectation from Atalanta this season honestly. There has been a huge level of decrease in their performance level these days. They lost four of their last five games and they are on a losing streak of three games currently. This terrible form has dragged them down to the sixth place quickly. They are of course not far away from even the second-placed team yet. But they would get out of the race for top 4 slowly if they don't make an improvement. Atalanta were better than this last season in fact.

When it comes to Udinese, I'm not surprised about them. Because they aren't a consistent team in this league. It was surprising to see them at top places first but I was expecting them to drop down not much later. They don't have a strong squad which is a handicap for them.

[zuzie]

There is no doubt that Napoli has played really well this season. Till now they have shown really good performance. But the recent history of them not being able to do well continuously, especially towards the later part of the season, makes me doubt that if they will actually be able to do well after the World Cup.

They really should be able to. Because most of the players of their squad did not play in the World Cup. And that is a big positive for them. And they are also ahead in terms of points. I am also in the same dilemma as everyone else. Everyone is thinking that Napoli should be able to perform well. But they are not certain that Napoli will be able to actually do that.

Napoli are almost halfway to the title and so far they are doing it perfectly they haven't even been defeated yet meaning they just need to get on with it
Who is the team that has the most potential to replace Napoli? is it Milan or Juventus? whatever the efforts of these two teams will be in vain if Napoli continues to advance without defeat.

[yayayo]

Napoli have never played as well as this season in recent years. The scouts have paid close attention over the last year, and have bought some good players for relatively little money. You can hurt the competition a lot with that. Juventus buys and sells whatever it wants, but for 3 years it's really not much anymore. Italy's once most powerful team is having a very difficult time. It still surprises me that the coach has so many credits. If the chemistry doesn't work, it's time to appoint another coach.

ya.ya.yo!

[Docnaster]

Napoli has never played as well as this season in recent years. The scouts have paid close attention over the last year, and have bought some good players for relatively little money. You can hurt the competition a lot with that. Juventus buys and sells whatever it wants, but for 3 years it's not much anymore. Italy's once most powerful team is having a very difficult time. It still surprises me that the coach has so many credits. If the chemistry doesn't work, it's time to appoint another coach.

ya.ya.yo!

I don't think Juventus are doing badly. Everything has time and seasons. A team is expected to function well if it can carry out a better internal evaluation.  Juventus had dominated the Italy league for so many years, 36 Italian league titles is a great record that will take a tough time before any one could go close. I presume they were able to attain such height because their internal evaluation was excellent. Napoli had taken their time in evaluating the team internally before the could find a solution to the club's hurdles, now is just their time to be at the top, not because other clubs aren't doing well, but because they have invested much time, money and ideas than other clubs.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

Now this match we will look forward to, to see if Napoli are able to maintain their consistency and keep taking more points
Inter are still ambitious back to Top 4 for that they also need more points, will they take advantage of playing at home ?
I'm not sure, somehow they beat Napoli which is full of confidence but let's just look forward to.

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Wednesday 4th January
Salernitana 11:30 AC Milan
Sassuolo 11:30 Sampdoria
Spezia 13:30 Atalanta
Torino 13:30 Verona
Lecce 15:30 Lazio
Roma 15:30 Bologna
Cremonese 17:30 Juventus
Fiorentina 17:30 Monza
Inter Milan 19:45 Napoli
Udinese 19:45 Empoli

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

The serie A will start in January with a big game, Inter Napoli will tell us if Napoli has already won the league.

[TopT3ns]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

Inter will not be able to beat Napoli's terrible strength because indeed Napoli when playing always relies on very solid teamwork so that good ball control always gives Napoli victory, at least only Inter must be able to maintain its position in second place even though they cannot win first place.

[Lillominato89]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

Inter will not be able to beat Napoli's terrible strength because indeed Napoli when playing always relies on very solid teamwork so that good ball control always gives Napoli victory, at least only Inter must be able to maintain its position in second place even though they cannot win first place.

now it is obvious that inter is no longer in the running to win the scudetto! he would need more than a miracle. 11 points of difference are difficult to recover, Napoli should lose all or almost all direct matches. Inter's goal now remains to qualify for the next Champions League

[Sirait]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

Inter will not be able to beat Napoli's terrible strength because indeed Napoli when playing always relies on very solid teamwork so that good ball control always gives Napoli victory, at least only Inter must be able to maintain its position in second place even though they cannot win first place.

now it is obvious that inter is no longer in the running to win the scudetto! he would need more than a miracle. 11 points of difference are difficult to recover, Napoli should lose all or almost all direct matches. Inter's goal now remains to qualify for the next Champions League

inter and lazio are currently competing on the same points, the competition in rankings 2 to 5 is really very tight because each team only differs a few points. inter and even juve need a miracle to be able to shift Napoli's position.

coach of bologna (sinisa mihajlovic) has died of cancer he had, who will coach bologna next?

[Sebas.tian]

The next game for Napoli team will be against inter in the beginning of next year, inter team has improved after a weak start they only lost against juventus lately and they played really well in that game, they are the favourite since they will be playing home but against the leader it will be tough especially since napoli are unbeaten in the serie A.

Napoli will never allow their points to decrease after the FIFA world cup competition than to apply many strategies that will keep them winning to improve their points till they achieve the Italian league title which is their major goal in this season. I believe, inter will make the match tough for Napoli next year but it will be difficult for them to defeat Napoli because Napoli are well organized in this season to defeat any strong teams to move higher. Even though, Many team will improve higher after the break, but it will be difficult for Inter or Juventus to take the position from Napoli.