Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Rustam Meraj]

Napoli must step up and take their game more seriously, aiming for full points in all games. These are the times when they must demonstrate to their supporters that they cannot bring them down or embarrass them following a successful season the previous year. I expected them to have improved by now and compete for a league spot with other teams. However, given their consistent underperformance, I lost faith in their ability to do anything reasonable this season. I'm impressed today by their winning streak and how they performed in all of those matches to secure those victories. They'll be playing against a weak team in the Serie A, so I don't believe this match will be hard for them to win as they’ve won others recently in the competition.

It's normal to feel upset when Napoli doesn't play well all the time. But every team has good and bad times during a season. It's not fair to give up on them just because they haven't done well in a few games. Napoli has been winning lately which shows they can do better and compete at a high level. We should support them when they are doing well and when they are not because that is what real fans do. Let's hope Napoli keeps winning and shows everyone they can do it. 

[borovichok]

I wouldn't be too sure about the assumption that Napoli is out of business for the top four.

The top four, where are the teams you're looking at this season? Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan and AS Roma and any other club will definitely decline and hold back when the time finally reach. We know how these random mediocre teams operates and it will be very unfair to watch the outstanding performance of these teams and some of them end up on the poor position. Napoli new coach, Francesco Calzona trying to hook up with these elite teams and we know how competitive the Serie A have been for him since his arrival in Diego Maradona stadium.

Napoli are the reigning champion of the Seria A after lifting the scudetto last season, it was very promising for them but this season comes with frustration and unreliable form.  Perhaps they will do better and having an excellent outcome which shouldn't be a challenge but on the contrary, they keep struggling this season. Napoli won Juventus in their previous meetings, giving hope for the club to enter key phases this season. There's absolutely no better phase than watching how these all competing levels between these clubs finally played out.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

At least under Calzona, Napoli are still playing very well and of course it's a good situation for them to make some differences which is a good momentum now especially with some results they got in the last few matches.
Against Torino they should be able to get 3 points because after all with the quality of their better players and playing home of course this provides a good enough boost for their ambitions to get 3 points.

Indeed, in terms of current performance they are not too different because seeing from what is happening now Torino is also still in the middle of the standings but of course Napoli must take advantage of the momentum of their last 2 wins as well as by playing at home, which is certain this will make their situation better than before, especially for spirit problems.

Calzona slowly made changes for Napoli and under his coaching Napoli found their rhythm again, but in the race for the Scudetto they were very behind. Although it was not entirely Calzona's fault because he came to Napoli at a time when their performance was less consistent under the previous coach. Sitting seventh in the standings is quite a bad result for Napoli because they were champions last season and now Calzona's task is also quite difficult to restore the players' confidence to rise because the competition is getting tougher for Napoli.

Statistics in the last five matches show that Calzona is much better than the previous coach because they were able to hold Barcelona to a draw in the Champions League and managed to beat Juventus in Serie A. This is just the beginning and can Calzona appear consistent in managing the team? If he succeeds in doing that then Napoli will slowly climb to a better position in the standings even though catching Inter Milan is impossible.

[Josefjix]

At least under Calzona, Napoli are still playing very well and of course it's a good situation for them to make some differences which is a good momentum now especially with some results they got in the last few matches.
Against Torino they should be able to get 3 points because after all with the quality of their better players and playing home of course this provides a good enough boost for their ambitions to get 3 points.

Indeed, in terms of current performance they are not too different because seeing from what is happening now Torino is also still in the middle of the standings but of course Napoli must take advantage of the momentum of their last 2 wins as well as by playing at home, which is certain this will make their situation better than before, especially for spirit problems.

Momentum of Napoli trace to be higher when the new boss is incharge. The situation on ground are for these clubs to grab winning points, mainly for the competitive sides. Winning Juventus gave Napoli and the new coach, the require accolades and the hope of the fans stimulates. Ambitious clubs have the necessary winning points they could gather because they're not here to play, rather to ascertain important winning points. The team's performance hooked up really smooth with the new coach, Francesco Calzona. Napoli are having good stats under this new coach and its probably winning.

[tusandii]

Only two straight wins is not enough for me to have full confidence in Napoli that they will be able to win all their rest matches. I saw the strength in the club within these two weeks, but how can we be sure that it will be consistent. Napoli will noy be able to qualify got the champions league because Roma is also trying their best to see how possible it will be for them to secure the fourth position. The declined in form of Napoli really affected them a lot, and it is too late before they realized themselves and picked form.

Napoli will settle for Europa next season, and they can do better by next season to secure a place in the champions league. I don't know what the fate of Napoli by next season will be, when Osinmeh leaves the club.

Yes, it certainly won't be that easy because Napoli in the upcoming match will face Inter Milan and without us predicting, everyone knows what the final result will be in the match against Inter Milan and of course Napoli will lose again and on the other hand, Napoli will also meet against Roma in the next few weeks and in that match we will see who deserves to get a champions league ticket next season.
Napoli recent successful victory is not a good sign because Napoli still have many obstacles to face.
Napoli is still dependent on Osimhen and if next season they lose their mainstay player, there is no guarantee that Napoli will be able to appear as strong as usual again.

Changing coaches is always a big obstacle or problem for a club and one of them is Napoli which is currently in an inconsistent situation with erratic performance and even very bad performance, unlike before when Spalletti was still the head coach at Napoli, everything looks very bad beautiful and the future looks very secure.
It goes back to Napoli management error, which was unable to manage its club well, so this was the impact of the change of coach, even to compete with the mediocre club Napoli seemed unable to beat them.
Competing against Inter Milan without me doing any analysis, Napoli will still lose because Inter Milan currently has nothing to stop their strongest performance.

[Awaklara]

For Roma I think they can do it but for Napoli they won't be able to do it until the end of the season. Napoli still have to improve their overall performance and even though they have just won against Juventus, this cannot be a strong guarantee for them to continue to progress with consistent wins.

Napoli need to win a lot to catch up on the existing points, the victory against Juventus cannot yet be a benchmark, even though judging from the statistics of the matches that have taken place, Juventus is more favored but this kind of thing is not uncommon to find in football, at least Napoli needs to win in a row without any goals in their net to catch up on the existing points.

[Strongkored]

Napoli have a hard task to complete but with more than 10 matches till the season ending, 8 points less than Bologna will not be impossible to equalize. Napoli have been showing their recovery and return to good form recent matches. Their main challenge from now is to maintain their own good performances, then their chance to catch top four will become bigger match by match. Bologna and Roma will surely lose points so the main task for Napoli is to play well enough to take advantage of dropped points from competitors.

If the target is a ticket to the Champions League next season, to be honest, that is quite difficult because not only do they have to catch up with the eight points behind Bologna but they also have to see Bologna perform poorly in the remaining 11 matches.
Bologna is a team that gets a lot of points in home matches while away matches are dominated by draws and with 11 matches still to be played, 4 of them are home matches and the rest are away matches and they have to get 29 points so as not to be overtaken by Roma and other teams below them including Napoli so Napoli's target for the champions league is very difficult, and it would be easier for Napoli to achieve a position in the European league or conference league, and in my opinion, that is much better and will allow them to do more because the competition is not as tight as the champions league and even the opportunity to become the champion is wide open for Napoli, especially if they experience very good development next season.

[Moreno233]

Napoli this month will facing busy schedules because in Serie A they will fight against Torino, Inter Milan and Atalanta and in Champion League too Napoli will facing Barcelona for second leg of round of 16 but these matches is good to tested Napoli consistency under new manager whether they can able to through an those matches with positive results or Napoli is return to being an unstable but the most difficult opponents from Napoli is Inter Milan and Barcelona so i feel like Napoli potentially will be lost from them

Napoli is going to play against Torino in the next match. They have been performing pretty well recently and I believe this is also going to be a three-pointer for them. Torino is also not in a good from right now. Just for comparison Napoli has one loss in the last five matches and Torino has only one win in the last five. The way Napoli is performing right now I think there is hope. Maybe in the end they will actually be able to finish in the top four. That way they can at least reduce the embarrassment.

That is a match I'm looking forward to with so much excitement. I want to see if Victor Osimhen will be able to redeem his face after missing a penalty in their last match against Juventus. Although they were able to win the match through late minute goal of Giacomo Raspadori that made the match 2-1. That should be the second match in a row they are winning after their time of struggles that made them lose one match and drew two others at a stretch. With the motivation from their last two wins, it is expected that they will easily collect the 3 points against Torino as a retaliation for their disgraceful loss to them in their first meeting. Torino is really in big troubles tomorrow.

[bangjoe]

For Roma I think they can do it but for Napoli they won't be able to do it until the end of the season. Napoli still have to improve their overall performance and even though they have just won against Juventus, this cannot be a strong guarantee for them to continue to progress with consistent wins.

Napoli need to win a lot to catch up on the existing points, the victory against Juventus cannot yet be a benchmark, even though judging from the statistics of the matches that have taken place, Juventus is more favored but this kind of thing is not uncommon to find in football, at least Napoli needs to win in a row without any goals in their net to catch up on the existing points.

Yes Napoli must continue to get wins to get back to competing in the top 3, to not concede goals I think it will be very difficult but to get the victory it is much more likely to be achieved, the victory against Juventus is one good step to continue to collect points and the next match against Torino which is quite strong also in the opponent and has competitiveness in the top 10 standings, just like the comparison of Napoli and Juventus, Torino has a chance of victory too if it is underestimated.

What I want to highlight is the match between Inter Milan vs Bologna which is experiencing very good development, the last five matches Bologna has collected wins and is now moving in 4th place in the standings and trying to approach Milan which is only 4 points difference with Bologna.

[bering]

Besides Bologna vs Inter Milan i think Fiorentina vs Roma also looks interesting and when Roma owner has been decide to replace Mourinho to De Rossi many people were very doubt with De Rossi this because his track records as the manager is not good but De Rossi has been proven to the people that he can able to bringing Roma to performing well again and so far Roma under De Rossi has been experience fantastic progress in all competitions and about this match Fiorentina could being an strong opponent for Roma because based on meeting statistics Fiorentina can makes Roma get in trouble several times

In Mourinho era Roma records when they playing at Fiorentina home was quite bad because in the last 2 matches at Fiorentina home ground Roma was lost so this is big challenge for De Rossi whether he can improved Roma records from Fiorentina or not but indeed based on the recent performance between them and Fiorentina i have to says Roma is slightly better and Fiorentina got 12 wins total in Serie A this season and 8 of them is came from home matches so these statistics is showing Fiorentina performance during at home is quite stable and looking forward to see who is the winner of this match but my predictions is Roma probably will be able to be the winner with narrow scores

[Google+]

Statistics in the last five matches show that Calzona is much better than the previous coach because they were able to hold Barcelona to a draw in the Champions League and managed to beat Juventus in Serie A. This is just the beginning and can Calzona appear consistent in managing the team? If he succeeds in doing that then Napoli will slowly climb to a better position in the standings even though catching Inter Milan is impossible.

The change of coach made by Napoli in their journey this season had a significant impact on Osimshen and his friends, when Napoli was previously coached by Mazzarri, at that time it seemed that Napoli could not bring out their best performance in Serie A, but after the change of coach now Napoli began to increase rapidly and could increase their current position to be in 7th place in the Serie A standings and even have the opportunity to be able better to end the season considering Napoli performance that has improved now, The match against Juventus can at least be proof that Napoli this season is very worthy of consideration by teams that are competing for Europa League tickets next season.

Although the title is already impossible for Napoli, but ending the season in the top 4 or 5 will certainly be a great achievement for Napoli at the end of the season, now Napoli should be able to maintain their consistency in order to be able to provide resistance to the team they will face in the rest of the season and in some matches next week looks like it will be the real test for Napoli because they have to face strong teams again in Serie A and Barcelona In the Champions League.

[Jatiluhung]

It's normal to feel upset when Napoli doesn't play well all the time. But every team has good and bad times during a season. It's not fair to give up on them just because they haven't done well in a few games. Napoli has been winning lately which shows they can do better and compete at a high level. We should support them when they are doing well and when they are not because that is what real fans do. Let's hope Napoli keeps winning and shows everyone they can do it. 

Well, if we are fans of a football club then we must always support them when they are good or bad. Likewise if we become Napoli fans or other clubs. because it is true as you said that a club cannot always be at their best. sometimes they can also have a bad season. But that doesn't mean they will always be a bad team. And what happened to Napoli was that they had a quite drastic decline in performance. So it would be very natural if their fans also felt disappointed. But now, after changing to a new coach, it turns out that Napoli is showing signs of improving performance again. So Napoli fans will definitely be very happy to see this.

[Velvet78]

I think the last spot of top four will belong to Bologna or Roma at the end of the season. Which one do you think will be able to make it? 

Both of them have been on a really good run firstly. Especially Bologna haven't lost any point for six weeks. However they are going to play against Inter in two days which shows they could be in serious trouble. But actually Bologna could still have a chance to collect at least one point. Because Inter have their rematch in the Champions League four days after this game. A rotation is possible to be seen because of that. Meanwhile I think Atalanta's job against Juventus is quite difficult and they could lose. 

[Uruhara]

Calzona slowly made changes for Napoli and under his coaching Napoli found their rhythm again, but in the race for the Scudetto they were very behind. Although it was not entirely Calzona's fault because he came to Napoli at a time when their performance was less consistent under the previous coach. Sitting seventh in the standings is quite a bad result for Napoli because they were champions last season and now Calzona's task is also quite difficult to restore the players' confidence to rise because the competition is getting tougher for Napoli.

Statistics in the last five matches show that Calzona is much better than the previous coach because they were able to hold Barcelona to a draw in the Champions League and managed to beat Juventus in Serie A. This is just the beginning and can Calzona appear consistent in managing the team? If he succeeds in doing that then Napoli will slowly climb to a better position in the standings even though catching Inter Milan is impossible.

Maybe if Francesco Calzona took charge of Napoli earlier then Napoli might not be in such a bad ranking as they are now. But the opportunity to improve the ranking is still open. Even though there aren't many games left this season. But I am sure that with their current coach, Francesco Calzona, Napoli will be able to at least finish in 5th place. But to get to the top 4 I think that is almost impossible. Because there is a fairly large difference in points. or maybe napoli can work hard in the UCL. even though the opponent they faced was a tough opponent. Because, up to now, Barcelona is still strong in the Laliga rankings. So in the second leg of the round of 16 in the UCL, we can be sure that Napoli will have quite a difficult time. Because after all, the position as the visiting team will be quite tough.

[babo]

I think the last spot of top four will belong to Bologna or Roma at the end of the season. Which one do you think will be able to make it? 

Both of them have been on a really good run firstly. Especially Bologna haven't lost any point for six weeks. However they are going to play against Inter in two days which shows they could be in serious trouble. But actually Bologna could still have a chance to collect at least one point. Because Inter have their rematch in the Champions League four days after this game. A rotation is possible to be seen because of that. Meanwhile I think Atalanta's job against Juventus is quite difficult and they could lose. 

remember Atalanta is also there, don't forget that they're not far away, there's only one space and there are many contenders
it will be a particularly heated fight and they will all fight like lions, because going to the Champions League means prestige but it also means money from TV rights and happier fans

[joniboini]

I think the last spot of top four will belong to Bologna or Roma at the end of the season. Which one do you think will be able to make it? 

It's too early to tell in my opinion, but if you based it on stats alone Atalanta seems to have a decent chance to finish in 4th. Between Atalanta, Bologna, and Roma, Atalanta has better ratings[1]. They make more shots per game to have a higher chance of creation. They also have the higher xG, while Bologna outperforms their xG by 2, while Roma outperforms it by 7. This suggests that Roma is very clinical which is not sustainable in the long run. On the other hand, Atalanta has the highest xGA out of these 3, meaning they conceded more chances against them which explains why they don't win as many games as they should. At the end of the day, these stats can't really decide who will finish 4, especially if we have a crazy run of matches in the last few games (red cards, crazy goals, unexpected rise of form from other teams, etc).

[1] https://1xbet.whoscored.com/Teams/300/Show/Italy-Atalanta

[QueenVera]

If the target is a ticket to the Champions League next season, to be honest, that is quite difficult because not only do they have to catch up with the eight points behind Bologna but they also have to see Bologna perform poorly in the remaining 11 matches.
Bologna is a team that gets a lot of points in home matches while away matches are dominated by draws and with 11 matches still to be played, 4 of them are home matches and the rest are away matches and they have to get 29 points so as not to be overtaken by Roma and other teams below them including Napoli so Napoli's target for the champions league is very difficult, and it would be easier for Napoli to achieve a position in the European league or conference league, and in my opinion, that is much better and will allow them to do more because the competition is not as tight as the champions league and even the opportunity to become the champion is wide open for Napoli, especially if they experience very good development next season.

The Italian side recently haven't had good strides in their league tussles and it's effect is gradually going to be seen. They ought to cover up their lapses but they aren't having what it takes. It only costed them a lot as care wasn't taking to repair these losses. There was no time left and their contests on the league tables were shaky, Mazarri only had to find a way around his team to cushion the drastic effects of their recent performances but since he couldn't they had to get a replacement that'll be able to place them rightly.

 Well the new coach hasn't really made any big impact but so far, the team's performance have been better, they're even far more competitive and aggressive on the pitch as they used to and kudos to their forward man and the team in general who have been striving to remain at the peak of their performances. They were able to gain the three points against Juventus, which is definitely a boost and push for them. One would hope that this tempo is maintained till the end of the season because it's only that way that the team would finish at a meaningful spot in the Serie A table. Their forth coming games hopefully will derive a better results for them at the end of the season too but if they can successfully conquer this season to some reasonable extent, it'll be advisable that they work generally on the management aspect of the squad as positive changes would need to be made by next season.

 Barely 11 weeks left to the end of the season and Napoli are long behind Bologna, yes, they'd want to strive to gain enough points so as to get tickets unto next season's European contests but it'll be a difficult task for them because even if they managed to cover up the points gap now, how can they be so sure that Bologna would sit back and be consistently poor in these last weeks. Last season, Napoli were a better side even in season's before last but this season, there's been a big switch to that and now it's seeming like a difficult task. Most less active teams of before have now taken it up on themselves to make long lasting differences this season and they've sure been consistent at it. It'll be difficult to break small teams as they've just developed a hidden confidence and strength to maintain their stiffness and just keep being ahead this season. Napoli can only reduce the track of points gaps between the teams but I'll really be longing that they're able to outstand and come on top the table to ensure the ticket is kept intact.

[samuraijin]

I believe a biggest competitor of Napoli in this race will be Roma which have more experience in top four racing and Roma are on fire with De Rossi too.

Everyone probably knows that Napoli is in a bad period so we can't expect much from this club, even though last season Napoli gave a surprise to the Serie A clubs, that doesn't mean they will be rampant in controlling the match. In fact, it is very clear that AS Roma has an attraction.  of all people, when De Rossi was appointed as Roma's new coach and this capital club showed significant changes in the several matches they have played so far, the positive value of De Rossi's figure can change all of AS Roma's games and can even be said to live with his cold hands.  , so it is very difficult if Napoli is a strong candidate in the fight for 4th place at this time..

[piebeyb]

I think the last spot of top four will belong to Bologna or Roma at the end of the season. Which one do you think will be able to make it? 

Bologna is much more consistent than Roma, in fact Bologna is unbeaten in their last five matches, while Roma is not really that consistent because they have suffered one defeat in their last five matches, I think if Bologna continues to maintain it is likely they will finish as the best top four in the league Italy this season, but Bologna also have to be careful because Roma could overtake them at any time so if they want to finish in the top four they have to stay on their winning track.

So far I see that the two of them are competing quite closely and there is only a difference of four points, so if Bologna at the end of the season and the remaining matches lose twice, that would be the same as giving Roma the opportunity to displace them in the top four, Roma is quite good since their coach Mourinho is gone. and after being coached by De Rossi, Roma performed much better than usual, that's why they seem to have hopes of finishing in the top four in the Italian league this season, it all depends on how they try to play optimally and maintain consistency, I think Roma seems to be in the top four at the end of the season.

[rendravolt]

Napoli need to win a lot to catch up on the existing points, the victory against Juventus cannot yet be a benchmark, even though judging from the statistics of the matches that have taken place, Juventus is more favored but this kind of thing is not uncommon to find in football, at least Napoli needs to win in a row without any goals in their net to catch up on the existing points.

Two wins in the last 5 matches made Napoli secure 6 points and with this number Napoli can get closer to the top 4. Of course, it's not easy because the 8 point difference from Bologna is something they have to overcome, especially since they have to get past Atalanta and Roma to reach that place. Victory against Juventus is 3 important points for Napoli and if they lose this match it will make it even more difficult for them to close this season by finishing in a higher place.

Maybe this week's match will be quite fierce for Napoli because they will host Torino, which is known to be quite difficult for any team and if Napoli can continue this winning trend then the changes in the team will become even more obvious. Coach Francesco Calzona can really make this team much better and if at the end of the season he can provide a place in European competition that would be very good and at least Napoli will not be embarrassed this season because their performance has dropped a lot since the start of the season.