Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Xcode7]

Napoli did gave a disappointing start especially if we put to consideration so much all the expectations that have been kept in mind for them much long before now, the race title this season is very likely going to take a very different shape from the regular if we look at the recent happenings around the first games of the season, even inter may have some challenges along the way and for Juventus, tho they have given an unseeming start but it still doesn't look convincing to me because they didn't do much during the transfer before the season and their performance aswell isn't showing like one with much improvement for which we should be looking forward to something ahead.

Napoli is overrated because they recruited Conte as their new coach, those high expectations are very wrong in my opinion because it is not easy for Conte to improve the performance of a team that has slumped.
3-0 defeat is very embarrassing in my opinion.

And I highlight Napoli's front line, without Osimhen it looks like the front line is not playing optimally even though they made several dangerous attacks but none of their front players are able to carry out the objective to convert into goals, that is a deficiency that Conte must immediately resolve in my opinion and the Osimhen transfer drama must also be resolved immediately and Napoli must recruit a new striker if they are indeed no longer able to maintain Osimhen.

[OcTradism]

Napoli is overrated because they recruited Conte as their new coach, those high expectations are very wrong in my opinion because it is not easy for Conte to improve the performance of a team that has slumped.
3-0 defeat is very embarrassing in my opinion.

Napoli are no longer a team that won Scudetto two seasons ago and this defeat is shocked but I did not expect Napoli to play so well like two or three seasons ago. They are going to downhill and their fans will get familiar with such disappointed performances very soon. It takes them time like some seasons to rebuild a new squad with new generation of players, to succeed again.

In another match, Roma had a disappointed draw with Cagliari too and they even faced with a loss if Cagliari were more luckily with their shot. With big teams already played so far, only Lazio won but Inter Milan and AC Milan only got draws like Roma. Juventus and Atalanta have yet played their match 1 of the season.

Verona crushed Napoli. A 3-0 win is a great score for Verona. It's equally disappointing for Napoli. It seems Conte has to take charge of the team and be much more careful this year. Keeping Osimhen will be in their best interest. I think it was clear from the start that Napoli will have a difficult season. Juventus have to win the match they play tonight. If they win, they will have a great advantage this week when other big teams are losing points.

This big defeat under Verona signals a very difficult season for Napoli. Conte is a coach who can lose control on himself, his players and easily get conflict with club president and top bosses too. If performances of Napoli continue to go bad or worse, Conte will make more mistakes in tactics, player choices and in interviews so his career in Napoli might end very soon.

With or without Osimhen, Napoli become weaker than some seasons ago and it's not easy for Conte to fix it and improve competitiveness and lit the fire up in Naples.

[mammusu]

The score line was unexpected, and I wouldn't have bet that Napoli would lose to Verona by this goal margin. The former champion controlled the game but created few chances. Even the chances that were created brought no good results. Verona had had four shots and target, which resulted in three goals. The host was able to use the counterattack each time they had the privilege and I worked perfectly for them.

I don't know the rationale behind benching players who are yet to complete their transfer move. It is because the club wants to protect them from injuries or make the team get used to their absence. Maybe Napoli wants to keep Victor Osimhen injury-free because any issues might discourage interested clubs from signing him. It might also be that Antonio Conte wants to build a team without the influence of the Nigerians so that they can play comfortably without him.

The loss is not a good beginning for the new Italian coach. The fans expected much from him after a disastrous last season where three coaches were sacked because of the club's poor performance. Conte is an experienced and well-respected coach, but he has to prove it or face the same fate as others.

With Conte at the helm, nobody expected them to be this bad this game, but it's early weeks, it's nothing important and they can still recover from there, I do not think that they are going to continue being this bad, they will probably keep doing better after this one.

Conte is a new manager and he is trying to put his own system into the team, which takes time for players to adjust, some even fail to adjust completely, so that is why first and second week games could end up being not that great and we need to focus on the future. Conte isn't a bad manager at all, and Napoli isn't really that bad neither, I feel like they are going to do better and we will not see anything bad at all, we are going to see them do better than this.

The match against Verona was a bad start for Conte and Napoli in Serie A, before the match started I actually hoped they could get 3 points in the match considering that so far Napoli has been superior head to head and also the quality of the squad, but what happened was actually beyond my expectations, although they succeeded in dominating that match but it is very visible that they have lost their sharpness on the front line after Osimhen was absent, now Napoli should find the right solution to end the saga that is happening, because however currently Napoli need a really good striker in their attack line.

Currently the Osimhen saga at Napoli is still ongoing and clearly it will be detrimental to Napoli if it doesn't end it immediately, Osimhen has stated that he wants to leave immediately and Napoli must be able to sell him immediately even by lowering the price, so that way Napoli will have enough money to bring Lukaku as desired by Conte or other strikers in the transfer market this time.

Statistik expected goals from verona and napoli in the math

[Weawant]

Serie A is really surprising from all the matches only Verona and Lazio managed to get 3 points.
While other popular clubs only get 1 point and worse Napoli was defeated by Verona without resistance and conceded 3 goals will be a very bad start for Napoli. 
The beginning of this season can be said that the Serie A competition is very competitive but it can also be said that most of the top clubs have experienced a decline in performance which should be very much considered by each coach and must improve the situation in the next match.

After this incident I bet randomly without siding with the favorite club to avoid surprises that occur and from my point of view as a gambler, I choose Camo to score more than 0.5 because I believe this will be a surprise at least 1 score and on the other hand the odds are very high making me more excited to bet on this club.

It's too early to spot decline already, probably by their subsequent game we can tell if they sre suffering decline or maybe it was just they trying to get on with the season. Napoli's defeat has to be the highlight of the weekend, at this time it will be best not bro be particular about victory for any team as the may be trying to find their feet in the league, it will be best to bet on other events of the game to increase your chances of winning the game. Looking at your picks on your ticket, they are fairly good and having a high probable chances from my view.

[Arenga pinnata]

It's not the start of the season I imagined but at least Inter, AC Milan and Roma gave fans something to hold on to with the one point they were able to achieve, unlike Napoli who lost woefully to a side that won less than a dozen times last season. The way I see it, the contention for the title won't be reserved only for the likes of Inter, AC Milan or Juventus as the case may be but rather more teams will join the race and surprisingly, it won't be the teams we expect.

Almost all matches that I thought would be matches that were easy to predict turned out to be matches that produced unexpected results. Too many draws at the start of this season. But yeah, that's still quite good compared to Napoli who had to lose 3 points. And not only that, Napoli must also feel embarrassed because they lost 3-0 to Verona. But Lazio so far they are playing according to what is expected of them.

The remaining matches are Lecce vs Atalanta and Juventus vs Como. And I probably won't bet this time. Because I still feel surprised by all the results in other matches.

[rendravolt]

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Statistik expected goals from verona and napoli in the math

Honestly, I still can't believe what happened to Napoli and after bringing in Antonio Conte they still find it difficult to win. Maybe it's still early but it will still be a concrete problem for all parties and I think Napoli is really in a pretty bad state. Adjustment to Antonio Conte's new strategy may be quite slow and its effectiveness is difficult for his players to digest.

On the other hand, Verona deserved to be the winner in this match with 3 goals without mercy against Napoli and at least this extends their chances of being able to avoid the bottom of the table which they always get every season. In fact, this is not an easy match for Verona but having a greater chance of scoring goals is not something that is expected. Verona is really waiting for the long whistle from the referee to send Napoli home without bringing a single point.

[W Jr.]

Napoli did gave a disappointing start especially if we put to consideration so much all the expectations that have been kept in mind for them much long before now, the race title this season is very likely going to take a very different shape from the regular if we look at the recent happenings around the first games of the season, even inter may have some challenges along the way and for Juventus, tho they have given an unseeming start but it still doesn't look convincing to me because they didn't do much during the transfer before the season and their performance aswell isn't showing like one with much improvement for which we should be looking forward to something ahead.

Napoli is overrated because they recruited Conte as their new coach, those high expectations are very wrong in my opinion because it is not easy for Conte to improve the performance of a team that has slumped.
3-0 defeat is very embarrassing in my opinion.

And I highlight Napoli's front line, without Osimhen it looks like the front line is not playing optimally even though they made several dangerous attacks but none of their front players are able to carry out the objective to convert into goals, that is a deficiency that Conte must immediately resolve in my opinion and the Osimhen transfer drama must also be resolved immediately and Napoli must recruit a new striker if they are indeed no longer able to maintain Osimhen.

This defeat showed that Napoli will be below expectations this year because they conceded three goals and could not score. What does this show us? Napoli are weak in attack and weak in defense. Therefore, reinforcements to the team should continue before the end of the transfer window. If they have to sell Osimhen for this, I think they can sell him for a reasonable price. Letting him go to another team would probably be the right thing to do. Because with the money that will come, they can transfer good players.

[SmartCharpa]

Disappointing turn so far for the "big" teams in Serie A.
Inter Milan Roma Napoli all lost points versus weak teams.

For the "bigs" only Lazio managed to get 3 points.

Tomorrow will be the turn for Atalanta and Juventus, and both teams are no in a good shape.

Atalanta is fighting against 2 of his players that wants to leave, and Jvuentus are short in men in the squad.

Interesting start of the season.

It's a huge disappointment for the Seria A big team with the result in the first game of the season. Inter Milan had an amazing performance, even though they were behind by one goal, they fought back and scored two goals, if it hadn't been for the penalty, Inter would have secured the three points, and after the goalkeeper saved the penalty, Junior Messias got the ball and scored to draw the game.

On the other hand, Roma failed to score a single goal against Cagliari, a team that escaped the relegation zone last season, I expected Roma to win the game because they had already signed a new striker who was the highest goal scorer in the previous La Liga season, I hope Lukaku's absence has no impact on their performance this season.

Conte has lost his first game of the season, but he has won 5 of the 6 pre-season games they have played so far, and many people praise him. Conte this and is capable of improving the team because he has managed some Seria A teams in the past, but winning pre-season games does not determine how a team will be successful in the league, I don't think Napoli will do well this season without a striker, they must complete the Lukaku deal as soon as possible to continue winning games.

[topbitcoin]

Napoli did gave a disappointing start especially if we put to consideration so much all the expectations that have been kept in mind for them much long before now, the race title this season is very likely going to take a very different shape from the regular if we look at the recent happenings around the first games of the season, even inter may have some challenges along the way and for Juventus, tho they have given an unseeming start but it still doesn't look convincing to me because they didn't do much during the transfer before the season and their performance aswell isn't showing like one with much improvement for which we should be looking forward to something ahead.

Napoli is overrated because they recruited Conte as their new coach, those high expectations are very wrong in my opinion because it is not easy for Conte to improve the performance of a team that has slumped.
3-0 defeat is very embarrassing in my opinion.

It is not an exaggeration because after all they recruited Conte with a good desire where Napoli wants to improve their performance to be better than before and we know what Conte's capacity is like. It's just that in this case Napoli's internal problems are still not finished so no matter how good the coach is, as long as their internal problems are still problematic then everything will remain the same where there is nothing to be proud of later.
In addition, it is undeniable that the crushing defeat in the first match will provide a difficult condition for them later, especially in terms of trust to go through the season well, but on the other hand, 1 match should not be a benchmark for us to judge Conte badly now.

[Velvet78]

It is one of the worst starts for Napoli.    Losing 3-0 to a team like Verona? I wonder how they can be this bad. I mean the season has just started but you can't be this bad with that squad anyway.

We didn't see Osimhen even among substitutes. Napoli is determined to sell him as soon as possible as it seems. But if they don't agree with Chelsea on a deal then I'm curious what they are planning to do. Saudi Arabia would be Plan B I assume. Let's say they couldn't sell him then he shouldn't stay out of squad. Conte should start giving him chances in that situation. Because they don't have a striker left like him in the current squad now.

[Arenga pinnata]

It is one of the worst starts for Napoli.    Losing 3-0 to a team like Verona? I wonder how they can be this bad. I mean the season has just started but you can't be this bad with that squad anyway.

We didn't see Osimhen even among substitutes. Napoli is determined to sell him as soon as possible as it seems. But if they don't agree with Chelsea on a deal then I'm curious what they are planning to do. Saudi Arabia would be Plan B I assume. Let's say they couldn't sell him then he shouldn't stay out of squad. Conte should start giving him chances in that situation. Because they don't have a striker left like him in the current squad now.

Osimhen hasn't even been involved since pre-season. So I wasn't surprised when Conte didn't include Osimhen in the squad at the start of this season. Maybe he will start giving him a seat in the Napoli squad when the transfer market closes and Osimhen cannot be released to any team. It's just that I would also prefer if Conte continued to play Osimhen even though this player is being planned to be released. It's just that maybe Conte is preparing if Osimhen is actually released. But that's not the most important thing. But the most important thing is why Napoli lost so badly to Verona alone. This indicates that there is a huge weakness in Conte's strategy. And he has to fix that as quickly as possible so that next week they won't lose quite as hard.

[Alpha Marine]

Napoli is overrated because they recruited Conte as their new coach, those high expectations are very wrong in my opinion because it is not easy for Conte to improve the performance of a team that has slumped.
3-0 defeat is very embarrassing in my opinion.

I was actually one of those that rated Conte when he signed for Napoli. I thought he was going to find a way to strengthen his team and make sure the players there didn't leave, but I suspected he didn't know what he was doing when he demanded Lukaku as his main striker. Maybe in the past when he worked with Lukaku he was sharp, but right now. which managers asks for Lukaku in 2024?

And I highlight Napoli's front line, without Osimhen it looks like the front line is not playing optimally even though they made several dangerous attacks but none of their front players are able to carry out the objective to convert into goals, that is a deficiency that Conte must immediately resolve in my opinion and the Osimhen transfer drama must also be resolved immediately and Napoli must recruit a new striker if they are indeed no longer able to maintain Osimhen.

I will give them the benefit of the doubt since it's only the first game and since they have gotten quick players like Neres but as for their striker they need to look for a better option than Lukaku. I think it's almost certain that Osimhen will leave so I guess that ship has sailed. I won't advise him to remain since the relationship with the club has already gone sour, but he should make a better decision on his future.

[Fiatless]

I was actually one of those that rated Conte when he signed for Napoli. I thought he was going to find a way to strengthen his team and make sure the players there didn't leave, but I suspected he didn't know what he was doing when he demanded Lukaku as his main striker. Maybe in the past when he worked with Lukaku he was sharp, but right now. which managers asks for Lukaku in 2024?

Lukaku might be thirty-one but he has not lost his goalscoring ability. Last season he scored thirty-nine goals and seven assists for his club and country in sixty-one games. That is not a bad statistic for a player at his age. Every coach has players they think fit their style of play and Antonio Conte believes he needs Lukaku. The club will have to give him what he wants to ensure he brings positive results.       

Osimhen hasn't even been involved since pre-season. So I wasn't surprised when Conte didn't include Osimhen in the squad at the start of this season. Maybe he will start giving him a seat in the Napoli squad when the transfer market closes and Osimhen cannot be released to any team. It's just that I would also prefer if Conte continued to play Osimhen even though this player is being planned to be released. It's just that maybe Conte is preparing if Osimhen is actually released. But that's not the most important thing. But the most important thing is why Napoli lost so badly to Verona alone. This indicates that there is a huge weakness in Conte's strategy. And he has to fix that as quickly as possible so that next week they won't lose quite as hard.

Players who are in the process of being transferred to another club are usually left out of the team for some reason. The current team will have to protect them from injuries. This is because a serious injury to the player can discourage interested clubs from going ahead with negotiations. Victor Osimhen will be fully integrated into the Napoli side after the close of the transfer window.

[Jatiluhung]

Almost all matches that I thought would be matches that were easy to predict turned out to be matches that produced unexpected results. Too many draws at the start of this season. But yeah, that's still quite good compared to Napoli who had to lose 3 points. And not only that, Napoli must also feel embarrassed because they lost 3-0 to Verona. But Lazio so far they are playing according to what is expected of them.

The remaining matches are Lecce vs Atalanta and Juventus vs Como. And I probably won't bet this time. Because I still feel surprised by all the results in other matches.

Although this is not the first time in one week there have been many draws. But it's quite rare for that to happen at the start of the season. Usually it happens at the end of the season. And as we know, at the end of last season in Serie A there were always lots of draws. But I also didn't expect it to continue until the start of this season.

Many are disappointed with some of the results of this week's matches. But for those who bet on a draw I think this is their lucky week. In several matches I also sometimes choose a draw. But most of the time I always don't succeed.

In the remaining matches I think I should bet on the clear favorite teams, namely Atalanta and Juventus. Because in my opinion there is no reason for Juventus to lose when playing at home and a draw might not happen either. My doubts might be in the Lecce vs Atalanta match. but yeah, I still believe in Atalanta.

[Pandorak]

It is one of the worst starts for Napoli.    Losing 3-0 to a team like Verona? I wonder how they can be this bad. I mean the season has just started but you can't be this bad with that squad anyway. [...]

This result made Verona temporarily lead the standings, they could make Napoli helpless and could even make Napoli not score a single goal. Even though they looked more dominant, Napoli failed to get even 1 point in this match. Verona's goals were created after Khvicha left the match due to injury, which proves that Khvicha as a tempo maker is very influential.

[Hurley27]

Almost all matches that I thought would be matches that were easy to predict turned out to be matches that produced unexpected results. Too many draws at the start of this season. But yeah, that's still quite good compared to Napoli who had to lose 3 points. And not only that, Napoli must also feel embarrassed because they lost 3-0 to Verona. But Lazio so far they are playing according to what is expected of them.

The remaining matches are Lecce vs Atalanta and Juventus vs Como. And I probably won't bet this time. Because I still feel surprised by all the results in other matches.

Although this is not the first time in one week there have been many draws. But it's quite rare for that to happen at the start of the season. Usually it happens at the end of the season. And as we know, at the end of last season in Serie A there were always lots of draws. But I also didn't expect it to continue until the start of this season.

Many are disappointed with some of the results of this week's matches. But for those who bet on a draw I think this is their lucky week. In several matches I also sometimes choose a draw. But most of the time I always don't succeed.

In the remaining matches I think I should bet on the clear favorite teams, namely Atalanta and Juventus. Because in my opinion there is no reason for Juventus to lose when playing at home and a draw might not happen either. My doubts might be in the Lecce vs Atalanta match. but yeah, I still believe in Atalanta.

100% agree on Juventus winning today. Should come out and make a statement against newly promoted Como with new manager Motta. Douglas Luiz should take Juventus midfield to another level and Yildiz will be looking to take over the reigns this season with no Chiesa or Soule. Excited to see how Juventus performs today

[pusaka]

It is one of the worst starts for Napoli.    Losing 3-0 to a team like Verona? I wonder how they can be this bad. I mean the season has just started but you can't be this bad with that squad anyway.

We didn't see Osimhen even among substitutes. Napoli is determined to sell him as soon as possible as it seems. But if they don't agree with Chelsea on a deal then I'm curious what they are planning to do. Saudi Arabia would be Plan B I assume. Let's say they couldn't sell him then he shouldn't stay out of squad. Conte should start giving him chances in that situation. Because they don't have a striker left like him in the current squad now.

At first I thought Napoli would win this match, because since the whistle signaling the start of the match was blown they immediately dominated the game and even in the first half they did not allow Verona to score a goal. At the beginning of the second half the same thing still happened, they still dominated the game. But surprisingly Verona was able to steal a goal in the 5th minute of the second half. they could not be creative in the front line so they could not create opportunities that resulted in goals. Instead of being able to equalize, they actually had to concede again in the 75th minute, and at the end of the match they had to concede again so that Verona could lock in a landslide victory with a score of 3-0. This is a bad start for Napoli, yes they must fix it immediately.

[mamesso]

~Snip~

This defeat showed that Napoli will be below expectations this year because they conceded three goals and could not score. What does this show us? Napoli are weak in attack and weak in defense. Therefore, reinforcements to the team should continue before the end of the transfer window. If they have to sell Osimhen for this, I think they can sell him for a reasonable price. Letting him go to another team would probably be the right thing to do. Because with the money that will come, they can transfer good players.

Antonio Conte debut as Napoli new coach began with a very embarrassing defeat, Napoli was surprisingly slaughtered by Hellas Verona with a big score. Napoli played well and kept the score 0-0 in the first half, but they lost their direction in the second half which made it easy for Hellas Verona to score. Antonio Conte got a hard slap in his first match, he must be more focused in the next match because his appointment as head coach is expected to improve Napoli quality. He must immediately find a solution to the mistakes he has just made, his team is still very weak in all lines, a strategy overhaul needs to be carried out to get maximum results.

[Jatiluhung]

Although this is not the first time in one week there have been many draws. But it's quite rare for that to happen at the start of the season. Usually it happens at the end of the season. And as we know, at the end of last season in Serie A there were always lots of draws. But I also didn't expect it to continue until the start of this season.

Many are disappointed with some of the results of this week's matches. But for those who bet on a draw I think this is their lucky week. In several matches I also sometimes choose a draw. But most of the time I always don't succeed.

In the remaining matches I think I should bet on the clear favorite teams, namely Atalanta and Juventus. Because in my opinion there is no reason for Juventus to lose when playing at home and a draw might not happen either. My doubts might be in the Lecce vs Atalanta match. but yeah, I still believe in Atalanta.

100% agree on Juventus winning today. Should come out and make a statement against newly promoted Como with new manager Motta. Douglas Luiz should take Juventus midfield to another level and Yildiz will be looking to take over the reigns this season with no Chiesa or Soule. Excited to see how Juventus performs today

Although I actually like Como who is coached by Cesc Fabregas. But I have to choose based on the quality of the squad where it is clear that Juventus will be superior. In addition, the position as host will have a better mental impact on the Juventus players. Motta, as the new coach at Juventus, definitely does not want his debut at the start of the Serie A season to end badly. And in pre-season, many people actually doubted Motta because Juventus didn't get good enough results in pre-season. In fact, I saw that Juventus did not win in all the pre-season matches that have passed. but I believe that in more serious matches like in Serie A this first week we will see the true quality of Juventus coached by Thiago Motta.

[Frankolala]

It's not the start of the season I imagined but at least Inter, AC Milan and Roma gave fans something to hold on to with the one point they were able to achieve, unlike Napoli who lost woefully to a side that won less than a dozen times last season. The way I see it, the contention for the title won't be reserved only for the likes of Inter, AC Milan or Juventus as the case may be but rather more teams will join the race and surprisingly, it won't be the teams we expect.

Almost all matches that I thought would be matches that were easy to predict turned out to be matches that produced unexpected results. Too many draws at the start of this season. But yeah, that's still quite good compared to Napoli who had to lose 3 points. And not only that, Napoli must also feel embarrassed because they lost 3-0 to Verona. But Lazio so far they are playing according to what is expected of them.

The remaining matches are Lecce vs Atalanta and Juventus vs Como. And I probably won't bet this time. Because I still feel surprised by all the results in other matches.

This is be why it is called football because it is full of surprises. It is a shame on Conte and his new formation with the players that he has chosen to be his squad because this is a bad start for Napoli with him being the coach. I hope he knows what he is doing if not it might be that too much was expected from him and it became the other way round.

Atalanta should be able to win Lecce but with the way the weekend matches went maybe we might see something different from our initial thoughts but all the same, the season Ave just started and some clubs are just seeing their loop holes and I believe that it will be closed.