Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[SOKO-DEKE]

The match between Lazio and Bologna has started, and it seems to be a tough game as both teams are playing really well. Despite the game just starting, it is looking more interesting. I would say that any team may have a chance to win the match, but I have more confidence in Lazio than Bologna, as they are currently playing well. Also, since it is their home game, they will likely put in more effort to avoid losing to Bologna. However, let's see what happens before the end of the first half.

With AS Roma condition this season, Napoli should be able to take advantage of the condition to steal points because this victory will return them to the top of the Serie A standings. The 13th match is the capital that Conte needs to maximize, he managed to bring Napoli in his first season very well so AS Roma must be defeated badly. For Conte there is no option to share points at this time.

The match was between Napoli full strength team and Roma full  strength team is continue but I think Roma will big be winner of that match because Napoli team is in good rhythm and that team players are looking very confident for that match and they will give their all effort to win this match. They are playing in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and So far Napoli team is doing attack and they wii be successful to do goal in next few minutes because Roma team defense is not good and they can leave ball and we can see goal in this match and I am sure that match is not going towards draw and there will be decision of that match which will be in the favour of Napoli team.

Napoli is currently in better form than Roma, and Napoli was the team most people expected to win the game. That is exactly what happened. At the end of the game, Napoli was able to win with one goal. Honestly, the match was tough, but Napoli deserved to win. I was so happy for them as they were able to defend their one-goal lead after scoring in the fiftieth minute of the match. Napoli was also the team in control of the pitch, as they managed to dominate ball possession.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Napoli is currently in better form than Roma, and Napoli was the team most people expected to win the game. That is exactly what happened. At the end of the game, Napoli was able to win with one goal. Honestly, the match was tough, but Napoli deserved to win. I was so happy for them as they were able to defend their one-goal lead after scoring in the fiftieth minute of the match. Napoli was also the team in control of the pitch, as they managed to dominate ball possession.

Yeah Napoli can secure 3 points in this match and they returned to the race after bad results in the previous 2 matches while taking over the top of the standings from Atalanta. At first I thought the two teams would play aggressively so that they scored a lot of goals but unfortunately AS Roma can't do much and only recorded 6 shot efforts and 1 of them on target of course it's not a good way to get out of bad results. Now the competition in Serie A is getting tougher when each team has the same points or just one point behind, meanwhile we have not been able to confirm which team is closer to the title.

[Hyphen(-)]

It seems quite difficult for Napoli to score a goal because the score is still 0-0 in the first half, even though in reality Napoli dominates the match well. Beforehand, I think Napoli will be able to score a goal in the first half, because at least AS Roma with its new coach may still find it difficult to make the performance as expected. But yes, at least in the first half Ranieri managed to  make AS Roma not concede even though they only played defensively. Of course, I personally will still be very curious, whether Ranieri is able to make AS Roma not lose in this away match.

AS Roma made the game difficult for Napoli even as they are playing away from home; they were able to limit Napoli from making so many attempts in the first half which was very impressive, but lack of consistency and too much pressure from Napoli's attack made the difference.

Because after all, Napoli, who has experienced a decline in position in the standings, is of course very ambitious to be able to return to the top of the standings by targeting a win  in this home match. If Napoli fails to get full points in this match, then of course the scudetto competition will be more difficult and interesting because there is still no team that is able to secure its position at the top of the standings.

Lukaku did his job in the 54th minute of the game to give Napoli another hope of toping the Seria A table again after being overtuned by Atalanta.

The Seria A table looks very scary and interesting to look at right now because there is only one point difference between the first position and the second, third, and fourth positions in the Seria A table; this means that any team that makes a mistake to drop points can drop drastically to the fifth position.

[Raflesia]

Lukaku did his job in the 54th minute of the game to give Napoli another hope of toping the Seria A table again after being overtuned by Atalanta.

They returned to the top after previously Napoli's position was taken by Atalanta and Milan who had played before Napoli and Lukaku's 1 goal in this match saved Napoli from losing the top of the standings.

But Roma's defeat was a little more painful it seemed, apart from those who could not move from the 12th position of the current standings, the goal scored by Lukaku was also a little painful because Lukaku was previously the spearhead they had even though his status was only on loan but still it was quite painful for them.
This victory is worthy of Napoli even though we can see that from the start their finishing was poor but with the performance that Napoli showed from the start of the match, these 3 points are actually very worthy of them.

[Egii Nna]

It seems quite difficult for Napoli to score a goal because the score is still 0-0 in the first half, even though in reality Napoli dominates the match well. Beforehand, I think Napoli will be able to score a goal in the first half, because at least AS Roma with its new coach may still find it difficult to make the performance as expected. But yes, at least in the first half Ranieri managed to  make AS Roma not concede even though they only played defensively. Of course, I personally will still be very curious, whether Ranieri is able to make AS Roma not lose in this away match.

Because after all, Napoli who has experienced a decline in position in the standings, of course Napoli is very ambitious to be able to return to the top of the standings by targeting a win  in this home match. If Napoli fails to get full points in this match, then of course the scudetto competition will be more difficult and interesting, because there is still no team that is able to secure its position at the top of the standings.

At first AS Roma tried their possible best to see if they could maintain the game on a draw; that is why they played a defensive game throughout the match, but that still didn’t favor them because Lukaku got the first goal of the game for Napoli at 54 minutes of the game after they came back for the second half, which is how the game ended with a score of 1-0. Although AS Roma tried very hard on their defense, we know that they will not have that hope to win the game against Napoli no matter what. Their performance is not the same, and we know that Napoli will try their best to make it to the top again, which they have done already, which is a good performance for them.

[Juse14]

Bologna showed a pretty good defense even though they only played with 10 men so that the first half ended with a draw. At the beginning of the first half there were no significant problems from Bologna's defense line, but when it reached the 68th minute Bologna's defense seemed unable to withstand the attacks made by Lazio, so that 2 goals finally nested in Bologna's goal.

By only playing with 10 men, it is very difficult for Bologna to attack to be able to catch up, all they can do now is defend and defend so that there is no goal party for Lazio in this match. I don't think there will be any additional goals because the match has now reached the 80th minute, the referee will soon blow the long whistle as a sign of the end of the match

[mv1986]

It was kin dog expected because Juventus is playing draws almost all the time. No goals was unexpected, I agree. Pretty weird. But Juventus is conceding hardly any goals, scoring any goals. In a certain sense, it was almost predictable.

Talking about defense then I can say Juventus is the team with the most solid defense in Serie A. They have only conceded 7 goals in 12 games. But it seems they can't take advantage of that. They have 7 draws and 6 wins without a defeat. I don't know if they are struggling to create chances or they need a playmaker or a striker with good finishing ability. This is a problem for Juventus because they should have got a better result. But for now I think this is a fair result for both teams. They have equal statistical records in this match. And yes it seems both teams played at a slow tempo in this match.

That is of course correct, but as you can see this is of barely any help if you want to win titles when actually your offense can't win the game either. Sure it is always good to have a rock solid defense, but Juventus Turin has higher ambitions than just playing most of the games 0-0 or 1-1. 0-0 against Roma, Empoli, Napoli, and Milan and then several games that ended 1-1. It is not that exciting obviously and I as a fan would hate it if my team is all about the defense.

Lucky them that Napoli was dropping points already or otherwise they would be miles behind in the table despite not losing any games. Next stop is Aston Villa for them and it is probably not going to be another draw without goals.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Fiorentina won again but it is unlikely that the will keep this pace until the end of the season.

Winning against a 17th placed Como is not a problem for Fiorentina, is like watching David vs Goliath battle it out but not like the one we know in the Bible. Fiorentina has been in good shape and keeping that spot on the log is enough to say they mean business and they're not here to joke around on like last season when they find it hard to maintain that pace of winning games.
Como are also trying their best to stay off the relegation zone but I can't say they're going to get something out of that encounter against Fiorentina, even without the red card I don't see Como matching up with the visitors. The league is very open for any team that is occupying the position from 1-6 to win the league but it depends on how consistent they continue to be, if any team drops point I don't think it would be easy to catch up but for now we should be looking at the top 4 teams who's going to drop point first?

[Akbarkoe]

Bologna showed a pretty good defense even though they only played with 10 men so that the first half ended with a draw. At the beginning of the first half there were no significant problems from Bologna's defense line, but when it reached the 68th minute Bologna's defense seemed unable to withstand the attacks made by Lazio, so that 2 goals finally nested in Bologna's goal.

By only playing with 10 men, it is very difficult for Bologna to attack to be able to catch up, all they can do now is defend and defend so that there is no goal party for Lazio in this match. I don't think there will be any additional goals because the match has now reached the 80th minute, the referee will soon blow the long whistle as a sign of the end of the match

And the 3-0 score is probably a mirror of how difficult it is to overcome Lazio for Bologna. When playing with ten men, that pressure starts mounting. In the second half, that's when the pressure really set in because Lazio managed to take advantage of their numerical advantage and dominated the game.

The first half was balanced, but into the second half, Bologna started to lose their grip in stamina and focus. Lazio upped the momentum of their attacks and finally, Bologna couldn't stand the pressure; two quick goals for Lazio, one after another in the middle minutes. Another goal towards the end of the match, and Lazio cruises to a comfortable victory.

Bologna seemed to be making an effort to keep a clean sheet, not to concede more goals. However, with the playing conditions limping, their fight back or even catching up proved almost impossible.

[TelolettOm]

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Although, the draw at Milan home is not a satisfactory result for Juventus  but it is commendable and is more than good in my opinion. It's difficult to have a performance better than that when you are playing without a scorer. You can't score if you don't have strikers who know how to do their job in front of the net.

yes, at least they drew and shared 1 point. At least, Milan's position is still safe in 7th position, because Bologna lost to Lazio this time. Yes, Bologna was quite unlucky, because they also got a red card in the first half, giving Lazio a big advantage to score 3 goals without reply. while Juventus is still in 6th position with a relatively safe number of points in that position.

Lucky them that Napoli was dropping points already or otherwise they would be miles behind in the table despite not losing any games. Next stop is Aston Villa for them and it is probably not going to be another draw without goals.

Yes, the gap between Milan and Juventus is quite a lot from the teams at the top. It's just that for Serie A, the competition is very tight. In fact, the points of the clubs from top 1 to 5 are only 1 point different and even exactly the same. So every match in Serie A is very influential on their next position. They must be much more vigilant with this one condition.

Source: Serie A table

[shogun47]

Bologna showed a pretty good defense even though they only played with 10 men so that the first half ended with a draw. At the beginning of the first half there were no significant problems from Bologna's defense line, but when it reached the 68th minute Bologna's defense seemed unable to withstand the attacks made by Lazio, so that 2 goals finally nested in Bologna's goal.

By only playing with 10 men, it is very difficult for Bologna to attack to be able to catch up, all they can do now is defend and defend so that there is no goal party for Lazio in this match. I don't think there will be any additional goals because the match has now reached the 80th minute, the referee will soon blow the long whistle as a sign of the end of the match

And the 3-0 score is probably a mirror of how difficult it is to overcome Lazio for Bologna. When playing with ten men, that pressure starts mounting. In the second half, that's when the pressure really set in because Lazio managed to take advantage of their numerical advantage and dominated the game.

The first half was balanced, but into the second half, Bologna started to lose their grip in stamina and focus. Lazio upped the momentum of their attacks and finally, Bologna couldn't stand the pressure; two quick goals for Lazio, one after another in the middle minutes. Another goal towards the end of the match, and Lazio cruises to a comfortable victory.

Bologna seemed to be making an effort to keep a clean sheet, not to concede more goals. However, with the playing conditions limping, their fight back or even catching up proved almost impossible.

It is not only tough for Bologna to beat Lazio, it is essentially tough for any team especially when they play at home. They are doing very well for weeks now, concede hardly any goals and they score in the right moments to kill off their opponents. This was a pretty safe bet and Bologna isn't quite on the same level they used to be last season. Lazio has the lead in the Europa League table and that is certainly no coincidence. They have sorted the game out which suits them best. After a few years of being less successful, it is now finally a season for them where the mechanics fully work out. They are striking a great balance between the offense, the midfield and the defense and they are typically Italian, which means they score one goal and that can often mean the win for them as they know how to defend with 11 players against the ball.

[Docnaster]

At the top of the Italian Serie A table, it's just one point difference between league leaders Napoli and fourth placed Fiorentina which makes the league the most competitive among the top five leagues in Europe. For second placed Atalanta and third placed Inter Milan, I think they have all it takes to win the league title at the end of the season as well as the current league leaders Napoli but I don't think Fiorentina will be able to maintain their current form till the end of the season.
Who do you think will be crowned champions of Italy at the end of the season? Let me read your thoughts

[mv1986]

Lucky them that Napoli was dropping points already or otherwise they would be miles behind in the table despite not losing any games. Next stop is Aston Villa for them and it is probably not going to be another draw without goals.

Yes, the gap between Milan and Juventus is quite a lot from the teams at the top. It's just that for Serie A, the competition is very tight. In fact, the points of the clubs from top 1 to 5 are only 1 point different and even exactly the same. So every match in Serie A is very influential on their next position. They must be much more vigilant with this one condition.

Indeed very tight as most of the top teams win their games nonstop or at least they don't lose them. Lazio has been doing amazing and so has Atalanta, Inter and Fiorentia, which is probably the biggest surprise of them all as I rather saw them further down the table. But anyway they are all playing their best and the results are on point, which makes Serie A interesting to follow these days. But let's see who will first have a real break in their winning streak (or not losing streak for that matter), but so far they all look strong.

[ginsan]

And the 3-0 score is probably a mirror of how difficult it is to overcome Lazio for Bologna. When playing with ten men, that pressure starts mounting. In the second half, that's when the pressure really set in because Lazio managed to take advantage of their numerical advantage and dominated the game.

The first half was balanced, but into the second half, Bologna started to lose their grip in stamina and focus. Lazio upped the momentum of their attacks and finally, Bologna couldn't stand the pressure; two quick goals for Lazio, one after another in the middle minutes. Another goal towards the end of the match, and Lazio cruises to a comfortable victory.

Bologna seemed to be making an effort to keep a clean sheet, not to concede more goals. However, with the playing conditions limping, their fight back or even catching up proved almost impossible.

The final score was 3-0 and Lazio managed to record a winning streak which is a pretty good record so far. Indeed, the tempo of the game was very advantageous for Lazio because they managed to take advantage of the advantage in the number of players to be able to beat Bologna. Of course, the advantage in the number of players made Lazio freely attack Bologna and they were able to break the deadlock in the 68th minute and Zaccagni was able to double the advantage to 2-0 through the goal he scored in the 72nd minute.

Lazio was not satisfied with winning 2-0 because they continued to build attacks and continued to tear apart Bologna's defense until finally Lazio was able to add another goal in the final minutes of the match. The score of 3-0 was the final result in this match. Of course, the additional 3 points made Lazio equal the points with Atalanta, Inter Milan and Fiorentina. I think the competition will be even fiercer in the coming week, because this week 4 teams got the same points as we see in the standings table.

[Akbarkoe]

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It is not only tough for Bologna to beat Lazio, it is essentially tough for any team especially when they play at home. They are doing very well for weeks now, concede hardly any goals and they score in the right moments to kill off their opponents. This was a pretty safe bet and Bologna isn't quite on the same level they used to be last season.

This team is playing quite well and consistently, they are surprisingly unbeaten in their last 8 matches in serie A, and managed to sweep four wins in the UEFA Europa League, so maybe Lazio is the best choice for this week.

The final score was 3-0 and Lazio managed to record a winning streak which is a pretty good record so far. Indeed, the tempo of the game was very advantageous for Lazio because they managed to take advantage of the advantage in the number of players to be able to beat Bologna. Of course, the advantage in the number of players made Lazio freely attack Bologna and they were able to break the deadlock in the 68th minute and Zaccagni was able to double the advantage to 2-0 through the goal he scored in the 72nd minute.

Lazio was not satisfied with winning 2-0 because they continued to build attacks and continued to tear apart Bologna's defense until finally Lazio was able to add another goal in the final minutes of the match. The score of 3-0 was the final result in this match. Of course, the additional 3 points made Lazio equal the points with Atalanta, Inter Milan and Fiorentina. I think the competition will be even fiercer in the coming week, because this week 4 teams got the same points as we see in the standings table.

They want to feel satisfied in this match, so they continue to attack in the final minutes. Because, with the tight competition at the top of the standings, the club not only needs a lot of points, but also the number of goals. Currently, Lazio is competing tightly with other teams, namely Atalanta in second place, Inter in third place, and Fiorentina in fourth place. The reason is, the four teams have the same number of points, namely 28 points, and only the goal difference distinguishes the positions of the four teams.

On the other hand, Napoli who is at the top is actually not completely safe, because they are only one point ahead with 29 points. So in the near future if Napoli fails to get a win or gets a draw, its position could be shifted by the 4 teams below it.

[blue Snow]

Indeed very tight as most of the top teams win their games nonstop or at least they don't lose them. Lazio has been doing amazing and so has Atalanta, Inter and Fiorentia, which is probably the biggest surprise of them all as I rather saw them further down the table. But anyway they are all playing their best and the results are on point, which makes Serie A interesting to follow these days. But let's see who will first have a real break in their winning streak (or not losing streak for that matter), but so far they all look strong.

This is the first time I've seen such intense competition on series A like today. Those teams you have mentioned have won 5 consecutive matches. They only left 1points from 1st standing, Napoli. I guess This fierce competition will take place throughout the seasons because they show stable performance at the beginning. maybe we'll see a new team that can rise in the midst of competition. A club like Juventus is still trying to reach it. And it's not impossible, Juventus will become their competitors on Scudeto if the top 5 clubs experience defeat in the next week.

I feel that Seri A today has become a league to be reckoned with. there are many great players come from series A and competes fiercely with top league like premier league and la liga.

[tusandii]

Damn Napoli and Roma messed up my bet, Napoli was actually quite favored in this match but unfortunately I didn't bet on Napoli because I thought the match would end in a draw and both teams would score and I thought it was a reasonable bet considering Roma has been handled by a new coach, but it turned out that Roma couldn't move at all in the opponent's home and couldn't make many shots because Napoli had more control of the ball in the match.

[Arenga pinnata]

It is not only tough for Bologna to beat Lazio, it is essentially tough for any team especially when they play at home. They are doing very well for weeks now, concede hardly any goals and they score in the right moments to kill off their opponents. This was a pretty safe bet and Bologna isn't quite on the same level they used to be last season.

Thiago Motta's departure from Bologna had a big impact on Bologna's performance. Bologna is currently weak and not as good as last season. So it is understandable if they suffer a crushing defeat when facing Lazio, who are always consistent every season. It's just that the score 3-0 was really beyond my expectations. In this match, I at least hope that Bologna can also score 1 goal. But Lazio was really solid and didn't let their opponents score a single goal. Another match that met my expectations was Napoli's victory over AS Roma.

[Hirose UK]

At the top of the Italian Serie A table, it's just one point difference between league leaders Napoli and fourth placed Fiorentina which makes the league the most competitive among the top five leagues in Europe. For second placed Atalanta and third placed Inter Milan, I think they have all it takes to win the league title at the end of the season as well as the current league leaders Napoli but I don't think Fiorentina will be able to maintain their current form till the end of the season.
Who do you think will be crowned champions of Italy at the end of the season? Let me read your thoughts

All team from 1st to 5th place are still fighting to get more win and be able to save full points to compete for the top of the standings, Napoli who are only 1 point away from several team below them are really under pressure because if they experience 1 defeat or draw then it can make them go down.
Fiorentina performed well but this will last long or not no one knows and of course every top team still has chance considering there are still many match in the future, Fiorentina and Atalanta are quite doubtful and in my opinion there are only two team, namely Napoli or Inter Milan which currently look convincing to be the favorite team to win the Serie-A title this season.

[Polkeins]

With AS Roma condition this season, Napoli should be able to take advantage of the condition to steal points because this victory will return them to the top of the Serie A standings. The 13th match is the capital that Conte needs to maximize, he managed to bring Napoli in his first season very well so AS Roma must be defeated badly. For Conte there is no option to share points at this time.

Napoli didn't play very confidently the last 2 games either, especially bad was the game with Atalanta who beat Napoli 3-0, but I agree that things are even worse for Roma, if not terrible. In the last 5 games, Roma managed to win only once and that victory was over Torino with a score of 1:0, so the odds of 1.8 for Napoli seem justified, besides Napoli at home does not lose to Roma since 2018.

Of course, if you believe in Roma you can risk betting on Roma's victory with great odds of 4.9, but I somehow have little faith in such an outcome and the maximum that Roma is capable of is a draw.

Roma is still a top Serie A team so they cannot be underestimated especially after making a change of coach so it is possible to make a surprise in this match even though Napoli is still favored because Napoli will play at home and Napoli is also in top form so far.

Don't just focus or be tempted by big odds, I think for our betting choices we must be realistic and put greed aside.
In betting choices in the match I think it is wiser to bet on Napoli's victory.

You were right when you said to bet on Napoli and the miracle did not happen, and Napoli won,with a minimum score 1:0, but did not spoil the statistic that they have not lost at home to Roma since 2018. The game itself was played with the advantage of Napoli and except for Dovbic's shot from Roma I don't remember any dangerous moments, but Napoli pressed well, especially in the first half and Lukaku could have scored in the first half, but was unlucky then.

So far Roma's statistics are very sad and out of the last 6 games, they have lost 5.
Ranieri has not yet been able to reverse this negative trend.