Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[ginsan]

Juventus is out of the cup, they lost to Empoli in an unexpected fashion at penalties so that will not be a thing they can do, it is not going to work for them at all, we should not be expecting them to have that kind of result at all. However, we also need to realize that we are not going to get insanely bad results at the league games as well, we are going to end up with some issues if we are not careful.

If we can handle all of this at the same time then we could be doing a lot better without a doubt. Hopefully, things could go the better way, and we could end up with something that will benefit a lot better. Juventus just needs to focus on the league because that is all they have left and could do great there if they can train better.

Juventus only has one more chance to win the title this season and the remaining chance is only in Serie A. Juventus is 6 points behind Inter Milan who are the leaders of the standings, a gap of 6 points is not too far considering there are still many matches left. In the Italian Cup, Juventus was eliminated by Empoli in a penalty shootout and that was a stroke of luck for Empoli. On the other hand, Juventus this season has also not been very consistent in their performance in the Champions League because they were eliminated early.

Juventus will face Atalanta in the next match and maybe this match is more difficult for them because Atalanta has a strong team depth. Both teams are eyeing victory because they both have the opportunity to compete for the championship title. My prediction is that Juventus is more favored to win because they are playing at home, maybe a narrow victory because statistically their meetings where there was no goal rain like in the 5 matches between the two.

[el kaka22]

A win over Atalanta would definitely give Juventus a great chance to do a lot better, we are not going to see this changing all that much but we can make sure that it works better in the end. Of course this isn't going to be that much of an easier path but at the end of the day if we can make this work and Juventus gets the win, then we could see them finish the season third place, which would be awesome for them.

Surely Juventus wants even more, they would want a title, who wouldn't want a title but they had a few bad seasons so they need to first have a recovery to do better and right now they are doing better if they finish third place, that is a very important approach for them. Hopefully they can do their best.

[tiCeR]

It’s clear that the decision maker’s failure to perform is their own loss. Had they played better, they could have led the team to success. AC Milan’s strength comes from their relentless effort, as seen in their UCL journey, despite facing challenges. Ultimately, it’s about hard work, and that’s what makes teams like Milan resilient and capable of bouncing back stronger than before.

The coach’s strategy was not much better and was easily broken by the opposing coach so what AC Milan experienced was a defeat that was difficult for the fans to accept. Losing three previous games in a row was a fairly disappointing result because they should have faced a team that was evenly matched and they should have been much more favored. That is not to say in the Champions League where AC Milan’s performance was very disappointing and this has made it a much more difficult season for them to face the competition.

Now they are going into some dangerous territory because it is still AC Milan and if they miss the Champions League qualification, I am sure that would be a huge problem for them. They have qualified for the Champions League for the last four or five years I think and I believe the team has the quality to play there. Yet they are now at risk of missing the entire UEFA qualifications and it looks like they would not be able to make the Conference League...

[irhact]

Roma is currently in a bad situation and they are playing in a way that deserves all the criticism. Their league situation is not very good either and they are currently in eighth place. They will play a knockout match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. I think they will prepare well for this match and their only goal will be to win the Europa League. They can be strong enough to beat the Spanish team. They should enter a better period for Serie A right now.

With Roma I don't expect that we even bother so much with having to criticise them any longer because they still looking like a team still growing because I don't know how best again to describe their situation,  at a time they appear so promising with very good results and the other time they begin to struggle so hard to even make good play for their games, so even at the europa I feel it's best to just consider them like any regular team at this point and except they get lucky, I don't see them been considered a top competitor both in their domestic league and the Europa.

[Dump3er]

Roma is currently in a bad situation and they are playing in a way that deserves all the criticism. Their league situation is not very good either and they are currently in eighth place. They will play a knockout match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. I think they will prepare well for this match and their only goal will be to win the Europa League. They can be strong enough to beat the Spanish team. They should enter a better period for Serie A right now.

With Roma I don't expect that we even bother so much with having to criticise them any longer because they still looking like a team still growing because I don't know how best again to describe their situation,  at a time they appear so promising with very good results and the other time they begin to struggle so hard to even make good play for their games, so even at the europa I feel it's best to just consider them like any regular team at this point and except they get lucky, I don't see them been considered a top competitor both in their domestic league and the Europa.

They haven't been part of the elite group in the Serie A for a while now. It was mostly rank 6 that they achieved in all the recent years and the times when they have been a contender for maybe the top four have been over for a while. At least they had some success in the past few weeks, but for them it comes down to the Europa League now as there isn't too much to compete for for now.

[Hirose UK]

Meanwhile, regarding AC Milan, after they were eliminated early from the Champions League competition, I think they will focus more on being able to improve their position in the standings, so they can get a ticket to the Champions League again in the next season. But it is very unfortunate that they really performed badly, where instead of being able to improve their position in the standings, they actually had to experience a series of defeats which made their position in the standings continue to decline.

After being eliminated from the UCL and focusing on improving their standings, they should have been able to get more win, but what happened was that after they were eliminated, they actually made the game worse with lost of confidence and mentality until they had to suffer 3 consecutive lost and all three were lost with the same score, namely 2 - 1, this was narrow lost but even AC Milan could not try to make it draw and share points.
Being able to participate in the European Conference League is already good thing, haha team like AC Milan is really in trouble now and cannot compete competitively.

[Gallar]

I can proudly say that Napoli will win the game against Fiorentina because they are just a point below Inter Milan, and we all know that they are both fighting for the top of the table, which I don’t think Napoli will be able to break their consistency of winning even though a couple of days ago we confirmed that Napoli's performance is almost the same as Inter Milan's because their game ended in a draw, so I don’t think Napoli will like to lose or even go on a draw with Fiorentina.

Talking about the Juventus game against Atalanta, this is a game that is probably going to end in a draw, of course,  because both of the teams performances are almost the same, so I don’t think either of the teams will have a chance of winning. Moreover, even if a team might win the game, then it should be Juventus because they will be playing a home game, which is also a challenge to them if they lose.

Yes, if we look at Napoli's performance with Fiorentina at this time, it is clear that Napoli is superior. So it is natural that in this match Napoli has the potential to win the match. Because this match will also be played at Napoli's headquarters, which of course will be a strong motivation for Napoli to win this match. But it should also be remembered that in the last 5 matches, Napoli has really struggled and has not won even once. Because of the last 5 matches played by Napoli, the results are that Napoli has only been able to get 4 draws and 1 loss. While Fiorentina in its last 5 matches has been able to get 2 wins and 3 losses. So with this, I think Fiorentina cannot be underestimated either. Because in any case, Fiorentina's performance this season is really good. So in this match I personally might just do BTTS, because I am very doubtful.

In addition, the match between Juventus and Atalanta, in this match I strongly agree that the match will most likely end in a draw. Because Juventus and Atalanta have their respective shortcomings. The proof is that Juventus is not sharp enough in the front line, but their defense line is quite good. While Atalanta has a fairly sharp front line, but their defense line can be said to be not good. So with that, I also assume that this match has the potential to end in a draw. But if Atalanta in this match can have a strong defense, I'm sure they can win, so we'll see later.

[ancafe]

If you consider Napoli's points in the past five games, you will know that Fiorentina have been a better side. Napoli have gotten just four points while the other team have acquired six points. Except Napoli improves in his game, I doubt if they can become champions this season.

That is only based on the last five games but this is a championship that involves many games so whatever they do in the last five games does not help much. I believe it will be much harder for Napoli to chase the Scudetto because Inter Milan will definitely not make the chances they have achieved and both will definitely work hard for better results to close the competition this season.

Facing Fiorentina is a must for Napoli to get a win even though the game will be much more difficult. But if you look at their current abilities I am sure Napoli will win the game because they will fight harder to get the three points.

[Uruhara]

Roma is currently in a bad situation and they are playing in a way that deserves all the criticism. Their league situation is not very good either and they are currently in eighth place. They will play a knockout match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. I think they will prepare well for this match and their only goal will be to win the Europa League. They can be strong enough to beat the Spanish team. They should enter a better period for Serie A right now.

At least we have seen AS Roma improving little by little thanks to Ranieri. And even in Serie A we can see AS Roma starting to improve their ranking again, from being outside the top 10, they are now back in the top 10. In fact, the ranking is ranked 8th, which is 1 rank above AC Milan. And today AS Roma has to face a tough test. because yes, they have to face Bilbao who are actually also in their best performance at the moment.

Currently Bilbao is even ranked 4th in Laliga. And this shows how strong Bilbao is this season. But I hope AS Roma can show their quality again by not losing in this match and even winning the match. But if it turns out that AS Roma lost the match then it wouldn't be a surprise because with AS Roma's performance still not in its best form then that would be understandable.

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Friday 7th March 2025
7.45pm   Cagliari   v   Genoa
 
Saturday 8th March 2025
2pm   Como 1907   v   Venezia
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Sunday 9th March 2025
5pm   Empoli   v   Roma
11.30am   Hellas Verona   v   Bologna
7.45pm   Juventus   v   Atalanta
2pm   Napoli   v   Fiorentina
 
Monday 10th March 2025
7.45pm   Lazio   v   Udinese

Games of the week.
This si the moment of truth.

Can Juventus beat Atalanta and enter once again the Scudetto fight or it will be end of and incredible and improbable recovery?

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/italian-serie-a/fixtures-results

[cande86]

Roma is currently in a bad situation and they are playing in a way that deserves all the criticism. Their league situation is not very good either and they are currently in eighth place. They will play a knockout match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. I think they will prepare well for this match and their only goal will be to win the Europa League. They can be strong enough to beat the Spanish team. They should enter a better period for Serie A right now.

I think it is an above all financial problem, since they spent several money in changing various coaches: i remember paying the salary of those who fire. Now he is missing liquidated to buy and strengthen the team with players who serve and consequently this is reflected on the quality of the game, i assume using the logic, and i am not a great football expert.

[Frankolala]

Roma is currently in a bad situation and they are playing in a way that deserves all the criticism. Their league situation is not very good either and they are currently in eighth place. They will play a knockout match against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. I think they will prepare well for this match and their only goal will be to win the Europa League. They can be strong enough to beat the Spanish team. They should enter a better period for Serie A right now.

I think it is an above all financial problem, since they spent several money in changing various coaches: i remember paying the salary of those who fire. Now he is missing liquidated to buy and strengthen the team with players who serve and consequently this is reflected on the quality of the game, i assume using the logic, and i am not a great football expert.

Lack of proper plan and getting the right coach who is fit for the job, will lead to mismanagement of funds. It's not easy to sack and hire different coaches within a short time interval. However, I believe that gradually Roma will pick form again if they are serious to improve themselves. I hope that the match wouldn't be that difficult for Roma, because Atletic Bilbao is a hard nut to crack.

[Velvet78]

I think it is an above all financial problem, since they spent several money in changing various coaches: i remember paying the salary of those who fire. Now he is missing liquidated to buy and strengthen the team with players who serve and consequently this is reflected on the quality of the game, i assume using the logic, and i am not a great football expert.

Jose Mourinho was one of their recent managers but even he didn't get that much of a money in his salary actually. As far as I can remember, he accepted a pay cut to get only 3.5 million pounds a year. Currently there are so many players making more money than his salary in those times. But their financial condition isn't in great shape that's for sure. As far as I know they are still in debt like around 500 million euros. That's too much...  

I hope someday we can see Roma shining again. They can't win a Serie A title since 2000/01 season. They have 3 league titles in their history too. I would like to see them finishing their longing just as Napoli have.

[EarnOnVictor]

I can proudly say that Napoli will win the game against Fiorentina because they are just a point below Inter Milan, and we all know that they are both fighting for the top of the table, which I don’t think Napoli will be able to break their consistency of winning even though a couple of days ago we confirmed that Napoli's performance is almost the same as Inter Milan's because their game ended in a draw, so I don’t think Napoli will like to lose or even go on a draw with Fiorentina.

If you consider Napoli's points in the past five games, you will know that Fiorentina have been a better side. Napoli have gotten just four points while the other team have acquired six points. Except Napoli improves in his game, I doubt if they can become champions this season.

You can't use the last points of the two teams to judge the way you used it, otherwise, you will misjudge the better side. No doubt that Napoli has dwindled in feat yet it's way better than Fiorentina. You are not considering that Fiorentina has lost three times in the last 5 matches but Napoli only lost once, it takes a good play and defence to be able to achieve that even if the club didn't win any.

If not for the streaks of draw that have plagued Napoli in recent times, it should be leading the table by now. Another thing to consider is the team they played against, it's often easy to say when team A was faced with more of strong teams in the 5 matches and team B was faced with soft teams during the period. In reality, this doesn't reflect the balanced strength/weakness between the two.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Now they are going into some dangerous territory because it is still AC Milan and if they miss the Champions League qualification, I am sure that would be a huge problem for them. They have qualified for the Champions League for the last four or five years I think and I believe the team has the quality to play there. Yet they are now at risk of missing the entire UEFA qualifications and it looks like they would not be able to make the Conference League...

There has been a decline for AC Milan this season and it looks much worse for the Serie A competition and if the current poor form is not improved then it is very likely that next season AC Milan will not be playing in the Champions League or the Europa League. AC Milan have been going downhill for a few seasons and this season looks much worse, even though if you look at the quality of the players they have it is not much different from the last few seasons. There needs to be a big evaluation for AC Milan and if it is not done soon then they are in danger of qualifying for the Champions League or the Europa League next season and that is very detrimental for them.

[Republikcoin.com]

After being eliminated from the UCL and focusing on improving their standings, they should have been able to get more win, but what happened was that after they were eliminated, they actually made the game worse with lost of confidence and mentality until they had to suffer 3 consecutive lost and all three were lost with the same score, namely 2 - 1, this was narrow lost but even AC Milan could not try to make it draw and share points.
Being able to participate in the European Conference League is already good thing, haha team like AC Milan is really in trouble now and cannot compete competitively.

AC Milan even has the potential to not enter the Europa Conference League next season if their own performance conditions are still like they are now. Because AC Milan needs to fix many things and many lines to be able to restore their true strength next season so for this season I don't think there is any need to expect AC Milan to be a participant in any League other than being a participant in Serie A. Now Milan is near Udinese which is a very sacred position for a team like Milan and other teams also know that Milan is not doing well this season.

[SOKO-DEKE]

After being eliminated from the UCL and focusing on improving their standings, they should have been able to get more win, but what happened was that after they were eliminated, they actually made the game worse with lost of confidence and mentality until they had to suffer 3 consecutive lost and all three were lost with the same score, namely 2 - 1, this was narrow lost but even AC Milan could not try to make it draw and share points.
Being able to participate in the European Conference League is already good thing, haha team like AC Milan is really in trouble now and cannot compete competitively.

AC Milan even has the potential to not enter the Europa Conference League next season if their own performance conditions are still like they are now. Because AC Milan needs to fix many things and many lines to be able to restore their true strength next season so for this season I don't think there is any need to expect AC Milan to be a participant in any League other than being a participant in Serie A. Now Milan is near Udinese which is a very sacred position for a team like Milan and other teams also know that Milan is not doing well this season.

Honestly, if AC Milan wants to play in any of the European competitions next season, they need to put in more effort to get the opportunity, but with these performances, I can't also see that they may have a chance to participate in any European competitions. AC Milan's performance really dropped this season; that is what I was not thinking would happen to them, as they still have some good players on the squad.

In fact, one of the painful things about AC Milan currently is that no match I will say that they have over 80% to win with their current performances. In  the beginning of the season, their performances were not good, but they seem to pick form after messing up with matches in the beginning of the season, like they had some wins but just a few matches they dropped form. Seriously, AC Milan needs to fix many things in their team, but I wish they would get it fixed before it becomes so much worse.

[Jatiluhung]

I can proudly say that Napoli will win the game against Fiorentina because they are just a point below Inter Milan, and we all know that they are both fighting for the top of the table, which I don’t think Napoli will be able to break their consistency of winning even though a couple of days ago we confirmed that Napoli's performance is almost the same as Inter Milan's because their game ended in a draw, so I don’t think Napoli will like to lose or even go on a draw with Fiorentina.

Talking about the Juventus game against Atalanta, this is a game that is probably going to end in a draw, of course,  because both of the teams performances are almost the same, so I don’t think either of the teams will have a chance of winning. Moreover, even if a team might win the game, then it should be Juventus because they will be playing a home game, which is also a challenge to them if they lose.

I also predict that the Napoli vs Fiorentina match will be won by Napoli, but of course it is also possible that the match will end in a draw because of course Fiorentina cannot be taken lightly either. but yes, it seems that if you look at the H2H, Napoli is certainly superior because in their last match they were also against Fiorentina, Napoli won with a score of 0-3. It looks like your prediction will be correct if Napoli will win that match and it looks like I will also bet on favoring Napoli in that match. but of course this is an important match to win for Napoli because if Napoli wins of course Napoli will shift Inter's position, which is currently at the top of the standings.

It is true that it is possible that Juventus' match against Atalanta will end in a draw because their strengths are not much different, but I see that in the next match Juventus vs Atalanta will be won by Juventus because I see that currently Juventus is better because I saw in their last match that Juventus managed to beat Verona, while Atalanta could not win against Venice because the result was a 0-0 draw, so I think I will bet on favoring Juventus in the match against Atalanta. but what is certain is that in my opinion the match will definitely be exciting and they will compete fiercely.

[Donneski]

Now they are going into some dangerous territory because it is still AC Milan and if they miss the Champions League qualification, I am sure that would be a huge problem for them. They have qualified for the Champions League for the last four or five years I think and I believe the team has the quality to play there. Yet they are now at risk of missing the entire UEFA qualifications and it looks like they would not be able to make the Conference League...

There has been a decline for AC Milan this season and it looks much worse for the Serie A competition and if the current poor form is not improved then it is very likely that next season AC Milan will not be playing in the Champions League or the Europa League. AC Milan have been going downhill for a few seasons and this season looks much worse, even though if you look at the quality of the players they have it is not much different from the last few seasons. There needs to be a big evaluation for AC Milan and if it is not done soon then they are in danger of qualifying for the Champions League or the Europa League next season and that is very detrimental for them.

From winning the scudetto in 2022 to becoming a strong a strong contender who later finished in the top four in 2023 and recently in 2024 that they finished the Italian campaign as the first runner's up, AC Milan this season have been a shadow of themselves. I don't see them finishing in the top four this season unless a big miracle happens for them. Currently, they're 11 points behind fourth placed Juventus with just 11 league games to go.

The club management just needs to step up and find a lasting solution to the current issues bedevilling the club so they can come back stronger ahead of next season or better still finish the current season in an UEFA Europa League position.

[bastisisca]

A win over Atalanta would definitely give Juventus a great chance to do a lot better, we are not going to see this changing all that much but we can make sure that it works better in the end. Of course this isn't going to be that much of an easier path but at the end of the day if we can make this work and Juventus gets the win, then we could see them finish the season third place, which would be awesome for them.

Surely Juventus wants even more, they would want a title, who wouldn't want a title but they had a few bad seasons so they need to first have a recovery to do better and right now they are doing better if they finish third place, that is a very important approach for them. Hopefully they can do their best.

In my opinion, this will be a key game for this season and i also explain the reasons, in practice the Inter pursuers are Naples and Atalanta, let's talk clearly and the teams fighting for a place in the Champions League are Juventus and Lazio.
If Juventus wins, he puts his place a little sure the next season in the Champions League, if Atalanta wins remains clinging to the tail of Inter, so both must win and have the reason to do it. We will see. Is hard to predict