Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Frankolala]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

[jakdanyel]

I have a question: do you think Milan will be able to comfortably impose this favoritism, or could it be one of those tighter games?

I hope Milan win comfortably but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a close final result either. Because it's Allegri who has made us get used to it. His game is just based on being controlled.

Or I should say cautious maybe... He doesn't go for attacking hard for a long time period as long as his team gets ahead. He prefers to focus on not to concede the equalizer instead. I just believe this isn't good football and it's boring as hell! 

[letteredhub]

This is the part where Como would have to decide their fate, these are the kind of games that determines whether a team like Como would secure a place for the UCL or the Europa or maybe the conference league, due to the close points difference between them it might be very difficult for Como to maintain that position because they are up against a strong team who also want to finish in a good position that would also guarantee them European football at the highest level, perhaps a draw would have been nice for Como.

This season, Como has been very solid and consistent, somehow I can express some level of trust on them that they will try to maintain the position despite having a team like Juventus known to be a top team right behind them, the inconsistency and erratic patterns of Juventus cannot be trusted, I understand the drive to secure a position in any of the European competitions next season can be a drive to fuel them, but Como has been really relentless and so you can be sure anything can happen.

Juventus has being playing just as the Old Ladies they're often .called which can be seen in their performance this season not only in the domestic league but even in the UCL they crashed out very early. When all this are gauged you would want to think that they may not really have that tenacity to subdue Como in the top four before the end of the season. Como has being very superb and they play with no respect to the big sides in the league with a confident level that's next to none of their equals. I think if Juventus doesn't do better with the few games to go, then they might have Como settling in that fourth position till the season elapses.

[Mayor of ogba]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

The Cagliari vs Napoli match has ended, and Napoli won the match by the one goal Mc Tomminay scored in just two minutes of the match. Napoli dominated Cagliari all round in the match but they couldn't make use of their chances, and they were able to win Cagliari because non of Cagliari shots was on target.

[cande86]

Milan's performance is very irregular now. Especially Ac milan's attack is not able to play well. So it is very difficult to predict which match they will win or which match they will play well.

AC milan is definitely the favorite in the home match against torino. But Ac milan lost against lazio in the last match. I would say that if Ac milan's attack can play well, they will win this match. But if the performance of the attack  players is weak as usual, it will not be  possible for them to win. But Torino's defense is  very weak. Milan should definitely secure 3 points from the match.

AC Milan are facing this championship in a very superficial way in my opinion, they also have the potential to win and do well but they let their opponents take up a lot of space and they lose important points which don't leave much space and end up conceding goals, performances with just one goal are not good.

[MAAManda]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

The match was over & McTominay's early goal was the first & last goal of the match. Overall, this match was a boring match for me, because despite all the dominance that Napoli had, they couldn't score more than 1 goal.

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As I said before about Napoli's dominance, isn't it clear from the stats that they completely dominated the match? 17 shot attempts & 4 shots on target, that should have earned them a win at least Cagliari 0 - 2 Napoli, disappointed with Napoli in this match.

[len01]

Looking at their chances.



It would be ridiculous if they lost, and even a draw wouldn't be acceptable. Milan must win, this is also to catch Inter, even though it's late, Milan still needs a win because it would be valuable to maintain their current position against Napoli and even Como, who still have a chance to overtake them at some point, my prediction for their match tomorrow is a 1.25 handicap. That's pretty good considering the odds are 1.84.

I also believe Milan can win at home, especially considering Torino are in pretty bad form right now. But honestly, I’m a bit doubtful about taking the handicap -1.25 . Even if Milan win, I don’t expect the score margin to be that big. I’d rather take the risk on BTTS (No) at odds @1.72. Milan’s defense is currently one of the best in Serie A with fewer goals conceded compared to other teams, and that’s my main reason for choosing this option. In the end, I don’t see Torino getting on the scoresheet.

[Ruttoshi]

Napoli 1-0 victory over Cagliari puts them back to the second position despite their inconsistencies in recent times due to some of their key players on injury. McTomminay was able to score an early goal in the first two minutes of the game to seperate both sides.

However, if Milan wins their next match, Napoli will move down to third position. Torino shouldn't be a difficult opponent for Milan but sometimes, they can mess things up for themselves.

[changaa]

I know inter Milan will not going to make any mistake that will make them to lose any game before the end of this tournament, because they have see that any small mistakes from other clubs it will be hard for them to achieve their goal, which it will not going to be possible.

Inter knew how to manage the advantage they had and continued to have the power to decide whether to sink the blow or not, they also had the possibility of being able to make mistakes without running too many risks given that Milan still doesn't know how to exploit the opportunities they had, congratulations to Inter, this year at least they managed to win the championship, almost.

[rachael9385]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

Napoli played well in the first half but the second half wasn't really impressive because they failed to score a second goal and my prediction was for them to score over 1.5 goals. The good thing about the game was the three points they got, this took them to the second position. But inter are 6 points ahead of them, I'm not sure they would be able to catch up because they lack consistency

[Slow death]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

The game ended and Napoli only managed to score 1 goal in a game where they had 72% possession, took 17 shots but only 4 were on target. Napoli's attack was definitely not efficient in this game, but thanks to their defense they won. The opponent was weak, having gone 4 games without a win. Now Napoli is 6 points behind Inter, but they need to pray that Inter loses, because if Inter wins, the gap will be 9 points and it will be very difficult for Napoli to catch up.

Inter is on a 2-game winless streak and to make matters worse, their next opponent will be Fiorentina, who seem to have recovered from their bad results. In their last 5 games, they have only lost 1. Comparing the current Fiorentina to the one from the last 10 games, I see a great improvement, and Fiorentina will be playing at home; it will be a difficult game for Inter.

[Lillominato89]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

Napoli played well in the first half but the second half wasn't really impressive because they failed to score a second goal and my prediction was for them to score over 1.5 goals. The good thing about the game was the three points they got, this took them to the second position. But inter are 6 points ahead of them, I'm not sure they would be able to catch up because they lack consistency

There are now just eight matchdays left until the end of the season. Although Napoli have set their sights on overtaking Inter in the table, they will need to hope that Inter lose at least two matches and that Napoli go on a run of eight consecutive wins. It’s no easy feat, but they might just pull it off.
With this victory, Napoli have now overtaken Milan in the table and moved into second place.

[BRINIRHA]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

That goal was the only one scored in the match. Napoli might have settled for a draw if they hadn’t scored that earlyy goal. Cagliari defended well after conceding the goal in the 2nd minute. they only let their guard down briefly, and Napoli capitalized on it.

But speaking of which, why wasn’t Lukaku played in today’s match or the previous one? Is the coach starting to no longer rely on Lukaku in this team? Or is it simply that Lukaku isn’t yet considered fully ready? Usually, Conte always relies on this player when he’s available. Because we know Conte and Lukaku have a fairly close relationship.

[BlackBoss_]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

McTomminay has upgraded himself a lot in Napoli and under management of Conte, and this goal is another time he decided a win for Napoli but in latest seasons, he has become one of best players in Serie A. Years ago, he was almost nothing at Manchester United with a lot of disappointment there but his decision to leave that club and join Napoli truly changed his career positively.

That goal was the only one scored in the match. Napoli might have settled for a draw if they hadn’t scored that earlyy goal. Cagliari defended well after conceding the goal in the 2nd minute. they only let their guard down briefly, and Napoli capitalized on it.

But speaking of which, why wasn’t Lukaku played in today’s match or the previous one? Is the coach starting to no longer rely on Lukaku in this team? Or is it simply that Lukaku isn’t yet considered fully ready? Usually, Conte always relies on this player when he’s available. Because we know Conte and Lukaku have a fairly close relationship.

Lukaku got a severe injury in early of season and he only returned recent weeks, together with his old age, it's important to give him more time for adapting with actual matches with an increasing playing time in each match. Conte already managed Napoli well through most months of this season without Lukaku and it's not mandate to use Lukaku too much while he needs a little bit time for adaptation. In addition, the current position of Napoli is not too bad and their third position in Serie A is very secure while chance of winning Scudetto is nearly zero.

Perhaps Conte thought carefully and actually cared of Lukaku career as well as his opportunity of playing in World Cup 2026 tournament.

[el kaka22]

With the way Napoli is doing, they are basically feeling safe at third place, and not really going for the second place. They are five points ahead of Como, and that's good enough for them to not feel worried about it, clearly they are doing a fine job there. And on top of that we are talking about doing a fine job at the league enough but not enough to battle Milan even though they are just one point away. Could they do it?

Possibly, it is not really unlikely and they can try, but do they really need to? Don't think so. Obviously Milan needs to keep running because they want to be second place, and been there for a while, but if Napoli doesn't end at second place, it would not be a failure like it would be for Milan.

[landheer]

Napoli started the game well with an early goal from McTomminay on the second minute after kick off time to put the visitors on the lead. Napoli is dominating the gain and gaining possession as if they're the ones at home. The first half is almost coming to an end with just three minutes left with additional time and the scoreline is still 0-1.

I actually expected Napoli to score a lot of goals in the second minute, but unfortunately, Napoli couldn't capitalize on their chances because Cagliari's defense was really good. Yes, Napoli looked like they were playing at home because they had so much possession, but I think that's normal, because Napoli and Cagliari are both stronger squads.

I think Conte needs to develop Napoli's players to be even better. If they don't, Napoli will definitely struggle to win against a team with a strong defense like Cagliari.

[Ale88]

I have a question: do you think Milan will be able to comfortably impose this favoritism, or could it be one of those tighter games?

I hope Milan win comfortably but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a close final result either. Because it's Allegri who has made us get used to it. His game is just based on being controlled.

Or I should say cautious maybe... He doesn't go for attacking hard for a long time period as long as his team gets ahead. He prefers to focus on not to concede the equalizer instead. I just believe this isn't good football and it's boring as hell! 

I'm pretty confident Milan will win against Turin, they are just too superior. But I really couldn't say whether it's going to be an easy victory or not because with Allegri as a coach everything is possible, and usually he wins matches by a single-goal difference, he's never been the type of manager that likes to attack.

[*Ace*]

I have a question: do you think Milan will be able to comfortably impose this favoritism, or could it be one of those tighter games?

I hope Milan win comfortably but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a close final result either. Because it's Allegri who has made us get used to it. His game is just based on being controlled.

Or I should say cautious maybe... He doesn't go for attacking hard for a long time period as long as his team gets ahead. He prefers to focus on not to concede the equalizer instead. I just believe this isn't good football and it's boring as hell! 

I'm pretty confident Milan will win against Turin, they are just too superior. But I really couldn't say whether it's going to be an easy victory or not because with Allegri as a coach everything is possible, and usually he wins matches by a single-goal difference, he's never been the type of manager that likes to attack.

Milan are in excellent form at the moment, so I’m fairly confident they’ll win this match against Torino; what’s more, they have second place to defend, having been overtaken by Napoli last night.
I think the final stages of the season are shaping up to be very exciting

[Italian Panic]

I actually expected Napoli to score a lot of goals in the second minute, but unfortunately, Napoli couldn't capitalize on their chances because Cagliari's defense was really good. Yes, Napoli looked like they were playing at home because they had so much possession, but I think that's normal, because Napoli and Cagliari are both stronger squads.

I think Conte needs to develop Napoli's players to be even better. If they don't, Napoli will definitely struggle to win against a team with a strong defense like Cagliari.

Napoli could have scored many more goals, even consider the players they had in attack; perhaps they need to wait until de Bruyne is fully fit, when he will start creating more chances. cagliari defended very well but failed to capitalise on the few chances they had. Napoli are now close to the top of the table and within sight of inter, but they will need to be more cinical in attack and score plenty of goals if they are to have any chance of winning the scudetto.

[BlackBoss_]

With the way Napoli is doing, they are basically feeling safe at third place, and not really going for the second place. They are five points ahead of Como, and that's good enough for them to not feel worried about it, clearly they are doing a fine job there. And on top of that we are talking about doing a fine job at the league enough but not enough to battle Milan even though they are just one point away. Could they do it?

Possibly, it is not really unlikely and they can try, but do they really need to? Don't think so. Obviously Milan needs to keep running because they want to be second place, and been there for a while, but if Napoli doesn't end at second place, it would not be a failure like it would be for Milan.

They are safe at a third position and in top four too but I disagree with you that they won't be able to get a second position. They actually got it already and only waiting for a result from AC Milan match to see will they hold the second position after this week. AC Milan and Napoli are actually very close with each other in total points and they are competing against each other for a second and third position.

The second or third position won't be different in their eligibility for Champions League next season but in finance, it can help a club at a 2nd position having a little bit more money in Serie A than a club at a third position. Both AC Milan and Napoli almost are impossible to win Scudetto but if there is anything they still need to fight, it's the second position.