Italian Serie A Predictions

Empoli vs Juventus: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Juventus will look to seal a return to the Champions League this Monday when they travel to Stadio Carlo Castellani to face Empoli.

The hosts are looking to continue their impressive run of three games without defeat (W2, D1) that has pushed them far from the relegation zone.

After a concerning run of three successive Serie A defeats to end April, Empoli sprung into May on a different note beating Bologna (3-1) and Salernitana (2-1) before recording a 1-1 draw with relegated Sampdoria last time.

Yet, they have been woeful at the back, having not kept a clean sheet in six games.

Yet, the Stadio Carlo Castellani faithful will be pleased with what manager Paolo Zanetti has masterminded. After four consecutive home matches without a win (D2, L2),, the hosts have won three of their last four (L1) home games.

The Blues will now be hoping to keep the momentum going when they tackle Juventus here, especially as they’ve managed to go unbeaten in their last five top-flight matches played on a Monday.

Juventus come into this tie in a disappointing mood after crashing out of the Europa League on Thursday, courtesy of an extra-time loss to Sevilla in Spain.

The result means that their only route to UEFA Champions League next season is via a top-four finish in the Serie A. So they will be desperate to win here to seal their top-four destiny.

They will fancy their chances here after winning their last three Serie A games. However, Max Allegri’s men have been poor on their travels, winning just one of their last seven away games (D2, L4).

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Perhaps a trip to Empoli will aid them in bettering that record, having beaten their hosts in 17 of their last 21 H2Hs in all competitions (D2, L2).

Napoli vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After securing a date with Manchester City in the Champions League final, Inter Milan will look to guarantee themselves a place in the competition next year when they travel to Naples to face Serie A champions, Napoli.

The hosts may have secured the Scudetto, but they come into this tie poorly, having won just two of their last eight games in all competitions (D4, L2). The most recent in that sequence was a 2-0 away loss to Monza.

Despite this, the Azzurri have a chance to make a bit of history here as a win over Inter will mean that they have won 19 different Serie opponents in a single season for the first time in their history.

Napoli fans will head to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, hoping their side will extend a proud H2H record of just one defeat in 16 home league meetings (W9, D6).

Inter beat their fierce rivals 1-0 last Tuesday to secure a place in the Champions League final. That win was their eighth consecutive win in all competitions.

While their final in Istanbul will likely take the bulk of their attention, there’s still the small matter of wrapping up a top-four Serie A finish to contend with.

Sitting in third with a five-point gap to fifth ahead of the round, Simone Inzaghi’s side will want to continue their fine league form of five-straight wins to keep the chasers at bay.

That run is Inter’s longest run of consecutive Serie A wins in a single season since they registered eight back in January of last year. While they could match that streak if they win their remaining games of this campaign, their three defeats against fellow current top-five Serie A sides on the road this term highlights how that’s likely to be a tough feat to achieve.

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AC Milan vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their embarrassing exit from the Champions League, AC Milan will turn their attention to Serie A, where they are fighting for a top-four finish.

The Red and Blacks were beaten 1-0 by their city rivals Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday, confirming their exit from the UEFA Champions League. Not even the return of Rafael Leao, who started the game on Tuesday after an injury return, could save Milan from a 3-0 aggregate score.

The Portuguese could not also inspire Milan’s attack to score, with their blank on Tuesday the third time in a row they have failed to score, having lost 2-0 to Spezia in their last game.

Falling to Spezia has left them four points behind the top four, with an increasingly tricky three-game battle on their hands to return to the Champions League next term. Under pressure, manager Stefano Pioli won’t be taking anything for granted as he prepares his side to host already-relegated Sampdoria.

But the hosts have sometimes found sides in the bottom half going into this round hard to put away at the San Siro this term (W4, D3, L1), although they’re at least unbeaten here in the league since late January (W4, D3).

Meanwhile, having already been relegated, Sampdoria come into this game looking to record their first Serie A win since March 19th (D3, L5).

They were held to a 1-1 draw with Empoli on Monday night, leaving them trailing 19th-placed Cremonese by six points. Therefore, Dejan Stanković’s side now look on course to finish bottom of the top flight for the first time in their history.

Their away form has been the primary catalyst for their poor league form, as the visitors have scored just once across their last four Serie A road fixtures (D1, L3). They also lost 3-0 at the San Siro against Inter in October.

Meanwhile, they haven’t beaten Milan here since February 2017 (D2, L3), so another difficult away day looms for La Samp.

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Bologna vs AS Roma: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their Europa League exertions in midweek, AS Roma turn their attention to their top-four quest in the Serie A this Sunday when they travel to Stadio Renato Dall’Ara to face Bologna.

The hosts have enjoyed a relatively solid campaign and are now looking to secure just a second top-half finish in Serie A since returning to the top flight in 2015.

Two points separate the team in eighth position and 13th ahead of the round. However, Thiago Motta’s men only have themselves to blame for being part of that crowd after a five-match winless run (D3, L2).

But the Rossoblù are at least unbeaten in five matches at home (W2, D3). Their positive home record this term has been built on a strong defence that has conceded just 12 goals at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, a record only Inter can beat.

Meanwhile, AS Roma comes into this tie on the back of a massive 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. The win means that they have one leg planted in the competition’s final. Should they succeed in defending that one-goal deficit at BayArena this Thursday, they will be playing their second European final in two seasons under Jose Mourinho.

That will be some achievement for ‘the Special One’, whose European pedigree is enjoying new PR for his work at Stadio Olimpico.

However, in the league, the Portuguese manager is struggling to guide Roma to a top-four finish, with his side sitting outside the top-six ahead of this round.

Their poor league placement has been caused by a four-game winless run in the league (D2, L2). Mourinho’s men will be desperate to avoid a fifth game without a win but must improve on the road to avoid that. In addition, the Giallorossi have won just one of their last ten away matches in all competitions (D3, L6), whilst they’ve also conceded 21 of their 33 Serie A goals away from the Stadio Olimpico.

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Udinese vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Prediction

Bottom-placed Sampdoria will travel to Udine this Monday looking to record just their fourth win of the season against Udinese.

The hosts come into this tie on the back of a hard-fought 1-1 win over Napoli, confirming Luciano Spaletti’s side as the Scudetto winners this season.

But for Udinese, their aim for the season remains to finish in the top half of the Serie A for the first time since 2012/13, and that draw boosted their chances of doing so as they sit in 12th position ahead of this round.

But they have won just one of their last six games (D2, L3) and need five more points to better last term’s haul of 47. Yet, there is some hope that they could get another win here as their last four home league games have seen them beat last year’s champions AC Milan 3-1 and hold this year’s title winners Napoli as part of a longer sequence of seven matches unbeaten on their turf (W2, D5).

With none of the last five home head-to-head against Sampdoria ending level (W3, L2), they’ll fancy their chances of claiming three points here against their struggling opponents.

Sampdoria’s 17 points after 33 matches have left them rooted at the bottom of the table with no hopes of playing Serie A football next season.

They come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 loss to Torino, which has left them ten points behind the 17th-placed side. So they desperately need a victory here to keep their wafer-thin survival chances alive.

But having won just one of their last 17 league fixtures (D5, L11), they will still finish the season with their lowest points total in the three-points-per-win era, regardless of where they play next season.

Meanwhile, their position in the league has been chiefly down to their poor away form. La Samp hasn’t won a league away game since early January (D2, L6 since) and conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game across their last four fixtures (D1, L3).

A tough finish to a miserable season awaits as they also travel to face AC Milan and Napoli after this.

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AC Milan vs Lazio: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Serie A second-best side Lazio will look to keep their status as the best of the rest this Saturday when they travel to the San Siro to play top-four hopefuls AC Milan.

Milan are one of the six teams battling for the remaining three positions in the top four behind Napoli. Back-to-back home matches seemed like a good opportunity for them to climb up the table in their quest for a top-four finish, but a surprising 1-1 draw against Cremonese dented those hopes.

That result served as their fourth stalemate in five league outings (W1), leaving them two points behind fourth-placed Inter ahead of this round.

Despite those draws, Milan have won five of their last eight competitive home matches (D3) and will hope a swift return home to face Lazio can start their final push here, considering they won three of their four home Serie A outings against sides currently above them in the table (L1).

Still, the threat of another stalemate looms as Milan is one of three teams in the top-five European leagues to have recorded nine draws in 2023.

Meanwhile, Lazio will travel to San Siro for the second time in eight days looking to record back-to-back league wins after back-to-back defeats before their last outing.

Maurizio Sarri’s side comes into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Sassuolo. That win helped them maintain the dream of a second-placed finish alive, though they now face fierce competition from Juventus for that spot.

Despite being the joint-second-best away team in Serie A this season (W9, D4, L3), two of Lazio’sLazio’s three away league defeats came against fellow Champions League hopefuls Juventus and Inter. Those games were responsible for 60% of Lazio’sLazio’s ten away Serie A goals conceded this term.

That record could also get worse, given the visitors have lost each of their last three away H2Hs against Milan, conceding nine goals in the process.

Meanwhile, four of the last six head-to-head meetings between both sides have scored a goal inside the opening ten minutes. So a first-half goal prediction will be good for this game.

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Udinese vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Napoli will look to seal the Scudetto title this Thursday when they travel to Udine to face Udinese in the 33rd Round of the 2022/23 Serie A season.

With just six games left in Serie A this season, the hosts have nothing to play for except gathering points and acting as party spoilers.

They come into this tie sitting in 13th position, 15 points clear of the relegation zone and 16 behind the European spots. So they can relax and roll over for Napoli.

But they do not appear to be willing to do that even though they were beaten 1-0 by Lecce in their last outing. That defeat was a third straight away league defeat without scoring for the hosts, who should be relieved to return to Dacia Arena, where they are unbeaten in six league outings (W2, D4).

Any optimism drawn from that run is dampened when they see champions-elect Napoli are next to visit, and that largely owes to the fact that Udinese haven’t beaten the table toppers in any head-to-head meeting since April 2016 (D1, L13).

Meanwhile, Napoli failed to capitalise on Lazio’s loss to Inter Milan last week to seal the Serie A title with a 1-1 draw, with Salernitana extending their wait for the Scudetto a little longer.

The visitors will have the advantage of knowing what will be required of them following Lazio’s game against Sassuolo the previous day, with the potential heading into this game that they may not even need to win to claim the title.

However, regardless of Lazio’s result, they will want to win this game and end 33 years of hurt.

Their fate should be sealed here, considering they’ve won their last eight away league games; a run made all the more remarkable because Luciano Spalletti’s side conceded just once across all eight games.

Napoli haven’t been as watertight in Thursday-held Serie A away games, though, securing just one shut-out from their last six games (W1, D2, L3).

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AS Roma vs AC Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

AC Milan will take their quest for a top-four finish to Rome this Saturday as they face Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma, who are also looking to secure a place in the Champions League next season.

The hosts suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Atalanta in their last outing to throw the top four race in the Serie A wide open.

They come into this tie sitting on the same points as AC Milan but with a worse goal difference. So this match could make or break their season, as a loss takes their chances of qualifying for the top four out of their hands.

Mourinho’s men now have a growing list of absentees and will be sweating on the fitness of key man Paulo Dybala who left the pitch with a painful grimace after a challenge in Monday night’s defeat.

While they battle to find the right balance in the team after the injury to key men, a return to the Stadio Olimpico could be just what the home side need, having won seven of their eight league games here in 2023′ to nil’ (L1).

AC Milan will look to make it seven games without defeat when they travel to Rome on Saturday.

The Rosenneri were one of the teams that were most affected by the reversal of Juventus’ 15-point penalty. But they have reacted well to the ruling and have continued to pick up points.

The most recent was a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Lecce, which was decided by two magical moments from Rafael Leão. That win had helped them creep back into the top four last weekend.

Still, Stefano Pioli’s men have won just two of their last seven league games (D3, L2). They travel south again after two successful trips to Napoli this month (W1, D1) and a disappointing 1-1 draw at Bologna.

But worryingly for them, the spectacular 4-0 win over league leaders was Milan’s only away league victory against a team that started this round 11th or better (D2, L5).

Meanwhile, eight of the last nine H2Hs have seen both teams find the net. So despite Roma’s stubborn defence at home, we can expect BTTS/GG here.

Atalanta vs AS Roma: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their exertions in Europe last week, AS Roma will turn their attention to their top-four quest in the Italian Serie A when they travel to Bergamo to face Atalanta on Monday.

Atalanta come into this tie on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw with Fiorentina, which left them trailing in the battle for the top four places.

La Dea were among the seven teams expected to battle for the top four this season, but after a brilliant start, they lost their trail. They are currently sitting seven points behind fourth-placed AS Roma ahead of this round, having won just three times in their last ten league games (D2, L5).

That poor form has been down to a porous defence that has managed just two clean sheets in the last ten games, making them the side with the second-worst defence among the current top-seven teams.

But if they keep a clean sheet here, it will mark consecutive head-to-head top-flight shutouts for the first time since January 1965, having won the reverse fixture 1-0.

Meanwhile, AS Roma will travel to Bergamo in a good mood after securing a semi-final place in the Europa League thanks to a 4-2 aggregate win over Feyenoord on Thursday.

That win was their fourth win in their last five games and saw them score 3+ goals in a game for the third time in their last five competitive matches.

Having dropped to the fourth position because of the 15-point added back to Juventus, Jose Mourinho’s side now have a more difficult top-four fight at hand, with Inter Milan and AC Milan hovering beneath.

Meanwhile, although they can play in the UEFA Champions League next season by winning the Europa League, Mourinho is not thinking about that, as he asked his side after their midweek win to “forget about the Europa League” and prepare for this match.

They will go into this tie looking to build on a run of three straight league wins. Each of those and all nine of their Serie A victories in 2023 have come with a clean sheet, adding an aura of defensive invincibility to Roma.

Given how tight Roma has been at the back, we can expect a tight game with few goals scored.

An under 2.5 goals bet will be the most likely outcome of the game.

Juventus vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their exertions in Europe in midweek, Juventus and Napoli will turn their attention to Serie A this Sunday when they meet at Allianz Stadium.

Juventus enjoyed a productive outing on Thursday in the Europa League, with a 1-1 draw in Portugal giving them a 2-1 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon and qualifying them for the semi-final competition.

Not only were they celebrating a place in the final four on Thursday, but the Old Lady also saw their 15-point deduction revoked on the same day, albeit temporarily.

So they come into this round of games sitting in third position, six points ahead of AC Milan in fifth place.

But having lost their last two league games, they will be desperate to avoid a first three-game losing streak in Serie A since 2011. Then, after their partial stadium closure was suspended, they could at least rely on their fans again.

That raucous support has been influential for Juventus this season, and they can cement their record as the best-performing home Serie A side this term (W11, D3, L1) with another win here.

They will fancy their chances against runaway leaders Napoli after winning four home league outings in a row.

The visitors had a disappointing outing in Europe on Thursday as a 1-1 draw with AC Milan was not enough to guarantee their passage into the last four of the Champions League.

The result means that the Partenopei are winless in their last three games and have recorded just one win in their last five competitive matches (D2, L2).

With every distraction now out of the way, Luciano Spalletti will hope his side can channel all their energy on finally securing the Scudetto. After recording a 5-1 win in the reverse fixture, he believes his side will triumph in Turin on Sunday.

Also, a run of seven consecutive away league wins will give them the confidence boost they need to get maximum points here.

Meanwhile, Juventus (17) and Napoli (15) rank in the top four for the most clean sheets in the top five European tournaments this term. So we expect to see a low scoring under 2.5 goals game.Click here to get today’s football tips.

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