The night before, Juventus and Torino face off in the season’s first Turin derby. This week’s five Serie A predictions draw on the latest form, data, and expert insights to help you identify value bets.
There isn’t much good to say about the current form of either team. Genoa have just three points from six home games this season, while Como have amassed just four points from seven away games. The hosts score an average of just 0.83 goals per game, while Como average just 0.71 goals scored per game.
Based on this, we don’t expect an end-to-end classic. Instead, we think there’s every possibility this contest could end in a goalless draw. The two teams are separated only by goal difference, and we don’t expect anything to separate them on Thursday night.
Juventus are just four points from the Serie A summit, averaging almost two points per game from their first 11 games. Their away form has surprisingly been better than their home form, whilst still averaging 1.67 points per game in front of their own fans. City rivals Torino are currently averaging just 1.17 points per game on the road and are currently one point behind their league performance from this time last year.
Remarkably, Juventus haven’t tasted defeat in their last 20 competitive meetings with Torino, demonstrating their superiority. We expect this figure to tick up to 21 by the end of Saturday evening.
There are few teams in Serie A which enjoy playing at home quite as much as Atalanta. They are currently averaging 2.40 points per game in front of their own fans, which is streets ahead of Udinese’s average points tally of 0.80 from their away fixtures. Atalanta are aware that Inter and Napoli are meeting this weekend, and a victory over Udinese could push them towards the top of Serie A.
Atalanta seem to have a strong grip on Udinese already, having been unbeaten in their last 13 Serie A meetings. They’ve also been the first to score in five of their last seven games. If they score first, which has happened in six of their last seven fixtures, Atalanta should go on to win comfortably.
It has been a meteoric rise up the Serie A table for Fiorentina. They go into Sunday afternoon’s home clash with Hellas Verona brimming with confidence after five successive wins. This run has pushed the Florence-based club into fourth place. By contrast, Verona have lost seven of their 11 league games and sit in 13th position.
Verona’s away form is a big worry, winning one and losing four on their travels. As for I Viola, they are still unbeaten in front of their own supporters. This is the best start to a Serie A season for Fiorentina since the 2015/16 season, when they won eight of their opening 11 games.
Although Scudettos aren’t decided in November, this Sunday’s contest between Inter and Napoli promises to be a fascinating battle. It’ll provide us with valuable insights into the strength of Napoli’s potential title challenge under Antonio Conte.
Between them, they’ve only lost three games in 22 Serie A games so far this season. Inter average 2.17 points per game at the San Siro, while Napoli average two points per game away from Naples. Napoli have kept an impressive four clean sheets in succession away from home, including trips to AC Milan and Juventus in that quartet. That’s why we believe Conte’s men have what it takes to bag a point.
The Serie A predictions for matchday 12 include home wins for Juventus, Atalanta and Fiorentina. We also expect cagey draws between Genoa and Como, as well as the big game of the weekend involving Inter and Napoli.
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