Juventus vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-10-27 18:45.
After spending three seasons off the Serie A (SA) throne, Juventus are re-emerging as contenders for the Scudetto. A 1-0 win over rivals AC Milan at the San Siro last round reaffirmed their title credentials, and unlike most of the other contenders sitting at the top end of the standings, Juventus have had a full week to recover and prepare for their next outing where they welcome Hellas Verona to the Allianz Stadium.
The Bianconeri should be looking forward to another home fixture as they started the round as one of just three SA sides yet to lose a league match on their own turf. A major factor behind their upturn in form has been a strong defence that accumulated a joint-league high six clean sheets in nine games. They come into this round having shut out their opponents of the day in four consecutive league games, their best such run since an eight-match streak of SA clean sheets between October and January of last season.
Those are ominous signs for upcoming visitors Hellas Verona, who have remarkably never won an away H2H in the 66-year history of this matchup (D5, L31)! Breaking their duck would not only defy decades of history but also their miserable recent form, as since winning their opening two SA matches, the Mastiffs have failed to emerge victorious in their last seven (D2, L5).
A major area of concern for Marco Baroni’s men will be their misfiring attack, as the six goals they’ve managed was only better than three other sides after last round, with all three of those teams sitting in the bottom four of the table. That’s where Verona could end up by Sunday evening if they’re beaten in Turin, showing they’ve struggled to make progress after avoiding relegation last term via an end of season play-off against Spezia.
Key battle: Juventus striker Moise Kean has won all three of his personal H2Hs with Verona, netting the winner in both of their 1-0 H2H victories last SA season. He’ll likely keep visiting goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò busy, but Montipò should approach this game confidently after avoiding defeat in half of his six meetings with the Old Lady (W2, D1, L3).
Hot streak: Juventus went on to lose each of the last ten SA home matches in which they failed to score.