Genoa vs Juventus prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-09-27 16:00.
[p]With just a sole league win to their name this term (D2, L2), Genoa’s start to the season hasn’t exactly been eye-catching, but it’s not exactly surprising as they’ve now won only one of their opening five games in each of their last five top-flight campaigns. Their lone win this season came over a month ago against Monza, with Genoa winless in three league games since (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Coach Alberto Gilardino “accepted responsibility” for their latest defeat against Venezia (2-0), but he’ll hope not to be shouldering any blame at home, where Genoa have posted a respectable seven match run (W4, D2, L1), albeit they are still winless at home this season in Serie A. Their three league games this season (D2, L1) at Stadio Luigi Ferraris have all seen Genoa trail at some point, something which makes ominous reading ahead of Juventus’ visit – the team who have beaten them more often than any other side in club history (W27, D30, L85). [/p]
[p]Such a record would hint at a resounding away win, but Juventus have actually won none of the last three H2Hs (D2, L1). They’ll fancy their chances of ending that mini H2H slump here given they remain unbeaten this season in all competitions (W3, D3), but with their last three league games ending 0-0 for the first time since 1992, they’ll need to improve offensively. [/p]
[p]All signs point to a closely-fought contest here, as Juventus tend to take a more cautious approach on the road, drawing five of their last six away league games. That’s part of a longer streak of just one win from their last ten such matches (D6, L3), and with boss Thiago Motta losing 2-0 on this ground last season whilst in charge of Bologna, Juventus may have their work cut out to justify their favourites tag. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: A Morten Thorsby goal for Genoa could mean entertainment is on the cards as his last 19 senior scoring appearances came in games that witnessed over 2.5 goals. Substituted at half-time against Napoli last time out, Dušan Vlahović was the last Juventus player to score a league goal, but he was sent off last time he faced Genoa, against whom he has drawn five of his nine career H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Juventus have drawn the most league matches in 2024 of any team competing in the traditional top-five European divisions.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]