Incredible but true, week 16 was a poor round for all the top 6 teams in the table as all of them dropped points last weekend. Let’s analyze the Round 17 matches and find the value bets on green-listed bookmakers.
Turin FC vs. Napoli
As expected Napoli wasted a golden opportunity to regain the top spot of Serie A struggling against Fiorentina on their turf, failing to win the match, being held to a goalless draw by the Viola. They are winless in their last three matches in all competition, losing two games in the process and failing to qualify in the Champions League knock-out stages. They have scored just three goals in their last 5 Serie A fixtures, filling to find the back of the net in two consecutive matches for the 1st time since 2014. Lorenzo Insigne’s form, great technique and amazing creativity have been the key to Napoli amazing season but unfortunately, he got injured against the reigning champs Juventus being ruled out for a long period. Arkadiusz Milik and Faouzi Ghoulam remain long-term absentees with ligament injuries. Torino are unbeaten in their last 6 Serie A matches losing just 1 match on their turf this term (0-1 vs. AS Roma). They enter this match full of confidence after beating Lazio 3-1 last round and we expect them to take advantage of Napoli’s bad form and try to pull off the upset by earning at least 1 point from this encounter. On paper, Napoli are huge favourites to win this clash being priced at 1.67 with Betfair but the smart thing to do is to skip the “winners market”. We expect at least 3 goals in the match with both teams contributing on the scoreboard.
Best football picks for the match: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 2.05 with Coral.
Bologna vs. Juventus
Could this be the year Juventus finally loses the Serie A trophy after 6 straight top-flight league titles? The battle is unreal with the top three teams being separated by just 2 points and with AS Roma and Lazio breathing down their neck having a game in hand. Coming into the matchup, Juventus are fresh off winning 1-0 over Napoli and earning 1 point from their match against Inter. Their tough schedule is not over yet as they host AS Roma next round so the match against Bologna is the perfect opportunity for the Old Lady to secure their 3rd spot in the standings and to keep the pressure on Napoli and Inter. Bologna are a middle-table team sitting 10th in the standings with 21 points after 16 rounds. Juventus have a great head-to-head record against Bologna being unbeaten since 2011 and winning 7 of their last mutual encounters. Juventus should have enough to win this game and return home with the three points, but they are priced at 1.44 with Unibet.
Best pick for the match: Juventus to win with -1 AH (Asian Handicap) at 1.71 with Unibet.
Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo
Last round victory 2-1 against Crotone was crucial for Sassuolo as they are sitting just 3 points above the danger zone. After a great start to their 2017/18 Serie A campaign, Sampdoria are winless in their last 3 fixtures and they should bounce back as AC Milan have narrowed the margin to just three points and they are trying to steal Sampdoria’s European spot. Sampdoria have won 6 of their 7 home matches this season scoring 20 goals in the process and we expect to improve this record by beating Sassuolo.
Best pick for the match: Sampdoria to win at 1.75 with Betfair.
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