Italian Serie A
2011-09-11 - Juventus vs Parma
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Match Preview :
Juventus will be eager to prove a point when they welcome Parma after suffering a 1-4 defeat last season when these two sides clashed.
That match was best remembered for which Fabio Quagliarella had a serious knee injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season. Then Felipe Melo was also dismissed and Juve succumbed to a 4-1 home defeat with the on-loan Sebastian Giovinco netting twice against them.
It has to be said that prior to that defeat Juve was going great guns, and were pushing for a place in the top three after going 13 games undefeated in Serie A.
They subsequently lost six of their next 10 as their campaign took a turn for the worse. The Old Lady of Turn then finished seventh for the second consecutive season and failed to qualify for any European football.
Juventus legend Antonio Conte was brought in and Gigi Del Neri was sacked. Now they are into a 4-4-2 formation and have invested heavily in the transfer market bringing in the likes of Stephan Lichtsteiner, Mirko Vucinic, Arturo Vidal, Eljero Elia and Andrea Pirlo. The question will be how will Juventus defence cope and if Conte can turn things around for them this season.
Parma avoided relegation after a late change in coach by bringing in Franco Colomba. Amauri returned back to Juventus from his loan spell. It remains to be seen whether deadline day signing Sergio Floccari will start in attack for the visitors.
Parma does have a good record against Juventus. They’ve won all three of their last League meetings, two of them in Turin. However, this tie will be played in Juventus brand new stadium after its official opening against Notts County on Thursday.
What is sure is that they do not want to start off with a defeat against Parma!
Team News :
Juventus will be without without Vincenzo Iaquinta, while there are some doubts over Milos Krasic, Vucinic and Alessandro Matri.
As for Parma, the likes of Massimo Gobbi, Raffaele Palladino, Jaime Valdes and Danilo Pereira are all out for the visitors.
Probable Lineups
Juventus : Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Krasic, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal [Elia]; Vucinic [Del Piero], Matri
Parma : Mirante; Zaccardo, Paletta, Lucarelli, Rubin; Valiani, Morrone, Galloppa, Modesto; Giovinco, Pelle
Prediction :
In 19 League meetings in Turin, this game has produced 62 goals at an average of over three per tie. And Juventus have always scored against Parma at home.
Therefore take this match to go over 2.5 goals.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Juventus 2-1 Parma
BEST BETTING TIP :
Main Bet :Take Over 2.5 Goals for this match.
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Consider a handicap bet on Juventus giving 1 ball.
