Milan, Napoli and Inter continue to battle it out at the top of congested Serie A table, with Milan leading the standings on their superior head-to-head record over Napoli.
The Rossoneri will expect to beat Sassuolo at San Siro on Sunday, while Napoli and Inter face matchday 15 away trips to Udinese and Genoa.
Serie A predictions & tips for this weekend’s matches
Lecce vs Pisa
Kick-off: 7.45pm Friday
This has the makings of a tight encounter and under 2.5 goals is the bet. Seven of Lecce’s last nine matches have gone under 2.5 goals and fellow strugglers Pisa have scored only 10 times in 14 league games, so don’t expect a thriller in this one.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Torino vs Cremonese
Kick-off: 2pm Saturday
Cremonese are performing beyond all expectations and could record a third league win on the bounce at Torino. The Turin hosts are six points adrift of their visitors and have lost their last two home games 5-1 against Como and 3-2 to Milan. Take Cremonese in the draw-no-bet market.
Prediction: Cremonese draw no bet
Parma vs Lazio
Kick-off: 5pm Saturday
Away form is holding back Lazio in Serie A this season but they have an excellent chance of recording a rare win on the road at Parma. The hosts have won only one of their seven home games and have scored just 10 goals in 14 league outings in all this term.
Prediction: Lazio
Atalanta vs Cagliari
Kick-off: 7.45pm Saturday
Atalanta should be full of confidence after beating Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday night and they are a tough nut to crack at their Bergamo base. Sassuolo are the only side to leave the Gewiss Stadium with three points this term and Cagliari may return home empty-handed.
Prediction: Atalanta
Milan vs Sassuolo
Kick-off: 11.30am Sunday
Milan started the weekend top of Serie A but they are not running away with games, scoring just 22 in 14 matches. There have been fewer than three goals in four of their last five league games and a solid Sassuolo side could keep things respectable at the San Siro.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Fiorentina vs Verona
Kick-off: 2pm Sunday
The bottom two in Serie A face off here and it looks set to be a game that generates a few goals. Over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in six of Verona’s last seven league matches and there have been at least two goals in eight of Fiorentina’s last nine Serie A outings.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
Udinese vs Napoli
Kick-off: 2pm Sunday
Napoli have won ten of their 14 league games this season and the champions should have few issues swatting aside Udinese. Only two teams in Serie A have a worse defensive record than the Bianconeri, who have lost three of their last four.
Prediction: Napoli
Genoa vs Inter
Kick-off: 5pm Sunday
Inter were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool on Tuesday but the Nerazzurri should get back to winning ways against Genoa. However, the hosts have won three of their last five and both teams to score has landed in six of their last seven league games.
Prediction: Inter to win & both teams to score
Bologna vs Juventus
Kick-off: 7.45pm Sunday
Bologna fell to a 3-1 defeat against Cremonese in their last Serie A home game but they have lost just one of their last seven league meetings with Juventus and they should be confident of coming out on top here. Juve have won just one of their last six away league games and look vulnerable.
Prediction: Bologna
Roma vs Como
Kick-off: 7.45pm Monday
Roma beat Celtic 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, but this one could be a lot tighter. Six of the Wolves’ last eight league games have featured fewer than three goals and last week’s 4-0 loss at Inter was the first time Como conceded more than once in a Serie A match this season.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
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