Chievo and Juventus take their place at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in a match for the 22nd round of Serie A. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, 09-09-2017, Juventus won at home (3-0) . At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has recorded 5 wins in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stadium was 06-11-2016, in a game for Serie A, which ended Juventus’ win by (1-2). The goals of the match were scored by S. Pellissier (66 ‘) for Chievo and by M. Mandžukić (53’) and M. Pjanić (75 ‘) for Juventus. The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between the 2nd and 2nd place, in fact this is a game between the 12th place in home games and the 3rd as a visitor.
Chievo Team News
The home team is currently in the ninth place, with no points earned, after 5 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, drew at home against Udinese by (1-1). In the latter, he lost out against Lazio by (5-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Chievo had 13 points out of 30, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in their last 10 matches at their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 1-1 (4 out of 10 matches). The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. The team have been struggling to score first: they only opened the scoring in 5 of their last 21 Serie A games and never made it to the break. In 21 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 3 rounds.
Chievo vs Juventus Stats
Chievo leave for this unmotivated game after having added yet another game without a win in the Italian league, losing at Lazio 5-1. We remember that the homegrowns have not won for seven consecutive games in this competition. Coach Rolando Maran normally has four men in the defense, four in the midfield and two in the attack, with Stepinski being the most advanced man on the team. Roberto Inglese should probably have put his team up another goal after 26 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. Looking at the home games it is possible to note that Chievo has several defensive faults, averaging 1.5 goals per game. For this game the coach can not count on Castro, Gamberini and Meggiorini, all with physical problems.
Juventus Team News
The visiting team is currently in 2nd place with 53 points, after 17 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate game, he won out against Cagliari by (0-1). In the last game, won at home against Genoa by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, with 23 goals scored and 4 goals conceded at home, against 27 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 away games for the championship, Juventus have recorded 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 25 points out of 30.
In this event, you won the last 4 games as a visitor. In matches played out for the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-1, which occurred in 4 of their 11 matches. Defensive solidity has been one of his strengths as he has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games and his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that often scores first: opened the scoring in 16 of their last 21 games for Serie A, of those 16 reached the break in lead in 13 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 14. In 21 matches for Serie A, suffered the first goal 4 times but managed to get back to the result in 3. There has been 1 period in the last 10 encounters played as a visitor to this competition: suffered 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (46 ‘ -60 ‘).
Juventus start to this day with a 1-0 win over Genoa, scoring the seventh consecutive win in several competitions. At this moment the visitors remain in pursuit of the leader Naples. In this out-of-doors encounter, commander Massimiliano Allegri must maintain the usual 4-3-3 with Higuaín being the most offensive reference of the team: this player is the second best scorer with 9 goals scored. Watching the 10 games played out of doors it is possible to notice that the visitors scored on average 2.7 goals and suffered on average 1.1 goals per game, that is, presents great offensive quality. For this game the coach of the old lady can not count on the injured Khedira, Cuadrado, Dybala, Marchisio and Buffon, all with physical problems.
Chievo vs Juventus Predictions
Total Goals Prediction: UNDER 3.5 Goals
Both Teams to Score: NO