Juventus are aiming to maintain their fine start to the season as they travel to Verona for a Monday night Serie A clash. Verona are brimming with confidence after an impressive showing against Napoli but could find things difficult against the Turin club, who often do well in this fixture.
Verona were impressive in their opening Serie A fixture as they eased to a 3-0 home victory over Napoli. Daniel Mosquera netted a brace after Dailon Livramento had opened the scoring five minutes after the restart.
It was a solid way to bounce back for Verona after suffering a 2-1 home defeat to Cesena in the Coppa Italia first round. Manager Paolo Zanetti would have enjoyed the attacking display but will be more pleased with the team’s defensive showing having shut out the Napoli forward line.
Juventus were also rampant in their opening fixture as they claimed a 3-0 victory over newly promoted Como. First half efforts from Samuel Mbangula and Timothy Weah set them on their way before Andrea Cambiasso completed the rout in injury time.
Having struggled in recent seasons, Juventus are attempting to reclaim their place at the top of Italian football. Manager Thiago Motta will view the opening weekend result as a promising start, particularly the performances of Weah, Kenan Yildiz and Dusan Vlahovic.
How the bookies view it: Turin club to triumph
Juventus have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 7/10 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Verona is valued at 9/2 with Betfred, who is also offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Recent head to head: Juventus always prevail
Juventus have a fine record in this fixture and are unbeaten in the last five matches against Verona. The Turin club claimed four wins in that run but played out a 2-2 draw in the most recent fixture at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi back in February.
Players to watch: Vlahovic to regain scoring touch
Dusan Vlahovic had a goal chalked off in Juventus’ opening fixture and will be keen to get off the mark for the season. The Serbian striker was on target against Verona last season and is priced at 5/4 with Betfred to score anytime.
Juventus have a solid defensive record against Verona, keeping clean sheets in four of the last five meetings. The Turin club will also be keen to build on their performance in the opening weekend and could be set for another clean sheet at 11/19 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Mosquera’s brace off the bench in Verona’s opening fixture could earn him a start on Monday. Livramento is also expected to continue in attack while Ondrej Duda should retain his place in midfield.
Weah and Kephren Thuram are rated doubtful for Juventus having picked up knocks in the opening fixture. Douglas Luiz could be set for his full debut after coming off the bench last time out while Vlahovic is expected to continue in attack.
Verona: Montipo, Frese, Coppola, Dawidowicz, Lazovic, Belahyane, Duda, Tchatchoua, Kastanos, Livramento, Mosquera
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cabal, Bremer, Gatti, Cambiasso, Fagioli, Locatelli, Mbangula, Luiz, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus have won to nil in four of the last five matches against Verona and a similar outcome is priced at 8/5 by Betfred. Having scored three goals in their opening fixture, a -1 handicap could also be considered at 2/1 with Betfred.
The Turin club scored in both halves last time out and a similar pattern is values at 7/4 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Verona and Juventus will be played on Aug 26, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Verona vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
