There was a double for Inter Milan last season as they won the Scudetto and striker Lautaro Martinez scooped the top scorer prize. Current Serie A top scorer odds make him the favourite again, but is it that straightforward?
Best Serie A top scorer odds
Lautaro Martinez – 9/2
Martinez’s 24 goals last season helped Inter lift the title they are favoured to lift once again. That’s three straight seasons of 20-plus goals for Martinez and he’s the front-runner for another Golden Boot.
It’s been a dry spell for him at the start of the new Serie A season however, with no goals in three appearances, which has caused his pre-season 3/1 quote to drift.
Betting tip: BTTS: No & Martinez anytime goalscorer @ 19/4
Inter have three clean sheets in their last four at home against Milan. Having been rested for their midweek Champions League game against Man City, Martinez should be fresh.
Dusan Vlahovic – 5/1
Vlahovic is the main striker for Juventus, but despite taking up good positions and getting shots away, he’s had plenty of near misses beyond a matchday two brace against Hellas Verona.
Naturally, the bookies have reacted to the slower-than-expected start, and he’s now out at 5/1 from an early-season 7/2 quote, but it may not take much for the floodgates to open.
Betting tip: Draw & Dusan Vlahovic 2+ shots on target @ 6/1
Juventus vs Napoli is a match that could swing either way, so the draw may be the play. Vlahovic has been getting chances, but can he convert?
Marcus Thuram – 6/1
Playing a support role alongside Martinez at Inter, Marcus Thuram has started the new Serie A season with a bang, netting four goals in four games and thoroughly upstaging his teammate.
Thuram quietly chipped in with 13 league goals in his first season with Inter, and his early form in advanced positions this term has seen him shorten to a 5/1 option for Serie A top scorer tips.
Betting tip: Marcus Thuram 2+ shots on target & 4+ Total Shots @ 2/1
Thuram has been explosive, and his speed could cause AC Milan problems in the big derby match at the San Siro.
Others – 9/1 +
Romelu Lukaku joined Napoli in the summer and is a 9/1 option to be the league’s top scorer. With two goals in two appearances for his new club, could this latest move see him thrive again?
In addition, Atalanta may have unlocked a great talent in new centre forward Mateo Retegui, who is a 10/1 shot in the top scorer market after banging four goals in four games for his new club.
Lazio’s Valentin Castellanos is the same price, thanks to a good start for the Biancocelesti.
Artem Dovbyk, who joined Roma after 24 goals in La Liga with Girona last season, is a 14/1 punt in Serie A top scorer odds, with AC Milan’s new acquisition Alvaro Morata a distant 20/1.
Betting tip: Artem Dovbyk & Mateo Retegui anytime goalscorer double acca at 17/4.
Roma and Atalanta both have very winnable home games against Udinese and Como respectively, so Dovbyk and Retegui are a decent double.
Our Serie A top scorer prediction
Things feel more wide open in Serie A top scorer tips than for other top leagues. Martinez finished atop the charts last term with 24 goals, the lowest tally for a golden boot winner since 2015.
That suggests there is room for him to be caught, and while Mateo Retegui is a great dark horse pick, the star of the show could be Marcus Thuram on current evidence.
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