Juventus will be looking to snap out of a recent run of draws as they travel to the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris for a Serie A clash against Genoa. The hosts have looked off colour this season and Juventus will fancy their chances of claiming the upper hand on Saturday.
It has been a rough start to the season for Genoa, who have picked up just one win from their last six matches across all competitions. Since beating Monza in the second week, Alberto Gilardino's men have been on a downward spiral, failing to win any of their last four matches.
Genoa suffered a 2-0 defeat to Venezia last time out in Serie A, in a clash where they failed to muster a single attempt on target. They followed up that result by crashing out of the Coppa Italia in midweek after losing to Sampdoria on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
Juventus have also been on a downward spiral as they have also failed to win any of their last three Serie A matches. After beginning their campaign with successive 3-0 victories, they have now played out 0-0 draws in their last three matches.
Manager Thiago Motta will be disappointed with recent results as Juventus have not shown their true attacking quality. However the boss will look at the positives of their defensive showings as the Turin club are yet to concede a single goal in Serie A this season.
How the bookies view it: Juventus highly fancied
Juventus have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 8/11 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Genoa is valued at 9/2 by Betfred while a draw is set at odds of 5/2.
Head to head: Juventus on top
Juventus have a 26-5 advantage with 11 draws from 42 previous matches against Genoa. However both teams drew their two matches last season, playing out a 1-1 scoreline at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris before battling to a 0-0 draw in Turin.
Players to watch: Bremer always rock solid
The one positive for Juventus in recent weeks has been their defensive showings, keeping clean sheets in all five of their Serie A matches so far. Bremer has been a rock at the heart of the defence for the Turin club and can lead them to another clean sheet at evens with Betfred.
At the other end of the pitch, Juventus will look to Dusan Vlahovic to deliver the goods. While the Serbian striker has not fired at his best this season, he still has two Serie A goals and could be worth keeping an eye on at 8/5 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Andrea Pinamonti was on target in the Coppa Italia in midweek and could earn a start after coming off the bench at Venezia. Mattia Bani is also expected to continue at the heart of the defence while Junior Messias and Caleb Ekuban are both ruled out with injury.
Right-back Nicolo Savona is doubtful for Juventus with an injury and could be replaced by Danilo, who was an unused substitute last time out against Napoli. Douglas Luiz could also be handed a start on Saturday while Dusan Vlahovic should continue to lead the line.
Genoa: Gollini, De Winter, Bani, Vazquez, Sabelli, Frendrup, Badelj, Malinovskiy, Martin, Vitinha, Pinamonti
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Bremer, Kalulu, Cambiaso, McKennie, Luiz, Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Gonzalez, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Given Juventus’ defensive record and with Genoa struggling in attack at the moment, a win to nil for the Turin club could be considered at 6/4 with Betfred. Juventus do have the quality going forward and given the results in their opening two fixtures, a -1 handicap could be considered at 12/5 with Betfred.
Juventus remain the superior side and could be backed to score in both halves at 21/10 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Genoa and Juventus will be played on Sep 28, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Genoa vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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