Juventus and Roma square off in Serie A on Saturday with both teams looking to maintain their promising starts to the season.
The hosts are coming off a 0-0 draw at Sampdoria in their previous Serie A fixture. They had the majority of the possession but could only muster four attempts on target as striker Dusan Vlahovic was starved of service.
The good news for Juventus is that they are still unbeaten this season having begun their campaign with a 3-0 home win over Sassuolo. Manager Massimiliano Allegri will consider the result at Sampdoria a minor setback and will be keen to get things back on track.
The opening weekend win over Sampdoria extends a solid home record for Juventus, who have suffered just one defeat in their last 13 Serie A matches at Allianz Stadium.
Following a successful debut campaign where he lifted the inaugural Europa Conference League title, there are lots of eyes on Jose Mourinho and Roma this season. Although their target will be breaking into the top four, they are actually considered title contenders in some quarters.
Roma have made a slightly better start to the season than Juventus and have won their opening two fixtures. The capital club claimed a 1-0 victory over Salernitana in their opening outing before earning a similar result against Cremonense last time out.
While Mourinho will be pleased with his team’s start, he will be aware that they have beaten teams who are likely to struggle this season. The lack of goals from the forward players is also worrying with Tammy Abraham, Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini struggling to find their rhythm.
How the bookies view it
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 11/8 by Unibet. A victory for Roma is valued at 9/4 with Unibet, while SBK is offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Recent head to head
In the midst of all their struggles last season, Juventus managed to do the double over Roma, taking their tally to three straight wins against the capital club. The Turin club claimed a 4-3 win in the meeting at Allianz Stadium back in January.
Players to watch
Dusan Vlahovic may have struggled last time out but the striker grabbed a brace in the opening fixture. He will once again be the one to watch for Juventus and is priced at 8/5 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Paulo Dybala is likely to be fired up for Roma as he faces Juventus for the first time since leaving in the summer. The Argentine forward was on target in this fixture last season and is priced at 11/4 with Paddy Power to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Last season’s fixture produced seven goals and another thriller could be on the cards on Saturday. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 27/10 by BetVictor, over 2.5 goals is valued at evens with bet365 while both teams could be backed to score at 13/16 with SBK.
Juventus have opened the scoring in the last three meetings at Allianz Stadium and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Saturday at 20/23 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Juventus and Roma will be played on Aug 27, 2022 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Juventus vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
