Juventus will be looking to end their recent run of draws as they travel to the U-Power Stadium for a clash with Monza. The Turin club often get the better of the lower ranked teams and should be too strong for the hosts, who have been poor this season.
Monza will be desperate to climb out of the relegation zone as they are currently five points from safety. They are without a win in their last nine matches across all competitions, losing six times in that run including a 2-1 defeat to Lecce last time out.
Alessandro Nesta’s team are even worse at home as they are without a Serie A win at the U-Power Stadium. They have lost their last three Serie A matches in front of their fans, failing to score twice in that run.
Juventus are still unbeaten in Serie A this season but continue to be plagued with draws. The 2-2 scoreline with Venezia last time out was the 10th draw of the season for Thiago Motta’s men, although they did bounce back with a 4-0 victory over Cagliari in the Coppa Italia.
One thing that remains solid for Juventus is their defence, which has kept clean sheets six times in their last 10 away matches across all competitions. They have also beaten a number of struggling teams on the road like the 2-0 victory at Udinese and the 3-0 win at Genoa.
How the bookies view it: Juventus to prevail
Juventus have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 8/13 by BoyleSports. Monza are considered outsiders at 9/2 with BoyleSports, who are also offering 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Turin club
Juventus have a 4-2 advantage with two draws from six previous matches against Monza. The Turin club won the two fixtures last season, winning 2-1 at the U-Power before a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Solid Juventus backline
Juventus are still one of the strongest defences in Serie A and have kept six clean sheets in their last 10 away matches. Federico Gatti and Pierre Kalulu often feature at the back and can lead the Turn club to another clean sheet.
At the other end of the pitch, Dusan Vlahovic will be the one to watch for Juventus. The Serbian striker has scored in three straight matches since returning from injury and is priced at 7/5 by BoyleSports to find the net again.
Probable line-ups
Daniel Maldini is suspended for Monza while Andrea Petagna, Roberto Gagliardini and Luca Caldirola are among a lengthy injury list. Dany Mota should start in attack alongside Gianluca Caprari.
Juventus have injury problems of their own with Bremer, Arkadiusz Milik, Andrea Cambiaso and Timothy Weah all sidelined. Nicolas Gonzalez should return to the team and is set to start in attack alongside Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz.
Monza: Turati, Izzo, Mari, Carboni, Birindelli, Bondo, Blanco, Kyriakopoulos, Forson, Caprari
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Kalulu, Gatti, Savona, McKennie, Thuram, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
With Juventus often solid at the back and Monza struggling in attack, a win to nil for the visitors could be on the cards at 7/5 with BoyleSports. The Turin club have scored in both halves in their last two matches and a similar pattern is valued at 2/1 with Boylesports.
Juventus’ last four matches have produced more goals after the break and a similar pattern is priced at 11/10 by BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Monza and Juventus will be played on Dec 22, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Monza vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
