Parma welcome Juventus to the Stadio Ennio Tardini in a Monday night Italian Serie A clash. With the Turin club gunning for a place in the top four, they should be too strong for the home side.
Parma come into this clash off the back of a 0-0 Serie A draw at Fiorentina. That was their fifth consecutive draw in the league, while they are also winless in 13 of 14 league matches, suffering six defeats in that stretch.
Failure to keep things tight back has been their major problem as they are without a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 matches in the league. However, Cristian Chivu's men have shown some form lately, coming from behind to earn 2-2 draws with Torino and Inter Milan in their last two home matches.
Juventus come into this game following a 2-1 league win over Lecce, with efforts from Teun Koopmeiners and Kenan Yildiz earning them the win. That was their second win in three matches and leaves them fourth in the table, two points above the chasing pack.
While things appear to be improving for Juventus, one area that still needs work is their defence. The Turin club have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their last nine Serie A matches.
How the bookies view it: Juventus on top
The bookies have installed Juventus as overwhelming favourites, with BoyleSports offering 7/10 for an away win. An unlikely victory for Parma is priced at 10/3 while a draw has been set at 5/2.
Head to head: Superior Juventus
Juventus have a 27-10 advantage with 16 draws from 53 previous matches against Parma. However, both teams battled to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch: Reliable Vlahovic
Dusan Vlahovic is Juventus’ top scorer in the league with 9 goals and has reclaimed his spot with a string of fine performances. The Serbian striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 6/4 with BoyleSports.
Ange-Yoan Bonny has notched six league goals for Parma this campaign and will fancy a chance to put an end to his mini-drought. He could be worth considering to score anytime at 7/2 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Mateusz Kowalski, Yordan Osorio and Adrian Benedyczak are still out injured for Parma. However, Bonny, Mateo Pellegrino and Mandela Keita are expected to keep their places in the line-up.
Juventus will be without Teun Koopmeiners, Kenan Yildiz, Weston McKennie, Juan Cabal and Arkadiusz Milik. However, Vlahovic, Renato Veiga and Manuel Locatelli are expected to start.
Parma: Suzuki, Leoni, Vogliacco, Valenti, Del Prato, Garcia, Keita, Sohm, Veelenti, Bonny, Pellegrino
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Kelly, Veiga, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Thuram, Locatelli, Gonzalez, Yildiz, Weah, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in three of the last five meetings including the reverse fixture and a repeat is priced at 20/23 on BoyleSports. The last four meetings between both sides have produced over 2.5 goals, which is valued at 20/21.
The last four meetings between both sides have witnessed goals in each half and this clash can be backed to follow a similar pattern at 5/6 with BoyleSports.
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