Reigning Serie A champions Juventus host bottom of the table Benevento in Turin on Sunday, with anything other than a convincing home win coming as a huge surprise. The visitors have been unable to pick up a single point from their eleven league encounters so far this season, with Benevento already being the overwhelming favourites to be relegated.
Italian Serie A – Juventus Stadium, Turin – Sunday 5th November – 14:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 14 at Ladbrokes |
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Despite winning nine of their opening eleven matches in Italy, Juventus are currently still three points off top spot in the Serie A standings. However, they are fully expected to record another victory when they meet Benevento at the Juventus Stadium this weekend, with manager Massimo Allergi undoubtedly hoping for a stress-free afternoon in front of his home supporters. The visitors have conceded 29 goals already, with no one within the game offering them a hope on Sunday. Despite the home side being the overwhelming favourites, there are still plenty of appealing betting markets surrounding this game. For those interested, be sure to check out our top betting tip. However, let’s first take a closer look at the two teams.
Juventus Team News & Form
With a team full of world-class talent, including the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Paolo Dybala and Sami Khedira, it will take something special to stop Juventus claiming yet another title in Italy. However, with rivals Napoli performing so well, the Old Lady must ensure that clashes such as this one with Benevento are taken advantage of, with three points expected by all at the Juventus Stadium. Higuain scored twice to help Allegri’s men to a fine 2-0 win over AC Milan at the San Siro last time out, with Juve having lost just once this season to date.
Benevento Team News & Form
Their 5-1 home defeat to Lazio was Benevento’s 11th consecutive defeat following their promotion from Serie B last season, with Roberto De Zerbi’s men struggling to adapt to the Italian top-flight so far. Having scored just four goals in the same number of matches, the relegation favourites will be looking to ensure that they are not embarrassed in Turin, with goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli undoubtedly set for a busy afternoon.
Head to Head
The meeting at the Juventus Stadium will be the first ever competitive clash between the two clubs, meaning that no conclusions can be taken from this area. However, with Juventus having dominated Italian football over the past decade and Benevento struggling massively following their promotion, it is certainly the home side who are the overwhelming favourites for the three points.
Betting Odds and Predictions
With the home side being offered supremely short odds of 1/20 to beat Benevento at the Juventus Stadium on Sunday, it is worth looking at more diverse markets when searching for value surrounding this match. Juventus to win both the first and second half this weekend is available at better odds of 2/7 at Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip
However, our top betting tip for the match is to bet on Juventus scoring over 4.5 goals during the 90 minutes, which can be found at best odds of 2/1 at William Hill.