Juventus host Italian minnows Crotone on Sunday evening, with the reigning Serie A champions looking to keep up the pace with their rivals at the top of the table. However, with the visitors having already shown improvements upon their performances of last season, it could be that it is not all one way traffic at the Juventus Stadium.
Italian Serie A – Juventus Stadium, Turin – Sunday 26th November – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 13/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Juventus take on Crotone in the Italian top-flight this weekend, with Massimo Allegri’s side looking for the three points that would see them remain in touching distance with those ahead of them in the standings. The reigning champions are understandably the firm favourites to claim victory in front of their home supporters, however there are still a host of attractive betting markets to take advantage of ahead of kick-off. Be sure to check out our top betting tip below, however let’s first take a closer look at the two teams, starting with the home side.
Juventus Team News & Form
Juventus come into their clash with Crotone off the back of a surprising away defeat against Sampdoria, with late goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala not enough to rescue anything from the game. However, ten victories from their opening 13 league matches mean that Juventus remain just four points behind league leaders Napoli, with the reigning champions having scored an impressive 37 goals from such matches. Higuain and Dybala are likely to start in attack, with the likes of Sami Khedira, Blaise Matuidi and Miralem Pjanic battling it out for midfield births. Elsewhere, Italian internationals Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Federico Bernardeschi will be looking to put the disappointment of failing to qualify for next year’s World Cup behind them.
Crotone Team News & Form
Despite having won two matches previously, Crotone lost out to Genoa in front of their home fans last time around. Manager Davide Nicola will be hoping to ensure that his team is competitive in Turin, with his team averaging two goals conceded per game so far this season. Having scored just eleven goals from their 12 matches, the emphasis will be upon Andrea Nalini and Ante Budimir to start finding the back of the net on a regular basis. Meanwhile, midfielder Rolando Mandragora is unable to play against his parent club.
Head to Head
The two teams have met four times in the past, with Juventus having won all encounters to date, including a 3-0 success in Turin back in May of this year. With Crotone having failed to even score a goal in such matches, it is clear to see who are the firm favourites for victory ahead of kick off this weekend.
Betting Odds and Predictions
Given their standing in the table and their status as the home team, it comes as little surprise that Juventus are the firm favourites for victory with the majority of bookmakers. The hosts can be backed at odds of 1/7 with Coral, while those looking to bet on an away win for Crotone can take advantage of 25/1 odds from the same bookmaker.
Top Betting Tip
However, our top betting tip for the match is to bet on Juventus scoring over 2.5 goals during the 90 minutes, which can be found at odds of 4/5 at Ladbrokes.