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Juventus Turin vs. AS Roma
A Serie A classic awaits us on Sunday as Juventus Turin host capital city side AS Roma on 17/10. The omens are clear: The Old Lady has picked up momentum recently and currently occupies seventh place in the table. Given the great shape the Juventini are in at the moment, the record champions are the clear favourites against Roma. Especially as Juve are playing in their own stadium.
Roma are considered the underdogs, but they don’t have to hide at all. The Romans have managed to earn 15 points so far and are therefore deservedly in fourth place in the table. Nevertheless, coach Mourinho’s team lost the city derby against Lazio in the penultimate game. Therefore, we can be curious to see in which shape Roma will present themselves. Find out more about this match in our Juventus vs AS Roma betting tips
Juventus – AS Roma Info
– Date & Time: 17/10/2021, at 20:45.
– Venue: Turin, Allianz Stadium (41,507 spectators)
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 8
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Juventus Form & Balance Check
Juventus Turin have bounced back from their early season ignominy. They are unbeaten in five games across the competition and even beat Chelsea FC 1-0 in the Champions League in their penultimate game. The 1-0 win over city rivals FC Torino will have given the Juventini added confidence. The results Juve have delivered in the recent past show that they have finally fixed their defensive problems and are back to being the hard to beat team of days gone by.
Finally back to nil
The Old Lady have conceded extremely few goals in the championship seasons of recent years and had been known for winning to nil. This season, however, they have had to accept conceded goals even against supposedly weaker opponents such as Empoli or even Spezia. Both against Chelsea in the penultimate match and against FC Torino in the last match, the Old Lady finally managed to play to nil again. We can be curious to see to what extent Roma can stop this positive trend of the Piedmontese.
Juventus facts & analysis
– They are currently seventh in the table.
– Juventus have won their last two games to nil
– The Old Lady are unbeaten for six games across the competition
AS Roma form & balance check
Jose Mourinho-coached Roma bounced back from a 3-2 derby defeat to city rivals Lazio Roma in their last game. Pellegrini and Co. hosted FC Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico. The Giallorossi already led 1-0 at half-time and Mkhitaryan scored the final 2-0 goal three minutes after the restart. The form curve of the Romans is now pointing upwards again. Nevertheless, the opponent in the last match was not Juventus and definitely does not have the class of the Italian record champions.
The third best offensive
Roma currently possess the third best offence in Serie A. Only leaders SSC Napoli and Inter Milan have scored more goals. Under Mourinho, the capitals play a very attacking football by his standards, which has already been rewarded with several goals in the still young season. In our opinion, the loss of striker Abraham will weigh heavily against the defensively resilient Juventini. Therefore, it is quite realistic that Juventus will win again to nil.
AS Roma facts & analysis
– They are currently in fourth place in the table.
– Roma won their last match 2-0 against Empoli
– The capitals have not conceded a goal in their last two games
Predicted line-up – last update on 15 October 2021
We believe Max Allegri will not make any starting eleven changes voluntarily compared to the last game against FC Torino. However, he will be forced to do without Rabiot, who has been infected with the Corona virus since 09/10.
We expect the capitals to play in the usual 4-2-3-1 system. Jose Mourinho could start again with Ibanez in central defence and Cristante in central midfield. In addition, we expect Shomurodov in place of Abraham in the forward line.
Juventus vs AS Roma direct comparison & stats
The record of the last 20 matches, shows that Juventus often came out on top in the past season. The Juventini won eleven direct duels, three games ended in a draw and in six games Roma walked off the field as winners.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Juventus Turin and AS Roma is 2.4
– On average Juventus Turin score 2 goals against AS Roma and AS Roma score 1.4 goals against Juventus Turin
– When Juventus Turin lead 1-0 in home games, they win 90% of the matches
