MATCH PREVIEW: SPAL 0-0 JUVENTUS (ITALY: SERIE A) FREE BETTING PICKS FOR TODAY, MARCH 17
League: ITALY: Serie A – Round 29
Match: 20:45 Spal – Juventus
Prediction: Away Win
Average odds: 1.34
Bookmaker: bwin
Result: 0:0 LOST
MATCH PREVIEW
| Spal’s quest for survival in Serie A (SA) faces a litmus test when they host the treble-chasing table toppers Juventus. The result has the potential of altering equations at both ends of the table! |
| Having extended their lead over Napoli to four points, Juve come into this fixture with the swagger of a Champion and the determination of a treble seeker. The ‘Old Lady’ haven’t lost in the league since November ’17 and it will take a lot from Spal to inflict their third defeat of the season. |
| Spal have picked up seven points in their last three games and are third from bottom. However, they are just two points behind 14th-placed Cagliari, having played a game more than all their relegation battlers around them. This is a game they are expected to lose, even a point would be massive for the hosts! |
| The challenge for Spal, though, comes in stopping goal-hungry Juventus (67) who have scored the most in the league. There is also the little matter of scoring past a frugal Juve defensive line that has conceded just 15 goals all season! |
| In 15 league games since their last loss, Juventus have kept a whopping 14 clean sheets, scoring 30 and conceding just one goal. Contrast that with Spal, who have kept only three clean sheets all season long! |
| Key battle: Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus) has eight goals and three assists from his last seven games. |
| Thiago Cionek (Spal) will need to bring out his defensive best to keep Higuain away from the goal. |
| Stat attack: Juventus have won their last 12 matches and are unbeaten in 15 games (W14, D1). |
| Only Napoli (38pts) have a better away record than Juventus (37pts). |
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