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Juventus vs Genoa Prediction & Betting tips
The cup is calling in Italy – more precisely, six of the eight round of 16 games in the Italian Coppa Italia are on the program this week. A total of 14 of the 16 remaining teams come from Serie A, but the best bookmakers see the duel between Juventus and Genoa as a clear favorite.
The dominator of Italian club football in recent years has recently caught up and was able to shorten the gap to the top of the table in the championship. In the home stadium, anything but a success for the home side would be a big surprise.
However, both teams will currently only view the cup competition as an additional burden. The home side will rotate vigorously in view of the upcoming top game against Inter Milan (Derby d’Italia) and the Ligures from Genoa need every point in the league to escape the relegation battle.
On Wednesday evening at 19:45 p.m., two teams will face each other in the cup fight, which are by no means the best. Further previews and betting analyzes for the Coppa Italia games can be found in the tip category Football Italy.
Juventus :
In the last game of 2020, head coach Andrea Pirlo suffered his first loss in Serie A with Juventus Turin. Nevertheless, the former world-class player has already been criticized by many fans because the style of play was by no means attractive. In addition, countless draws ensured that the old lady only had the disadvantage of the two Milanese clubs.
The defeat in the prestigious duel against Fiorentina hurt the supporters twice, but once again it was proven how fast-moving football is. The year 2021 started in Italy with an English week and the reigning champion collected the maximum of points.
In particular, the success against AC Milan (first defeat for the Rossoneri since the beginning of March 2020) was extremely important in the fight for Scudetto. The victory against US Sassuolo at the weekend was confirmed with a lot of hanging and choking. Despite having an outnumbered half, Juventus only struggled to win with two late goals.
The only downer was the injuries of Weston McKennie and Paulo Dybala, both of whom were replaced during the first half. Both players will not be available in the cup fight or in the Derby d’Italia at the weekend. Defender Matthijs de Ligt had to go into quarantine after a positive test, while full-backs Alex Sandro and Juan Cuadrado hope to be ready for action again soon with a negative test result.
With the upcoming top game at the weekend and the major personnel problems, Andrea Pirlo will rotate vigorously. With Ginaluca Frabotta and Manolo Portanova, two youngsters could also get one of the rare chances from the start.
In any case, the fact is that the old lady will be heavily weakened. In this regard, a prognosis for the home side is not recommended at Juventus against Genoa. There is no value in the betting odds offered.
Genoa :
For 14 years now, CFC Genoa – the oldest professional club in Italy – has been an integral part of the Italian Serie A. The fans have had to get used to the relegation battle in recent years. Currently it seems as if the Ligurians have leased 17th place in the table. In the last two seasons, Genoa ranked very thinly above the ominous line. The team is currently in 17th place.
After a 2-0 defeat on the fourth Sunday of Advent against newly promoted Benevento Calcio, Genoa made another coaching change. Roland Maran had to vacate his chair after just 117 days or 15 games (an average of 0.87 points per game). He joins the ranks of Genoa coaches who have not even worked for the club for a full year.
The last coach to stand on the sidelines for Genoa for an extended period was Gian Piero Gasperini between 2013-2016. Davide Ballardini was brought back as Maran’s successor.
His fourth engagement got off to a successful start, as Genoa won two of the first four games after just one win from 13 league games.
Thanks to the 2-0 success against FC Bologna last weekend, Genoa was also able to leave the relegation zone. With 14 points from 17 games, the club actually has three points more on the credit side than last season.
Nonetheless, the away record is shockingly weak. Ballardini’s debut win against Spezia Calcio was the only success abroad, with just five (!) Away goals scored in eight league games. A thrown together Juventus team certainly offers opportunities, but the weak Genoa offensive in the Coppa Italia round of 16 Juventus against Genoa means that both teams will probably not score.
Juventus vs Genoa head to head matches
13.12.20 SA Genoa Juventus 1 : 3
30.06.20 SA Genoa Juventus 1 : 3
30.10.19 SA Juventus Genoa 2 : 1
17.03.19 SA Genoa Juventus 2 : 0
20.10.18 SA Juventus Genoa 1 : 1