Catania vs Siena Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

Italian Serie A

2011-09-11 - Catania vs Siena

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Preview :

Catania’s Vincenzo Montella welcomes Siena’s Giuseppe Sannino to the Stadio Massimino.

Montella prepares to make his debut as Catania Coach on Sunday after a brief spell with Roma last season, and is set to field an attacking 4-3-3 system hoping to break a jinx whereby Catania have in fact never beaten Siena in Serie A.

It can be said that the players strike did come to Montella's rescue as it gave Catania more time to adapt to Montella's tactics. The two weeks’ extra preparation gave them more time and confidence with Sergio Almiron and Davide Lanzafame making steady progress in training. Montella has a number of attacking options to use here, especially since Maxi Lopez stayed with the side.

For the visitors Siena, Sannino’s arrival as Coach will see his first match in Serie A although he has coached the lower sides in Italian football. Captain Simone Vargassola knows that it will be an uphill task to stay in Serie A where as many as 12 teams could be battling against relegation.

Catania have not beaten Siena since November 2002, whilst seven of the past nine meetings have ended in draws. But I could see Catania getting the win here.

Probable Lineups :

Catania : Andujar; Potenza, Bellusci, Spolli, Alvarez; Biagianti, Almiron, Ricchiuti; Gomez, Maxi Lopez, Bergessio

Siena : Brkic; Angelo, Rossettini, Terzi, Del Grosso; Mannini, Vergassola, D’Agostino, Brienza; Calaio, Destro

Prediction :

Take Catania to edge this match and grab a win here.

The Statistics :

CATANIA LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-05-15	W	2-1	H v Roma_AS
	2011-05-01	W	2-0	H v Cagliari
	2011-04-17	L	1-4	H v Lazio
	2011-04-03	W	4-0	H v Palermo
	2011-03-13	W	1-0	H v Sampdoria
	2011-02-27	W	2-1	H v Genoa

SIENA LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2010-05-09	D	1-1	A v Fiorentina
	2010-04-25	L	4-1	A v Udinese
	2010-04-18	D	2-2	A v Catania
	2010-04-03	L	2-0	A v Atalanta
	2010-03-24	L	2-0	A v Lazio
	2010-03-14	D	3-3	A v Juventus

HEAD TO HEAD CATANIA v SIENA
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2010-04-18	Catania	2-2	Siena
2009-03-08	Catania	0-3	Siena
2008-03-19	Catania	0-0	Siena
2007-03-04	Catania	1-1	Siena

The Pick :

Catania 1-0 Siena

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Catania for the win here.

Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet

Main Bet :
Take Catania give the 1/2 ball

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