ITALIAN SERIE A BETTING PICK - JUVENTUS V SIENA

Italian Serie A

2012-02-05 - Juventus vs Siena

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Preview :

Last season this fxiture ended in an explosive result as Siena came back from the dead being three goals down to register a 3-3 draw and their first ever point in Turin.

However, this time Juventus is a different side from last season. Of the 14 players who Alberto Zaccheroni used on that afternoon, only Paolo De Ceglie, Claudio Marchisio and Alex Del Piero remain in the present squad. Juventus are now serious Scudetto contenders and they lead the standings by a point over Milan with a game in hand as well.

Both Juventus and Siena saw their midweek matches postponed because of the arctic conditions to have hit Italy over the last few days. Both teams league position were not affected as Juve had more rest while Siena remains three points above the relegation zone.

Juventus are unbeaten at home this season as Juve have won seven of their 10 home games this term at home, but they can be stopped as draws with Bologna, Genoa and Cagliari shows.

Siena meanwhile are poor travellers. They have picked up just four points on the road all season, they have no win and have lost their last five away from home entering this match. Their last away win was at Grosseto in way back in April.

As for the past meetings, there have been just six Serie A games in Turin between Juventus and Siena. Juventus have five wins and there has been one draw between them. Del Piero has featured in all of them, scoring eight goals in the process.

Team News :

Juventus Team News :
Juve boss Antonio Conte, who led Siena to promotion last term, will have Mirko Vucinic back from injury. He’ll either use a 3-5-2 or a 4-3-3 formation for this match.

Conte will have to decide whether to field Giorgio Chiellini in the middle or as a left-back, while Stephan Lichtsteiner should start as he had rested in midweek.

Siena Team News :
Zeljko Brkic and Francesco Bolzoni are doubts for this match.

Possible lineups

Juventus : Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Vucinic

Siena : Pegolo; Vitiello, Rossettini, Contini, Del Grosso; Angelo, Vergassola, Gazzi, Brienza; Destro, Calaio

Predictions :

Go for Juventus to get the win here and give the 1 1/2 ball AH. They will be eager not to repeat the same mistakes as last season and should score at least 2 to 3 goals without reply.

The Statistics :

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Go for Juventus to win here.