Italian Serie A
2009-04-26 - Reggina vs Juventus
A Sports Betting Pick by Shady
Football: Italy, Serie A
Sunday 26th April 2009 - Kickoff 14:00
Reggina will host Juventus in a match that has attract my attention. This would definitely be the bet of the night for me!
Reggina (20th - Home Rec 2-7-7 18:23)
Reggina will go into this game lying rock-bottom in the Seria A.
Reggina win last weekend against Atalanta was their first win in the league for almost 6 months. This simply shows how bad a team Reggina could be.
Reggina’s manager Nevio Orlando will be without a couple of key players ahead of this crucial game fighting for survival. Andrea Costa, Edgar Barreto and Maurizio Lanzaro are all suspended for the game while Carlos Carmona, Alessio Sestu and Daniel Adejo are all out injured.
Juventus (3rd - Away Rec : 9-3-4 25:15)
Claudio Ranieri is under pressure lately after failing to win in their last three games and failing to win any silverware this season.
Ranieri's main priority now would definitely be the finishing runners-up in the league and nothing less than that.
Juventus will be without Tiago who is suspended for the game while Giorgio Chiellini is currently out injured. Zanetti, Knezevic and Amauri are all doubtful and will have to pass a late fitness test.
Claudio Ranieri will welcome back the Italian pair of Mauro Camoranesi and Claudio Marchisio are missing last weekend’s tie against Inter Milan. Both of them are likely to regain their places in the starting lineup.
Buffon will start in goal and will be protected by Zdenek Grygera, Nicola Legrottaglie, Christian Molinaro and Olof Mellberg. In midfield, Claudio Marchisio and Christian Poulsen should start in the heart of midfield while Mauro Camoranesi and Pavel Nedved will start in right and left flanks respectively. David Trezeguet might get a rare start to partner Alessandro Del Piero up front.
With the creativity in Del Piero and Nedved, I do see Juventus breaking apart this WEAK Reggina defense. Trezeguet’s pace should give Nevio Orlando something to worry about as he is without a couple of key defenders.
Betting Statistic :
Under the asian handicap line this season, Reggina has won seven from the possible sixteen games at home, losing another seven.
On the other hand, Juventus have recorded eight wins from the possible sixteen away games, losing six games this season under the asian handicap line.
The Betting Verdict :
Reggina will be desperate to win this game to pull themselves out of the relegation zone but their performance this season have been simply poor.
With Reggina not winning in their last six home games and the amount of key players missing, I cannot see anything else besides an away win.
The Statistics :
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BEST BETTING TIP :
Juventus to win the game
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Juventus to cover the -0.75 head start.
