Hellas Verona vs Juventus Serie A Odds and Match Preview
Verona Aims to Avoid Relegation, Juventus Seeks Redemption in Key Serie A Fixture
Verona Can Escape Relegation Zone With a Win
Juventus’ title hopes took a massive hit when they suffered a surprise 1-0 loss to Udinese on Monday. It marked the first time Juve have lost back-to-back matches all season.
- Now, they’ll head to Hellas Verona on Saturday in a must-win match. Hellas enter the weekend in the relegation zone and will very likely escape it, for the time being, if they hand Juve a third straight loss. We’ll analyze the Hellas Verona vs Juventus Serie A odds for a crucial league match.
Hellas Verona vs Juventus
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Location Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy
Head-to-Head Hellas Verona vs Juventus
Juventus have won their last four matches on the Serie A schedule vs Hellas Verona. The Bianconeri have kept clean sheets in each of those matches and Andrea Cambiaso scored the game’s only goal when these teams met in October. Only one of the last ten meetings between Juve and Hellas Verona has been decided by more than one goal. Juve are 6-2-2 in the previous 10 matchups.
Verona’s Leading Scorers Depart Club
Hellas Verona went on the road to Monza last Sunday, and the match finished scoreless. With Empoli’s victory over Salernitana, it meant Verona slipped back into the relegation zone, in 18th place. Verona have won just four matches in 2023-24 and only one of their six games in 2024. In the Winter transfer window, Verona shook up their squad quite a bit and sold some of their best players. Cyril Ngonge, who still leads Verona with six league goals, left for Napoli.
Meanwhile, Milan Djuric joined Monza, Isak Hien left for Atalanta, and Filippo Terracciano joined AC Milan. Josh Doig, Bruno Amione, Martin Hongla and Jordi Mboula all left the club last month as well. Verona also signed six players, all under the age of 25, on permanent transfers as well. Verona also brought in Ruben Vinagre, Karol Swiderski and Fabien Centonze on loan deals.
Currently, Verona show -110 odds to be relegated and they just barely escaped going down to Serie A last season. Goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo ranks second in Serie A, with 75 saves, and he’s helped keep Verona respectable this season. Without Ngonge and Djuric, it’s unclear where Verona’s goals will come from. The Hellas Verona vs Juventus Serie A odds price the hosts as +460 underdogs for this match.
Juventus Fail to Score in Back-to-Back Matches
Juventus lost for just the third time this season on Monday when they fell 1-0 to Udinese. It was the Bianconeri’s first home loss of the season, and it was the second straight game they failed to score. With Dusan Vlahovic out, Arkadiusz Milik started up front for Juventus and he missed some big chances. Milik also had a goal called back in the match, which severely dented Juve’s title hopes. Juve are in second place in the Serie A table and are seven points behind leaders Inter Milan.
Now, Juve show just +2000 odds to win Serie A, as Inter have a game in hand. Vlahovic has scored 12 goals this season in Serie A for Juventus, which ranks second in Serie A. However,m he is also expected to miss this match with a muscle injury. With Moise Kean also doubtful, Max Allegri’s forward options consist of Milik, Federico Chiesa and Kenan Yildiz. Chiesa has scored six goals this season but just two since September.
Along with Vlahovic and Kean, Mattia De Sciglio is still out with an ACL injury. Even though Juventus have failed to score in back-to-back matches, they’ve conceded just 15 goals in Serie A. Wojciech Szczesny has been one of the best keepers in the league and Gleison Bremer and Federico Gatti have been two of the best defenders.
Verona vs Juventus Match Analysis & Odds
Each of the last three matches between Hellas Verona and Juventus have finished 1-0 in favor of Juventus. The Bianconeri will look for another clean sheet here, especially given Verona’s offensive issues. Verona have scored under a goal per game this Serie A season and more than half of their goals have been scored by players no longer on the roster. Here, the Hellas Verona vs Juventus Serie A odds price Juve as -150 road favorites.
Hellas Verona are +460 underdogs for this match and are 3-4-4 at home this season. Verona +0.5, +1 sits at -105 odds, while Juventus -0.5, -1 comes in at -115. It’s quite unlikely Juventus will go three games without a goal, especially when they’re facing a team that’s kept just five clean sheets this season.
A draw displays +270 odds, and it would do much more for Verona than Juventus. Bettors can take Juventus to keep a clean sheet at -115 odds and under 2, 2.5 goals is also priced at -120. Juve have kept four straight clean sheets vs Verona and if they don’t here, it’d be their longest shutout drought of the season.
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