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Siena - Juventus

Pick: Juventus (-1) AH
Stake: 8/10 Odds: 1.74
Bookmaker: Pointbet


Juve played two matches in Siena and won both. Last season 1:3 and previous season 0:3. In this match Juventus is entering after small result crises. They failed to win in their last 7 matches, including CL matches against Arsenal. Juventus drew in their last 5 matches. Juventus is not Juventus if they not take points when they desperately need. Capello is great coach and for sure knows what to do in this kind of situations.

Siena is small team in Italy and they are grouped in teams from which, in the beginning of the season, was expected to finish in low-mid table. Siena is playing mediocre football and they made some problems to some teams, but they are far away from Juventus class. Siena also plays in bad form and from their last win gone 6 matches.

Camoranesi is suspended for Juve, but I don’t think that this absence will be of huge importance. Yes, he is important midfielder, but I think he is replaceable. The main Juve problem in past matches was slow midfield and poor form of the attackers, especially Ibrahimovic. This season, Juve took many points thanks to great aerial ability of their defenders, but I hope today he match will be decided with two or three goals in Siena’s net and that I would not hope Juve defenders to score from set pieces again.

Manager duel: Capello’s team meet De Canio’s team 7 times in history and Capello won 6 of them and only once they split points. I expect Capello’s domination to continue after this match, because he is leading much better team.

I read 2-3 years ago that Siena and Juventus are having very good relations and if we add that Juventus is much better team and having need of 3 points in this match (because Milan is only 3 pts behind them) I think that they will take all advantages and win easily.

Just to add that Juventus have won all mutual matches in recent history.

Previous meetings:

ISA 21-12-2005 Juventus 2 - 0 Siena
ISA 27-02-2005 Juventus 3 - 0 Siena
ISA 23-10-2004 Siena 0 - 3 Juventus
ISA 16-05-2004 Siena 1 - 3 Juventus
ISA 18-01-2004 Juventus 4 - 2 Siena
IC 18-12-2003 Juventus 2 - 1 Siena
IC 25-11-2003 Siena 1 - 2 Juventus