Sampdoria Genoa vs. Juventus: Preview and betting tips

Juventus will face the second round of Serie A on Monday and will try to keep their 100% record against Sampdoria Genoa, who lost their opening game. What can we expect from the match and what to bet on?

Sampdoria made it through the first round of the Italian Cup at the start of the season, but their league debut wasn’t so good. They lost 0:2 at home to Atalanta, so they have a lot to make up for on Monday.

Juventus, on the other hand, did very well. After last year’s not-so-good season, when it was happy to qualify for the Champions League, it entered the new one with a 3:0 win over the erratic Sassuolo. He scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute.

Although the home side failed to get a result in the first leg against Atalanta, according to the Whoscored statistics portal, the two best players of the whole game were from Sampdoria. Specifically, offensive midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri and defensive midfielder Ronaldo Vieira.

Last year’s signing Dusan Vlahovic shone in the first leg, with the Serbian international scoring twice. Ángel di María had a successful league debut, scoring the decisive goal and assisting the third.

Sampdoria have been struggling in attack, scoring more than once in only one of their five games since the start of their preparations, and that was against second-placed Brescia. An average of one goal per game is indeed not awe-inspiring.

Moreover, Juventus are doing well away from home, having not lost in six matches. At the same time, a lot of goals have been conceded in its matches, specifically in the last six rounds with an average of 3.5.

Considering Juventus’ away form and Vlahovic himself, I think the visitors will win.

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