- Team form: Juventus have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches, drawing 0.
- Away form: AC Parma have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5, and they are yet to win away in all competitions (D0, L2).
- Head-to-head: Juventus have won both of their previous 2 head-to-head encounters.
Juve are a slick unit, Parma a solid, solid side
Juve style:
Juventus and Parma meet at Allianz Stadium on Saturday in a contest between a team with the ball and a side that can sit deep and counter when necessary. Luciano Spalletti has made his side possession based and positionally slick, with a disciplined team that controls the pace of games through selective pressing and forward bursts.
Parma setup:
Their back-to-front play creates overloads in the half-spaces and they hunt balls into the box in numbers, but Juventus are very much a control side and will not suit Parma's gameplan on Saturday. Carlos Cuesta has Parma organised and disciplined, setting them up in a narrow block with low-to-mid defensive lines and plenty of counter attacking potential, but they will be made to wait here as Juventus will dominate the ball.
Old Lady will edge it
Juve look the obvious selection to win this at 1.21, and it is worth noting that the draw is set at 5.75 with Parma a huge underdog. Spalletti's men have been strong across all competitions, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing only 2 of their last 10, but they are unbeaten in their last 2 head-to-heads with Parma and hammered I Crociati 4-1 on the road six months ago.
Juve are not unbeatable at home, where they have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their 4 to date, but Parma will surely be the team to come off second best here. I Crociati have been in mixed form of late.
Parma’s goal scoring is poor
Simone Lontani has been their main outlet up front, scoring two of their four goals in the last five, so they could struggle to land a punch against a quality opponent like Juventus.
A Juventus shutout seems more likely as Juventus have scored 4 goals in their last 4 home games, which should be enough to finish Parma off.
- Parma are yet to score a goal away from home across all competitions, which screams 'away woes' to us.
- The market is predicting a low-scoring match here with BTTS No at 1.67 and Under 2.5 goals at 2.4, and we think both of those are worth taking.
- A Juventus win to nil looks the best way to play this matchup as the odds are on the side of the home team, with Parma's away record backing up that belief.
