In this Serie A game on Sunday, we've got two teams at opposite ends of the table, but two that will be really concerned with how things have gone recently, and knowing there is a lot of work ahead. Juventus tamely fell out of the title race, and are now in 3rd, with pressure behind, while Salernitana are rock bottom of the table and already relegated.
Juventus Form GuideWhen I say it's been better recently for Juventus, it has, but it's still not a patch on what we saw in the first half of the season. They've held onto 3rd for now, but Bologna are just two points back, and with three games to go, it's all to play for. Juventus come here on a five game unbeaten run in the league, but that doesn't tell the full story.
Because the full story is that they've drawn the last four of those, and won the first. Those draws have kept them in 3rd, but not allowed them to keep their gap over Bologna. Last weekend, they drew 1-1 away at Roma, while they've also drawn with AC Milan, Cagliari and Torino in recent games.
Salernitana Form GuideStill stuck on two wins for the entire Serie A season, Salernitana have three games, beginning with this one, in which they have a chance to add more to their total. But recent form indicates that is unlikely to happen, as they really struggle and come here on the back of losing four in a row.
They lost 2-1 at home to Atalanta on Monday, before that, they've been beaten 3-0 by Frosinone, 2-0 by Fiorentina and 5-1 by Lazio. Go back further and it's just one point from their last eight games, it's pretty easy to see why this team will be playing Serie B football next season.
Match PredictionJuventus are still struggling, but this is the perfect game for them to end this run of draws. This should be a win, and a comfortable one at that, so I am taking Juventus on the Asian handicap line of -1.5 meaning I am backing them to win this game by two goals or more.
