The final of five Serie A games to kick off on Sunday night sees Juventus play against the bottom club Sampdoria, as they look to bounce back from defeat to Roma last weekend.
Juventus Form GuideBefore their defeat last weekend, it had been a good few weeks for Juventus. After being deducted points, they have put together a good run, one that has taken them up the table and into the European spots. Going into the weekend, they are in 7th position with 35 points, a position they will look to cement as their own in the coming games.
The defeat against Roma was a disappointing one, they lost the game 1-0 and it was more a disappointment as it ended momentum, rather than anything else. This game against Sampdoria does give them the chance to bounce back, Juventus won four in a row prior to that loss, and three of those came with clean sheets.
Sampdoria Form GuideAfter a win for Cremonese two weeks ago, Sampdoria found themselves at the bottom of the Serie A standings, and so far haven't been able to find a way off. They are tied on points with Cremonese, 12 each, but it's a long way to safety right now, as the first safe team is Spezia and they are nine ahead with 21 points.
A 0-0 draw at home with Salernitana gave Sampdoria a point last weekend, but they need to do more, wins are needed now if they want to survive in Serie A. They've drawn three of their last five, but with no wins in that period, it's not really helped their survival quest too much, draws are no good at this time in the season with so much ground to make up on those above.
Match PredictionGiven the form of these two teams, the pick has to be Juventus to win this game. A loss last weekend, but prior to that they had been excellent, and the loss was against Roma, a top four team. Sampdoria are really struggling and look set for further misery here, as Juventus win the game.
