Serie A 2024/2025 Predictions: Gameweek 16
Will Napoli return to winning ways this weekend following last weekend’s 0-1 shock home defeat to Lazio? The Naples take on Udinese as visitors and the bookies see them as the favorites to take all three points.
Atalanta will look to put their narrow 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the UCL when they take on Cagliari away from home this weekend.
This week’s Serie A gameweek 16 predictions were made based on expert knowledge, data, and current form.
Serie A 2024/25 Gameweek 16 Predictions: 13/12/24 - 16/12/25
Empoli and Torino will struggle to create many clear-cut chances: Empoli vs Torino
- Date: 13/12/2024
- Kick-off: 20:45
- Both teams rarely score goals, and we expect them to continue their struggles in the final third.
Matches involving either team fail to hit the over 2.5 goals mark, and that’s due to their blunt attack. Empoli scored 14 goals in 15 league matches, while Torino scored two goals more. When two teams with poor attack meet, the encounter normally lacks goals.
Empoli vs Torino prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Atalanta to remain at the top of the standings: Cagliari vs Atalanta
- Date: 14/12/2024
- Kick-off: 15:00
- Atalanta are in hot form, having won their last nine Serie A matches. Cagliari are not in good shape to put a halt to the visitors’ progress.
Cagliari may be the hosts, but their form confirms why they are the underdogs. They registered one win in their last seven league matches, which isn’t good enough for their fans to dream the impossible in the upcoming game against Atalanta, who are at the top of the standings with nine consecutive league wins.
Cagliari vs Atalanta prediction: Away team to win
Napoli to win in at least one half: Udinese vs Napoli
- Date: 14/12/2024
- Kick-off: 18:00
- Napoli may have struggled in the last few weeks, but Udinese’s recent form suggests they can get back to winning ways.
Udinese recorded only one win in their last six matches, but what we find more interesting is their fondness for losing in at least one half. The hosts lost in at least one half in four of their last five matches, and we think the trend may continue against Napoli.
Udinese vs Napoli prediction: Away team to win either half - yes
Juventus to finally put a halt to their winless run of three matches: Juventus vs Venezia
- Date: 14/12/2024
- Kick-off: 20:45
- Juve are winless in their last three league matches, but they can change that against bottom-placed Venezia.
Venezia lost ten of their last 15 Serie A matches, and they are unlikely to turn their form around against Juventus, who still haven’t lost a game in the league this term. Juve may have drawn their last three league games, but fans anticipate the Old Lady to put in a good shift this weekend.
Juventus vs Venezia prediction: Home team to win
Lecce and Monza to struggle in the final third: Lecce vs Monza
- Date: 15/12/2024
- Kick-off: 12:30
- Both teams struggle to score goals, and we doubt that they can deliver a high-scoring game to their fans.
Lecce scored only eight goals in 15 Serie A matches, which makes them the worst attacking team in Serie A, while Monza are better going forward, with 13 goals in 15 league matches. Both teams are averaging less than 1.0 goals scored per game, so we can confidently expect this tie to lack goals.
Lecce vs Monza prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Bologna and Fiorentina to exchange goals: Bologna vs Fiorentina
- Date: 15/12/2024
- Kick-off: 12:30
- Bologna may not win matches regularly, but they somehow find their way into the net of almost every team they play against.
Fiorentina may have conceded only ten goals in 14 league matches, but they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet on the road against Bologna, who scored 20 goals in 14 league matches and scored in four of their last five home matches. Of course, Fiorentina scoring a goal shouldn’t raise many questions.
Bologna vs Fiorentina prediction: Both teams to score - yes
Parma and Hellas Verona to entertain fans with goals: Parma vs Verona
- Date: 15/12/2024
- Kick-off: 15:00
- Matches involving either team sometimes produce at least three goals, and we expect this encounter to follow suit.
Parma averaged 3.06 goals per game in 15 league matches, while Hellas Verona averaged 3.66 goals per game. It’s clear that most matches involving either team end with at least three goals, so we can expect this encounter to continue the trend.
Parma vs Hellas Verona prediction: Over 2.5 goals
Como and AS Roma to produce at least two goals: Como vs AS Roma
- Date: 15/12/2024
- Kick-off: 18:00
- Both teams are in bad shape, so it’s wise to bet on goals, which shouldn’t be a stretch.
Como averaged 2.93 goals per game in 15 league matches, while AS Roma averaged 2.60 goals per game. It’s clear the majority of these teams’ league matches ended with over 2.5 goals, but we resisted the temptation to go for over 2.5 goals for over 1.5 goals, which we think shouldn’t be a hard task to complete.
Como vs AS Roma prediction: Over 1.5 goals
AC Milan and Genoa to exchange goals: AC Milan vs Genoa
Date: 15/12/2024
Kick-off: 20:45
Milan are eager to put their narrow 2-1 defeat to Atalanta last weekend, but Genoa will put up a good fight.
AC Milan struggle to keep clean sheets, and Genoa’s current form suggests that fans may witness goals on both ends. Milan averaged 1.06 goals conceded per game in 15 league matches, which gives the visitors, who scored 13 goals in 15 league matches, the belief they can get on the score sheet too.
AC Milan vs Genoa prediction: Both teams to score - yes
Lazio and Inter Milan to create many clear-cut chances: Lazio vs Inter Milan
- Date: 16/12/2024
- Kick-off: 20:45
- Both teams are among the best goalscoring teams in Serie A this term, and we expect them to make their goalkeepers work.
Lazio scored 30 goals and conceded 17 goals in 115 league matches, while Inter Milan scored 34 goals and conceded 15 goals in 14 league matches. Both teams find it relatively easy to get on the scoreboard, and we expect the upcoming goal not to be short of noteworthy moments.
Lazio vs Inter Milan prediction: Both teams to score - yes
