The Italian League season starts on Sunday 25th of August, 2019 with Parma vs Juventus kicking off at 6 p.m. (local time) followed by Fiorentina vs Napoli at 8.45 p.m. (local time) and like La Liga Primera there are less Ante-post season betting markets available than there are for the Premier League but there are still some nice bets to be found.
Please see below for a list of some of the more popular ante-post season markets available at most quality on-line bookmakers with odds and recommended bets.
Italian Serie A League Outright
This is the most popular and number one market for ante-post season soccer betting, this market also stays open through-out most of the season. Because of the fluctuation in results and points through the season teams’ odds can move up or down significantly and so value can be found both at the start of the season and during the season.
The favorites to win the Italian Serie A Outright this season are last season’s favorites and ultimate champions *Juventus @ 1.44
The second joint favorites are Napoli and Inter Milan @ 6.00
AC Milan are 3rd favorites @ a distant 21.00
The outsiders are Roma @ 34.00 to Lecce @ 2001.00
Each Way at a place 1, 2 odds are not offered in this market.
Betting is also available without Juventus
Inter Milan are favorites @ 2.00 with *Napoli @ 2.20 followed by AC Milan @ 13.00.
The odds for the rest are Roma @ 17.00 through to Lecce @ 501.00
And betting is also available for Top 4 finish
Juventus @ 1.02, Napoli and Inter Milan @ 1.17, AC Milan @ 2.00 and *Roma @ 2.62, Atlanta and Lazio @ 4.00
Straight and Dual Forecasts and Tricasts
It is a struggle to find any odds for straight, dual forecast or tricast odds where you can choose which teams will come first, second and third for the Serie A league.
Top Goal Scorer
Who will score the most goals in the Italian Serie A season? It is no surprise that arguably the world’s greatest player Christiano Ronaldo (21 goals last season) is the bookies’ favorite @ 2.75.
Mauro Icardi is the 2nd favorite @ 5.00
Krzysztof Piatek (22 goals last season) is 3rd favorite @ 6.00
Last year’s winner *Quagliarella (26 goals) is @ 11.00 while last years 2nd highest goal scorer *Duvan Zapata (23 goals last season) is @ 10.00
The rest of the field is Ciro Immobile @ 13.00 through to Domenico Berardi @ 67.00
Each way at placed 1,2,3 pays 1/4 of the odds
Please note that if players finish with an equal number of goals then “Rule 4” is applied regarding payouts.
Italian Serie A Winner and Top Goal Scorer Doubles
No markets available so you would need to ask the bookmaker directly for them to provide you with the odds however you can place a “double” bet of for example:
Serie A Top Goal Scorer – Christiano Ronaldo @ 2.75
Serie A – Juventus to win @ 1.44
10.00 Double @ 4.0 = 40 points return (30 points profit)
Relegation / Finish Bottom
Fortunately there are markets available for relegation, so we can gamble on who will get relegated and, or, who will finish bottom (odds listed in brackets) of the league.
The favorites are Verona @ 1.40 (2.20), Lecce @ 1.44 *(2.37) and *Brescia @ 1.91 (5.00).
Outsiders are Parma @ 3.25*(9.00), Spal @ 3.60 (9.00), and Cagliari @ 5.00 *(17.00).
The remainder of teams are Udinese @ 6.00 (21.00) to Juventus @ 1001.00 (2501.00).
*Genoa @ 7.00 (21.00) avoided relegation on goal difference last season while Parma, Cagliari and *Fiorentina @ 34.00
all avoided relegation by just 3 points last season.
Unfortunately Relegation Treble markets are not provided but you can simply choose three teams to get relegated and place a treble bet or you can select more teams and place multiple treble bets (perms).
Betting is also available on To Stay Up (avoid relegation)
Parma @ 1.33, Brescia @ 1.91, Lecce @ 2.62 and Verona @ 2.75
Other Markets
Highest Scoring Team
Juventus @ 2.00, Napoli @ 4.00, Atlanta @ 7.00, Inter Milan @ 8.00 and AC Milan and Roma @ 15.00
Lowest Scoring Team
Verona @ 2.75, Lecce @ 4.33, Brescia @ 5.00, Genoa @ 13.00 and Udinese, Parma, Spal and Bologna @ 15.00
Final Word
One thing to note here is that Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus all retained their domestic titles last season – can their dominance go on forever? We hope not for odds’ sake. Good luck on whatever bets you choose this season!
