Essential holiday requirements have ensured that this week's tip will be short and sweet. It's hard to do justice to my much-practiced "relaxing on the beach" look while typing on a laptop keyboard, you understand.
We are exactly half-way through the 2010/2011 Serie A season, and while there are a lot of seemingly predictable results this weekend, the odds offered on many games are simply prohibitive. Two teams that look to be worth taking a risk on however are Napoli, who will host Fiorentina, and Parma, who visit lowly Brescia.
Napoli v Fiorentina Preview and Betting Tips
January 15th 2011, 5pm GMT
Napoli easily dealt with Juventus at the Stadio San Paulo last week, and I favour them to overcome Fiorentina on their home turf tomorrow. Indidentally, Napoli striker Edinson Cavani last week joined Antonio DiNatale at the top of the Serie A goalscoring table thanks to his hat-trick against Juventus. Hopefully he will add to his 13-goal season total tomorrow.
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| Cavani: more goals please! |
Match odds: Napoli 8/11
Draw 5/2
Fiorentina 7/2
Napoli: Last 5 Serie A Results
09.01.2011 - Napoli 3-0 Juventus
06.01.2011 - Inter Milan 3-1 Napoli
19.12.2010 - Napoli 1-0 Lecce
11.12.2010 - Genoa 0-1 Napoli
06.12.2010 - Napoli 1-0 Palermo
Fiorentina: Last 5 Serie A Results
09.01.2011 - Fiorentina 3-2 Brescia
06.01.2011 - Bologna 1-1 Fiorentina
11.12.2010 - Udinese 2-1 Fiorentina
05.12.2010 - Fiorentina 1-0 Cagliari
27.11.2010 - Juventus 1-1 FiorentinaBrescia v Parma Preview and Betting Tips
January 16th 2011, 2pm GMT
Parma are not renowned for their success on the road, but they are a far better team than Brescia, and odds of almost 2/1 make them backable against a team who have lost their last three games.
Match odds: Brescia 6/4
Draw 2/1
Parma 15/8
Brescia: Last 5 Serie A Results
09.01.2011 - Fiorentina 3-2 Brescia
06.01.2011 - Brescia 1-2 Cesena
19.12.2010 - Catania 1-0 Brescia
12.12.2010 - Brescia 1-0 Sampdoria
04.12.2010 - AC Milan 3-0 Brescia
Parma: Last 5 Serie A Results
09.01.2011 - Parma 1-2 Cagliari
06.01.2011 - Juventus 1-4 Parma
19.12.2010 - Parma 0-0 Bologna
11.12.2010 - Palermo 3-1 Parma
05.12.2010 - Parma 2-1 Udinese
Week 20 Prediction: Napoli and Parma both to win - 4pt double
Good luck!
