Serie A

The top tier in Italian football has always been one of the most competitive leagues in the world. It was always known for its tactical and defensive football and thus not a lot of goals that were to be seen in Serie A but in the past decade the average goal per game has skyrocketed. This increased the attention and popularity of the Italian top flight in recent times. The more a league is being watched, the more it will be bet on usually. Football fans and sports bettors from all over the world are following this prestigious league from up close. Italy’s highest division is still amongst the top 5 most watched national football competitions. There are 20 teams playing in Serie A. The three lowest ranked teams at the end of the season will be relegated to the Serie B. As it stands, the top four clubs will receive a ticket to go to next season’s Champions League group phase. Number five and six will play Europa League and the seventh ranked team will go to the Europa Conference League (depending on the Coppa Italia winner). Italian football clubs have been doing well in European competitions. They are the third ranked nation when it comes to Champions League/Europa Cup I wins. Is Serie A a league for you to bet on? We’ve gathered some information for you to look into and judge yourself.

Serie A history

1928 was the first time in Italian history that a national football competition was played. Before that, most clubs were already founded but Italian football was divided into regions. Winning the Serie A is often called the Scudetto. Since the 1928/1929 season, winners of the regional leagues would wear a coat of arms with colors of the Italian flag on it to show that they are the reigning champions. That tradition is still practiced today. After the Serie A was founded, it has been dominated by a variety of clubs during different times, with Juventus having the latest spell where they managed to win the Scudetto 9 times in a row. In recent years, the Serie A has been a very open league with many serious title contenders. Italian clubs have also lifted a respectable amount of European club competition trophies. 21 cup titles in the top two tiers of European club football. Milanese clubs have shared a whopping TEN Europa Cup I/Champions League trophies amongst them (AC Milan 7 and Inter Milan 3). Many of the World’s best players have roamed the Italian football pitches. Think about Diego Armando Maradona, Franco Baresi, Roberto Baggio, Marco van Basten, Fabio Cannavaro and many more.

Popular teams that play in the Serie A

The Serie A features some giant football clubs. Juventus has been the most successful one in their own country. AC Milan has lifted the most trophies in European club football (7). With that statistic, AC Milan is the second most successful football club after Real Madrid. AC Milan’s arch rivals Inter Milan completes the top three most successful clubs in Italian football. Looking at some statistics (for example Instagram followers) makes it safe to say that those three clubs are most popular and probably been staked on by punters from all over the world on a regular basis. We obviously can’t forget to mention the two big clubs from Rome: Lazio Roma and AS Roma. Whilst sharing their home turf, they’ve been on an interesting battle both on and off the pitch (politically). In recent years, Napoli and Atalanta have infiltrated the top group in Serie A which makes it even more enjoyable to watch the Italian top flight and thus more interesting to bet on.

Tips for betting on the Serie A

This league is obviously one of the most popular leagues in Europe. Because of that it is comparable to other big national football competitions in Europe. It is viewed by football fans and sports bettors from all over the world. The market is huge, which makes it easy for you to collect useful information on matches, clubs and players. This gives you opportunities to create an edge on bookmakers. Betting on favorites is definitely a no-go in this league. Most recreational bettors tend to bet on favorites the most, which makes odds that are already low drop even more on many instances. It’s beneficial to find smaller clubs in good form that are playing against struggling top clubs. Don’t let your biases get the best of you but try to stay as objective as you can. The fact that a big group is formed at the top of the Serie A makes it even more so that every team can beat one another. This strengthens the argument about not betting too much on favorites even more. Don’t be fooled by the table and recent form alone. Streaks are always going to be broken. Smaller clubs who don’t play European football are often more rested as well, especially nowadays with top clubs having to play every three or four days.

What type of bets are suitable for this league?

In our opinion, Asian markets are the most effective bets to place for this league. Try to find clues on teams about why they could be underperforming or performing better than expected. Asian handicaps can be used perfectly to exploit this betting strategy. Over/under (Asian lines) could also be interesting due to the fact that there has been a rise in (expected) goals in the average Serie A match. Betting on draws might also be profitable, as many (mostly recreational) punters don’t want to bet on it. This could mean that a certain odd could become valuable.

Alternatives to betting on the Serie A

Serie A could easily be replaced by the other big leagues in Europe. In some ways, it is most comparable to the Premier League though. Enough information on the internet for you as a punter to dive into, that’s for sure. The average goals per game is quite similar to the Premier League as well as the fact that we can speak about a large group of title contenders in the past decade. La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 could be decent alternatives as well for similar reasons.

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