2017-2018 Serie A Prediction Tournament

Round 18

Dec 22-23

Chievo 1 - 0 Bologna
Cagliari 1 - 2 Fiorentina
Lazio 2 - 0 Crotone
Genoa 1 - 0 Benevento
Napoli 3 - 1 Sampdoria
Sassuolo 1 - 0 Inter
SPAL 0 - 1 Torino
Udinese 2 - 1 Verona
Milan 1 - 0 Atalanta
Juventus 2 - 1 Roma

There's a couple of Friday night matches so get your tips in early @ Afghan-Juventus

 

Accurate predictions were a lot easier to come by than they have been for a while with three scores hitting double figures for the round the same total for tipsters over the entire six week period prior. @ Gilbertsson and @ totti fan earned high scores but @ Taib manages to hang onto the narrowest of leads.

Round 18 - Points/Rd18 Tally:
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Player - Points - Change in Position

1. Taib - 164/7 (-)
2. Gilbertsson - 163/11 (-)
   
3. TheAnswer1313 - 157/8 (-)
   
4. KensingtonSC - 157/10 (+1)
   
5. vilafria - 153/6 (-1)
   
6. totti fan - 145/11 (-)
   
7. Italy-Azzurrri-Fan - 130/7 (-)
   
8. toronto_soccer 123/8 (+1)
   
9. Afghan-Juventus 122/- (-1)

 

Round 19

Dec 29-30

Crotone v Napoli
Fiorentina v Milan
Atalanta v Cagliari
Benevento v Chievo
Bologna v Udinese
Roma v Sassuolo
Sampdoria v SPAL
Torino v Genoa
Inter v Lazio
Verona v Juventus

POINTS

Crotone 11.00 Draw 5.50 Napoli 1.25
Fiorentina 2.10 Draw 3.30 AC Milan 3.25
Atalanta 1.45 Draw 4.20 Cagliari 6.00
Benevento 3.30 Draw 3.25 Chievo 2.10
Bologna 2.30 Draw 3.10 Udinese 3.10
Roma 1.28 Draw 5.50 Sassuolo 8.50
Sampdoria 1.57 Draw 4.00 Spal 5.00
Torino 1.80 Draw 3.50 Genoa 4.33
Inter Milan 2.10 Draw 3.50 Lazio 3.30
Hellas Verona 10.00 Draw 5.00 Juventus 1.28

 

@ vilafria does just enough to hang onto the lead this week with 6 correct results for the round.

Round 18 - WIN-DRAW-WIN Points/Rd 18 Tally:
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Player - Points

1. vilafria > 10.59/-0.71
   
2. Gilbertsson > 8.81/2.69
   
3. Afghan-Juventus > 6.23/0.00
   
4. Il Ciuccio > 4.30/0.00
   
5. Taib > 2.65/2.54
6. shizzle787 > -3.50/0.00
   
7. KensingtonSC > -5.11/-0.71
   
8. totti fan > -6.25/3.79
   
9. TheAnswer1313 > -13.91/-0.71
10. Italy-Azzurrri-Fan > -25.88/-0.67

Net -20.56/7.03

@ Gilbertsson extends the lead to approx. 40 points, the largest lead all season. These scores include WIN-DRAW-WIN values in the total.

Round 18 - WIN-DRAW-WIN & CORRECT SCORE/Rd 18 Points Tally:
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Player - Points

1. Gilbertsson > 61.81/7.69
2. Taib > 22.15/-7.46
   
3. KensingtonSC > 8.39/4.79
   
4. vilafria > -3.91/-10.71
   
5. Il Ciuccio > -7.20/0.00
   
6. TheAnswer1313 > -13.41/-4.71
   
7. totti fan > -34.75/13.79
   
8. Italy-Azzurrri-Fan > -37.38/-4.67
   
9. shizzle787 > -46.00/0.00
10. Afghan-Juventus > -48.77/0.00

Net -135.06/-1.47

 

Round 19

Dec 29-30

Crotone 0 - 1 Napoli
Fiorentina 2 - 1 Milan
Atalanta 2 - 1 Cagliari
Benevento 1 - 0 Chievo
Bologna 1 - 0 Udinese
Roma 3 - 1 Sassuolo
Sampdoria 2 - 1 SPAL
Torino 2 - 1 Genoa
Inter 2 - 1 Lazio
Verona 0 - 1 Juventus

 

A combination of home ground advantage and Inter's mediocre away record.

 

It's the halfway point of the season and @ Gilbertsson ends @ Taib 's 5 week streak in 1st place. Gilb hasn't been in the lead since way back in round 2 with @ KensingtonSC and Taib trading blows for the lead since round 5.

This week includes a detailed season to date breakdown as indicated in bold:

Round 19 - Results/Scores/Bonus Points Rd19 Tally:
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Player - Points - Change in Position Breakdown

1. Gilbertsson - 170/7 (+1) 106/56/8
   
2. Taib - 169/5 (-1) 111/52/6
   
3. KensingtonSC - 169/10 (+1) 105/54/10
   
4. TheAnswer1313 - 162/5 (-1) 106/52/4
   
5. vilafria - 158/5 (-) 110/44/4
   
6. totti fan - 153/8 (-) 107/42/4
   
7. Italy-Azzurrri-Fan - 132/2 (-) 90/42/0
   
8. toronto_soccer 130/7 (-) 98/30/2

 

Round 20

Jan 5-6

Chievo v Udinese
Fiorentina v Inter
Torino v Bologna
Milan v Crotone
Napoli v Verona
SPAL v Lazio
Benevento v Sampdoria
Genoa v Sassuolo
Roma v Atalanta
Cagliari v Juventus

POINTS

Chievo 2.80 Draw 3.00 Udinese 2.50
Fiorentina 2.70 Draw 3.20 Inter Milan 2.50
Torino 1.91 Draw 3.30 Bologna 3.75
AC Milan 1.30 Draw 5.00 Crotone 9.00
Napoli 1.08 Draw 10.00 Hellas Verona 26.00
Spal 6.00 Draw 4.00 Lazio 1.50
Benevento 3.30 Draw 3.40 Sampdoria 2.10
Genoa 2.10 Draw 3.20 Sassuolo 3.60
Roma 1.67 Draw 3.75 Atalanta 4.50
Cagliari 9.50 Draw 4.50 Juventus 1.30

 

Round 20

Jan 5-6

Chievo 1 - 0 Udinese
Fiorentina 1 - 0 Inter
Torino 2 - 1 Bologna
Milan 2 - 0 Crotone
Napoli 3 - 0 Verona
SPAL 0 - 1 Lazio
Benevento 1 - 0 Sampdoria
Genoa 1 - 0 Sassuolo
Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta
Cagliari 1 - 2 Juventus