Juve Stabia vs Sudtirol Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide: contrasting starts to the season

Sudtirol have made an excellent start to the new campaign, unbeaten in their opening five Serie B games with three wins and two draws, scoring nine and conceding just three. Juve Stabia have won only one of their first five, losing twice and drawing twice, with four goals scored and seven let in.

Juve Stabia: 20 completed matches; Sudtirol: 20 completed matches.

Juve Stabia

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

26

Difference

+4

Sudtirol

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

50% 10 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

25

Difference

-6

Widen the lens to the last 20 matches for each side, a stretch that blends the tail end of last season with this one, and the same gap shows up. It's a general trend rather than a precise read on where either team stands right now, but it lines up with what the early table is telling us.

Sudtirol arrive full of confidence, while Juve Stabia need to arrest a shaky start to the season.

Comparative Team Statistics: Juve Stabia vs Sudtirol

Head-to-head: the home side usually wins this one

Of the last four meetings between these two, the home team has won three, with only the most recent game, at Sudtirol back in May, ending level. Juve Stabia's two wins in this fixture both came on their own patch, which is relevant given they're hosting again here.

Recent history suggests home advantage has counted for something in this specific fixture.

League table: a wide early gap

Five games into the season, Sudtirol sit second with 11 points, while Juve Stabia are down in 18th with just three. That's a big early separation, though it reflects only a fifth of the campaign and there's plenty of time for things to shift before mid-October.

Key men to watch

Antonio Di Nardo has been Juve Stabia's main source of goals, netting three in his last four appearances, so how he's marked could matter a lot. Sudtirol's threat looks more shared: Fabio Rispoli has three assists in his last five games, Karlo Mixtur has chipped in with goals, and both Molina and Vasic have been creating chances too. Worth noting that Sudtirol's Stabile picked up a red card in his last three matches, which is a disciplinary flag rather than confirmation he'll miss this one.

Juve Stabia:

Best scorers:

Antonio Di Nardo - 3

Sudtirol:

Best scorers:

K. Mixtur - 2

Penalty cards:

G. Stabile x 1 x 1

How this one could play out

Sudtirol go into this as the clear form side by the numbers, but they'll be doing it on the road, where recent meetings in this fixture haven't gone their way. Juve Stabia will lean on home advantage and Di Nardo's goals to try to close the gap, but they'll need to shore up a defence that's already shipped seven goals in five league games.