It could be said that Parma is playing like in the good, old days when the "Parmalat" trademark was on their jersey and they were one of the best sides in Italy, but also merciless in Europe. Now, they have a whole different team but their goals are surely getting bigger and bigger every day. Firstly their main goal was to avoid relegation, but after they showed a great form, their goal became one of the European places for the next season and I think they have the strength for achieving that. They lost their last league game away in Bergamo, as Atalanta was just bound to finally win a match at home, but their home run is about to continue again a decent Bari side, that`s been right behind them in the standings lately.
Strong defense
Bari squad is specialized for draws this season, having as many as 3 tied games on the road so far, which is the most out of any other team. They started the season out poorly with a few defeats, but once their team got a grip they toughened up and showed some really good football, where their main focus was on the defense but in their last two matches they managed to record 2 solid wins against Lazio and Chievo, which enabled them to climb to a high 7th spot, which I`m sure not many people in Bari expected. Surely their form can give them a lot of reason to be optimistic, and I expect them to try and play a bit more open this time carried by the great confidence they`re feeling right now, and that might prove to be costly.
The hosts will celebrate
If Bari was a bit lower in the standings, the odds here would surely be much lower and Parma wouldn`t be priced over 2.00. However, Bari streaked two nice wins and is now in a very good mood before arriving to Parma. This will be a very nervous match, as both sides are going to want to win and separate from the rival in the tables, and I think that the hot atmosphere at Ennio Tardini will prove to be the key here and Parma will win carried by their great fans` support. Parma has got better players overall as Bari has mostly got some mediocre guys in their squad, who play good as a team, but individually they can`t do much, and in this matchup they will have to rely a lot on the individual quality as Parma has got many fast midfielders and quality strikers who will surely create a lot of problems to their defense, and I am confident the visitors will concede more than once here, which should be enough for a nice home win. Good luck...
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Prediction:
Tip: 1 AH (-0.5)
Odd: 2.16
Bookie: Bet365
Stake: 7 /10
Tipster: Kather
