Serie A Top Scorer Odds - 08/06/20

Following the resumption of football across Europe, the Serie A has become the next big league to announce its plans to return to action behind closed doors. After meetings and agreement with Italian authorities, the league action will return in Italy on June 20th, with 12 rounds of matchdays still to be completed as well as any outstanding postponed fixtures.

The news comes with everything still to play for, such as Juventus and Lazio’s tussle at the top for the title. There is also the tight battle at the bottom that could still see a number of different teams dragged into the bottom three, as they attempt to avoid relegation to Serie B.

Some of the most talented attackers will be on show when the Serie A returns, with the race to become the season’s top goal scorer getting back underway.

Many of the best in the league will be vying to get their hands on the golden boot prize, but who is the favourite to end up with the most goals come the end of the season? We’ve looked at the odds provided by Sky Bet to see who could emerge as Serie A’s top scorer.

Lazio have been one the most entertaining and fascinating teams to watch this season. The Eagles have already more or less guaranteed themselves a place in next season’s Champions League for the first time in thirteen years and are putting Juventus’ league dominance in real danger, as they sit just a point behind with it all still to play for.

The man up top that has been firing in the goals all season is striker Ciro Immobile. The goal machine currently has a remarkable 27 goals in 26 league appearances this season. The Italian veteran seems to have been around forever, scoring goals for Torino in 2013/14 before spells at Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla didn’t work out as fruitful. The 30-year-old is enjoying one of his most successful campaigns to date though, as shown by the numbers he’s producing for Simone Inzaghi’s high-flying side.

To put Lazio’s immense season down to just Immobile and his goal-scoring exploits would be unfair given how well the team have performed with Inzaghi’s tactics. However, the Eagles talisman has been prolific in front of goal in a season that has so far seen him find the net in Serie A six more times than megastar Cristiano Ronaldo and ten more times than Inter’s Romelu Lukaku.

The low odds for Immobile to end up as the league’s top scorer show just how terrific the 6ft 1 ace has been in front of goal. The quality he’s shown all season, as well as the lead he’s opened up between himself and the other strikers in the league, justify the slender 1/8 odds.

Before the start of the season, many few would have predicted to see odds of 5/1 for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the golden boot in Italy – a relatively high price for one of, if not, the greatest of all time. That is the case at the moment though, with the Portuguese legend having it all to do to keep up and potentially overtake Immobile.

The current top scorer odds and standing don’t even reflect Ronaldo as having a poor season – far from it – it just so happens that Lazio and Immobile have been sensational this year. In fact, Ronaldo has still managed to show his world class talent, having found the net 21 times this season in 22 league games.

If anyone is to catch up and pip Immobile to the golden boot though, you wouldn’t put it past the serial record-breaker that is Ronaldo.

The former Real Madrid man is six behind the current top scorer, but you feel there is definitely more goals to come when the season restarts. Juventus and Ronaldo will be doing their best to hang onto to their lead at the top, and with the five-time Balon D’or winner leading the line, the Old Lady will be all guns blazing to keep onto their throne and win an unprecedented ninth Scudetto in a row.

Following his blistering run in England that saw him score 100 Premier League goals in less time than it took Wayne Rooney and Didier Drogba, Romelu Lukaku arrived in Italy after being sold by Manchester United. Some may argue that it was a mistake on United’s behalf to get rid of the Belgian forward, and Lukaku’s stats this season seem to suggest that may have been the case.

The former Chelsea and Everton frontman is once again near the top of the goalscoring charts, as he continues to find the back of the net for Inter as they push to solidify their third place spot and stay within sight of the top two.

Antonio Conte’s men started the season well and looked as though they were the strong contenders for Juve’s Scudetto. Lukaku and fellow Inter striker Latauro Martinez formed a devilish partnership up top which was resulted in both men scoring the goals that saw the Nerazzurri constantly swapping the first-place spot with the champions. Lukaku even went on to become the quickest player in Inter’s history to score 20 goals in a season back in February.

Conte’s side have ultimately slipped up and allowed the title race to become a two-horse affair, but that doesn’t mean Lukaku has stopped scoring. The Belgian has 17 goals in 25 league appearance this season, and you wouldn’t put it past the big 6ft 3 ace to add to that as the focal point of this Inter side.

Inter also have some relatively favourable matches on paper left to play when the Serie A restarts against the likes of Brescia and Sampdoria. Whilst he is still ten goals behind the current leader Immobile, Lukaku’s 20/1 golden boot odds could be worth a shot.

It’s been a fairy-tale past few seasons for Atalanta. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side came third last season; qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in their history, before reaching the quarterfinals for the first time ever two months ago.

La Dea have been scintillating in the league this year as well, currently looking comfortable in a top four place having scored an astonishing 70 goals in the league – ten more than Lazio. This stat highlights just how ruthless they’ve been in front of goal, with only PSG and Bayern Munich scoring more goals across Europe’s top five league.

One of the key men at the spine of Atalanta’s excellent run is Josip Illicic. The Slovenian marksman has been a star player in a season that seen him hit 15 goals along with eight assists in Serie A this season.

Illicic may be someway off top scorer Immobile in the current standings, but Atalanta have some fixtures remaining that could result in some high scoring games for Gasperini’s team. Illcic has already showed that he’s capable of more than just the odd goal in a game, such as the four goals he scored away at Valencia in Europe. You can expect many more in the coming games in Italy, meaning the 100/1 odds cold be a tempting longshot.

Currently the fourth top scorer in the league is Cagliari attacker João Pedro after an impressive season that has seen hit the same goals scoring heights as some of the biggest stars in the Serie A.

The Brazilian was initially only moved up front to fill the void in attack for the Rossoblu following an injury to first-choice striker Leonardo Pavletti, but has since scored 16 goals in 25 league appearances. Pedro’s tally is one more than what Illicic has managed and just one less than Inter goal machine Lukaku.

Reports suggest the 28-year-old could be fancied by Roma, Chelsea and Torino following his prolific campaign. The former Palermo man still has a season to finish first though, and Cagliari will be hoping he can continue the form that has seen them steer clear of a relegation scrap, but still not out of the woods just yet - he is 150/1 to get the top scorer title in Serie A.

By Jordan Edmonds