Venezia vs Verona Prediction & Tips
Venezia and Verona face at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, in a match of the 16th round of Serie A TIM. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. The last head-to-head between these two teams, in 28‑10‑2020, ended with the victory of Hellas Verona by (3‑1), in a penalty shoot-out. Although this is a game between 16th and 10th in the general classification, in fact it is a game between the 17th place in home games and the 18th place in away matches.
The home team is currently in the 16th place, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home against Inter, by (0‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Atalanta, by (4‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, as they have won 8 points away, where they have scored 5 goals and conceded 16, and 7 points at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 9 conceded. For the championship, Venezia won 7 points out of a possible 18, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 6 games they played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Venezia comes for this game with a setback, by 4-0, in the trip to Atalanta’s field, thus adding the second consecutive defeat in this Serie A. Usually, during their games, coach Paolo Zanetti acts with three men in defense , three in midfield and three in attack, with David Okereke, Francesco Forte and Dennis Johnsen being the forward men of the team. 10 Mattia Aramu is Venezia’s best finisher with 4 goals scored. For this match, the home coach is without Ethan Ampadu, suspended, as well as Antonio Vacca and Tyronne Ebuehi, these with physical problems.
The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, having won 19 points, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Sampdoria, by (3‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 15 points, against just 4 in their games as a visitor. In the league, Verona won 4 points out of a possible 21, after 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 7 games they played as a visitor.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 7 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 4 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (0’‑15′); conceded 9 of his 14 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
Hellas Verona comes for this game with a draw, 0x0, against Cagliari, thus adding the second straight game without winning in this competition. In this game against Venezia, coach Igor Tudor should keep the team in 3-4-3, favoring defensive organization and counterattacks down the flanks: Gianluca Caprari is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to attack. Forward Giovanni Simeone is this team’s top scorer with 9 goals scored. For this match, the visiting coach is without Nikola Kalinic and Gianluca Frabotta, both with physical problems.
Venezia – Verona FREE TIPS
Verona – Win @ 1.75
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
