Salernitana vs Cremonese prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-11-04 14:00.
A sensational second-half comeback saw Salernitana secure their first-ever Serie A (SA) victory at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico as they overcame top-four contenders Lazio 3-1 last Sunday. Manager and survival specialist Davide Nicola was very pleased with his side's third win in four matches (L1), and with Salernitana now nine points better off at this stage than last term, his pre-season target of remaining in the top-flight is currently being met.
Finishing the last round in the top-half, the Garnets achievement is even greater considering the fact that Antonio Candreva was the first player to score against Lazio in 620 league minutes. Salernitana have lived up to their recent reputation as SA entertainers having scored 2+ goals in three of their last five home matches too (W3, D1, L1), whilst the ten goals they’ve scored here this term is 59% of the tally they managed during the entirety of last season (17).
You’d have to go back to 1996 for the last time Cremonese featured in the Italian top-flight before their return this season, but they’re not enjoying their time here so far, sitting rock bottom and without a win after 12 rounds (D5, L7). Sealing Coppa Italia progression as well as finding a 0-0 draw against top-half Udinese last weekend might have somewhat eased the pressure on manager Massimiliano Alvini with the club publicly backing him at the end of October.
Wins are desperately needed and Alvini still believes his side are capable stating “This team will make it – with or without me”. Another defeat could see the speculation around his position skyrocket again though and to make matters worse, the visitors will have to fight without striker Cyriel Dessers for the first time this SA campaign after he left the pitch in tears after picking up an injury last weekend.
Key battle: Six of Candreva’s last eight goalscoring outings have witnessed at least four goals. It will be 22-year-old Cremonese ‘keeper Marco Carnesecchi’s job to stop him, and he kept a first SA clean sheet in his third top-flight start last time out, but he’s also lost each of his three career H2Hs 1-0.
Hot stat: There’s been a goal scored inside the 46th-60th minute period in each of Salernitana’s last seven matches.