Monza vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-11-12 14:00.
A first ever season in Serie A (SA) has been an all or nothing tale for Monza, with just one of their opening 14 games at this level ending as a draw (W4, L9). Unfortunately for them, it’s been nothing lately, losing three of their last four league games, with their latest setback a 1-0 loss against Lazio in which they failed to register a single shot on target, something they’ll need to correct on home soil here.
Patchy recent form shouldn’t take away from what’s generally been a positive start to their debut season in the top flight, as the Biancorossi maintain a six-point gap to the relegation zone ahead of the round. There appears every chance of that margin extending ahead of the World Cup break too, with Monza having never lost a league H2H on their own turf against Salernitana (W2, D2).
Davide Nicola’s men travel north looking to continue their best ever start to a top flight season, defying early season expectations to sit comfortably in mid-table. After surviving relegation by a single point last season, the Salernitana faithful could hardly have dreamt of being in the top half when club football pauses for the World Cup, but that’s a distinct possibility if results go their way.
Away form hasn’t been their strong point of late though, winning just one of seven league road trips this season (D3, L3). Failing to follow up an impressive 3-1 away success against Lazio, Salernitana fell to a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina on their previous road outing, but a return to winning ways against newly-promoted Monza certainly isn’t guaranteed given the Granata have won just two of their last six such clashes (D2, L2).
Key battle: Monza forward Andrea Petagna has directly contributed to a goal in two of his last three SA games, with seven of his last eight SA goals arriving after half-time. Standing in his way, Salernitana shot-stopper Luigi Sepe hasn’t missed a minute of football this season and kept a clean sheet in his only previous H2H meeting with Monza.
Hot streak: Each of Monza’s four SA wins this season have been accompanied by a clean sheet.