Venezia vs Genoa prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-09-20 13:00.
[p]Venezia’s return to Serie A after a two-season stint in the second division has been a complete baptism of fire, as they sit bottom of the table having won none of their first four league matches (D1, L3), courtesy of a misfiring frontline that’s scored just once. Their last match was a 4-0 defeat to AC Milan, with all four goals conceded in the first 30 minutes – the only other time in Serie A history they conceded four goals in the first 30 minutes was against Inter back in October 1949.[/p]
[p]The Winged Lions return to the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium battered and bruised, where the home faithful will be hopeful they can emulate the form that saw them end last season with five successive wins on home soil. Manager Eusebio Di Francesco may fancy his chances of picking up his first win in charge when Genoa come to town, a team he’s lost to just once in his last eight managerial H2Hs (W5, D2).[/p]
[p]The visitors have had a mixed start to their season (W1, D2, L1), with a dramatic 96th minute equaliser rescuing them a point against Roma last week The scheduling of this fixture might subconsciously put Genoa in a sharing mood once again, since they’ve incredibly drawn their last seven Serie A fixtures when playing in the Saturday 14:00 kick-off slot![/p]
[p]The Griffins will make their own argument for that record being about to change here, as their only win this season came away from home when they snatched a 1-0 victory at Monza despite registering just 30% possession and one shot on target. Their record against their hosts will also serve as a source of confidence, having put together a 13-game unbeaten streak which began in February 1998 (W7, D6). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Venezia will be hopeful that Serie B’s top-scorer last season Joel Pohjanpalo will start firing, since he’s scored their opening goal in 13 of his last 15 goalscoring outings. Genoa’s Andrea Pinamonti will fancy a fast start of his own – he’s scored ten of his last 12 goals before half-time. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Genoa have won seven of their last 11 Serie A matches where they have been the pre-game betting favourite (D2, L2). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]