Verona vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-11-02 17:00.
[p]Nine-man Hellas Verona fell to a 1-0 defeat against Lecce on Tuesday, marking a sixth defeat in their last seven matches (W1). With only a point separating them from the bottom-three clubs after ten Serie A rounds, relegation fears are very real in the early stages of this campaign. Fuelling those concerns further is their poor defensive record, having already conceded a league-high 22 goals ahead of this matchday.[/p]
[p]Such a leaky defence has almost certainly played its part in falling to seven league defeats so far this season (W3), although two of those victories at least came at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. That could raise morale and give confidence of posting consecutive home league wins (excluding walkovers) against Roma for the first time since March 1986, having won this fixture 2-1 last season.[/p]
[p]Bouncing back from a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Fiorentina, Roma beat Torino 1-0 on Thursday to end a three-game winless league sequence (D1, L2). Goals still remain a big concern for Ivan Jurić’s side, who are averaging just one goal per game in Serie A, although their defensive pedigree (GA: 11) which is among the best in the division ahead of the weekend is keeping them in the top-half.[/p]
[p]Despite those strong defensive credentials, the Giallorossi are yet to win on the road this league season, with their defeat at Fiorentina last weekend ending a run of four consecutive Serie A away stalemates. Two of those were 1-1 draws where Roma failed to hold on to their lead, conceding on or beyond the 70th minute, suggesting they can be susceptible in the latter stages.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò assisted Verona’s only goal in a 2-1 defeat when these sides last met, but his focus could be on adding to his measly clean sheet of just one across eight personal H2Hs. Someone who could revel in the role of a provider is Stephan El Shaarawy, having assisted a joint-personal high four times across nine top-flight H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of Verona’s last ten Serie A home matches produced exactly three goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]