Genoa vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-08-31 16:30.
[p]It didn’t take long for Genoa to re-establish themselves as a mid-table Serie A outfit after suffering relegation from Italy’s top flight in 2021/22. Serie B promotion a season later was then followed up by an 11th-placed finish back in Italy’s top-flight last term, and now it feels like the sky could be the limit as they sit firmly in the top four heading into this round of fixtures after beating Monza 1-0 last time out to keep their undefeated tag (D1).[/p]
[p]That victory followed a 2-2 draw with reigning champions Inter Milan on the opening weekend, with a 95th-minute equaliser for the Griffin extending their unbeaten home league run to four outings (W3, D1). Each of those matches has seen Alberto Gilardino’s side net 2+ goals in the process, and with them winning both of their H2Hs against Hellas Verona last season, confidence ought to be sky high ahead of this latest encounter at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.[/p]
[p]Verona themselves had made a remarkable start to this campaign by beating Napoli 3-0 on matchday one, but the visitors were quickly brought back down to earth by suffering defeat to Juventus by the same scoreline on Monday. That emphatic loss once again highlighted the club’s glaring defensive weaknesses, which have now seen them keep just two clean sheets in their last 12 league games. [/p]
[p]That shortcoming was also a major reason why Verona finished just three points above the Serie A relegation spots last term, alongside their poor scoring form on the road that saw them fail to find the net in eight of their 19 away league games in 2023/24 – a figure that was only better than three teams in the competition. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Fresh off the back of scoring the winner against Monza, Genoa’s Andrea Pinamonti could find himself in the thick of the action again here owing to his return of three goal contributions across his last six career meetings with Verona (G1, A2). Ondrej Duda may have a hand in keeping the Italian at bay and is certainly familiar with the referee’s notebook, as he has picked up five bookings in his last seven appearances at club level. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Genoa have won just four corners in Serie A this season – the joint-fewest of any side. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]