Genoa vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-11-28 14:00.
[p]Genoa are looking for a first win under Daniele De Rossi as they come up against a winless Hellas Verona in an intriguing Serie A relegation six-pointer this weekend.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Having led twice before half-time, Genoa needed an 83rd-minute goal to draw 3-3 at Cagliari last weekend, meaning no side across Europe’s top-five leagues has dropped more points from winning positions than their 13. They are at least unbeaten in three games since replacing Patrick Vieira as manager (W1, D2), albeit both draws have come since De Rossi was appointed. The next step towards escaping the relegation zone is an improvement at home as Genoa are winless in Serie A games on their own turf since April (D3, L6), with only opponents Verona on a longer such run in the division.[/p]
[p]Verona sank to the bottom of the table last weekend after a 2-1 defeat to Parma stretched their winless start to the season to a whopping 12 games (D6, L6). It’s the third time the Mastiffs have opened a campaign without winning any of their first 12 games, and with the other two ending in relegation, reasons for positivity appear extremely slim. A four-point gap to safety is far from insurmountable, but a lack of goals threatens to undermine any escape attempt as Verona have netted a league-low seven times this season, failing to score in four of their last five away games.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The last ten Serie A H2Hs have been perfectly split with three wins each and four draws. Verona kept a clean sheet in both meetings last season (W1, D1), but have never managed three successive shutouts against Genoa in Serie A.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Genoa’s last nine league games produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Genoa scored first in five of their last seven league games.[/p]
[p]Four of Verona’s last five league games saw both teams score and over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Verona have conceded seven unanswered goals inside the first 20 minutes in Serie A this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ruslan Malinovskyi has scored Genoa’s first goal with his last five Serie A strikes, four of which arrived in the first half. Verona’s Gift Orban could follow him on the scoresheet as he’s netted the second goal of the match with his two league goals this season.[/p]
[p]Brooke Norton-Cuffy is suspended for Genoa after being sent off last time out. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro is a doubt for Verona after coming off at half-time in their last game.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Despite their scoring struggles, the importance of this game means nothing can be held back so backing over 2.5 goals against the trend could be profitable.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]