Parma vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-12-14 14:00.
[p]For the third time in a row last Friday, Parma saw a Serie A match finish 3-1 (W1, L2), but unfortunately for this season’s newcomers they fell to defeat against defending champions Inter. There was no disgrace in that defeat, and Fabio Pecchia’s men start this round comfortably in mid-table after collecting two of their three seasonal league wins across the last four outings.[/p]
[p]One of those wins was a 3-1 home triumph against high-flying Lazio in their last home league outing, which halted a five-game winless league streak on their own patch (D1, L4). It also ended a four match home league run in which Parma conceded the opener, so another quick start may be crucial as they have avoided a defeat in three of their four home matches this season in which they scored first (W2, D1, L1).[/p]
[p]The importance of a good start increases against a wounded Hellas Verona, who suffered yet another humiliating defeat when losing 4-1 to Empoli last weekend. They’ve now conceded nine first-half goals across their last three outings, but more importantly, that humiliating loss was their tenth defeat in their last 12 matches (W2), a run which has seen them fall into the bottom three.[/p]
[p]Another disastrous first-half performance surprisingly didn’t lead to the sacking of manager Paolo Zanetti, who remains in charge for this game. There’s a growing sense with each passing match that the next one could be the one that finally ends his Verona tenure, and with six away league defeats in a row, he looks set to be under even more pressure on Sunday evening. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dennis Man has scored three of his four league goals for Parma inside the first half-hour, opening the scoring on each occasion. Preferring to strike a little later, Daniel Mosquera has netted each of his three goals for Verona on or beyond the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ahead of this round, a joint-league high 12 of Verona’s 15 matches witnessed at least three goals scored.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]