Salernitana vs Monza prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-02-23 17:00.
The ‘new manager bounce’ was nowhere to be seen as Salernitana boss Fabio Liverani saw his side thumped 4-0 by Inter Milan in his first game in charge. That was a sixth defeat from seven Serie A matches for the Garnets (D1), and with seven points still separating them from safety, relegation looms larger by the week.
Things hardly improve in Salerno, as despite scoring in each of their last six home league matches, the hosts have failed to win any of them (D1, L5). Salernitana remain the only side in the division yet to keep a home clean sheet, but that could be about to change as each of their previous three top-flight meetings with Monza have been won 3-0 by the home side on the day!
In stark contrast to their hosts, Monza travel here on the back of a rousing win over AC Milan that saw them score 4+ goals in a top-flight match for the first time ever. That was one fewer than they’d managed across their previous nine league matches cumulatively, and lifted them to within three points of the top-half.
The Biancorossi are now unbeaten in four Serie A matches (W2, D2), but boss Raffaele Palladino will be targeting an improvement on the road where his side have blanked in four of their last five league trips (W1, D2, L2). Both those defeats came by a 3-0 scoreline, so Monza will certainly need to keep things tighter than that if they’re to secure just a second-ever away H2H victory.
Players to watch: A goal from Boulaye Dia has been a draw magnet lately, with his last six top-flight scoring games ending in stalemates. That could change if on-loan striker Lorenzo Colombo finds a goal, as his last six top-flight matches he’s netted in have ended in wins, including a stoppage-time effort in Monza’s win over his parent club AC Milan.
Hot stat: Salernitana have conceded a league-high 15 goals beyond the 80th minute ahead of the round.