Salernitana vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-10-08 13:00.
Salernitana began this month with a dismal 5-0 loss at Sassuolo that bore hallmarks of last season’s worst performances prior to a miraculous survival. In turn, the odds of manager Davide Nicola being sacked have tumbled, with ‘I Granata’ chalking up just one win in nine matches this term, and with only Boulaye Dia scoring more than one goal all season for this visibly ailing side.
Both home games played during September also saw them concede first (D1, L1), but the fact that Salernitana scored equalisers at some point in each may provide a minor psychological filip. So too may the sight of Hellas Verona, with all of the hosts’ home points this term coming against sides that began Monday placed worse than them in the Serie A (SA) table.
Verona’s own woes were compounded by a third straight defeat on Monday (vs Udinese), which kept them entombed in the drop zone. This fixture won’t be easy, and it was certainly a frustrating occasion for ‘I Gialloblu’ last term, with a draw from 2-0 up marking one of five occasions during 2021/22 that they dropped points after leading at half-time on the road.
On a slight plus, Verona’s draw-rich away league form since the start of February shows how stubborn they can be (W2, D6, L4). However, they have failed to take an away H2H clean sheet in SA or Serie B action in nine prior attempts, and you have to go back to January 2021 to find their last clean sheet on hostile turf against a current top-flight side.
Players to watch: All three of Salernitana’s prior home wins in 2022 have seen Federico Bonazzoli get on the scoresheet. As for the visitors, Yayah Kallon remains Verona’s last scorer on the road, meaning both of his previous senior-level goals have closed the day’s scoring.
Hot stat: Verona are yet to concede between the 31st-60th minute in an away game this term.