Venezia vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-01-26 17:30.
[p]Monday evening brings a meeting between two of Serie A’s bottom three clubs as Venezia host Verona. Newly promoted Venezia head into this clash four points worse off than their opponents five points from safety prior to this round despite the fact they’ve only lost two of their last seven games (W1, D4), and even the two defeats during that sequence were only by a 1-0 scoreline.[/p]
[p]Considering they lost six of eight Serie A games across October and November (D1, L1), there are signs of improvement, but points need to be put on the board if they’re to extend their top-flight stay. Scoring the first goal here could well prove pivotal in their quest for maximum points considering they lost four of the five Serie A 2024/25 home games in which their opponents opened the scoring (W1). [/p]
[p]Verona are hoping to climb out of the relegation zone and extend their six-season journey as a top-flight club. Recent H2H history is on their side as far as this matchup is concerned with Verona having won 11 of the last 15 league H2Hs across Italy’s top two divisions (D3, L1), and remaining unbeaten in Serie A H2Hs (W6, D1), while they haven’t faced any opponent more often in the top-flight without tasting defeat.[/p]
[p]Paolo Zanetti’s side need to shore up their backline if they’re to stand any chance of survival this season. They have already conceded 47 Serie A goals, a tally unwillingly reached by just two teams at this stage of a Serie A season since 2000. Remarkably, 30 of those goals have come in the first half of matches, including 12 on the road, with both of those tallies unmatched in the division prior to this round.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Francesco Zampano returns from suspension for Venezia with four of his five league yellow cards this season received in the second half. Lorenzo Montipò has won five of his seven meetings with Venezia (D1, L1), including all three in Serie A with Verona, but has just two clean sheets to show for it.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Verona boss Zanetti has faced Venezia as a player and head coach, losing just one of those six H2Hs (W4, D1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]