Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Serie A round 12 game between Genoa and Verona and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Verona visit Stadio Luigi Ferraris this coming Friday for a Serie A fixture with home side Genoa.
Genoa approach the next Serie A round as number 14 in the table, having claimed 11 points this season so far. With 11 games behind them, Verona amassed eight points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.
Form: Genoa vs Verona
Genoa Form
Genoa have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 1-0 win against Salernitana, before drawing 1-1 with Reggiana. This little streak came to an end when Cagliari proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat for Genoa. Genoa managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.
Verona Form
Verona lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Juventus, 2-0 against Bologna, and 1-3 against Monza. Verona claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by seven goals to three.
Betting stats and facts for Genoa and Verona
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Genoa and Verona played across all competitions.
- Genoa have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
- Genoa have conceded in 9 of the last 11 matches
- In the last 3 Genoa matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Genoa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Genoa have not won 6 of the last 8 matches
- Verona have not won the last 8 matches in a row
- Verona have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Verona have not won 9 of the last 11 away matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players to watch: Genoa vs Verona
Albert Gudmundsson is showing good form for Genoa, scoring five goals in their last six matches. Milan Djuric scored once in his previous half-dozen outings.
Popular markets: Genoa vs Verona
Full-time result
Genoa claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Verona won two of their last 10 games away, drew one, and lost seven of the games in this run. Verona lost their last four matches. Yet, they have not lost to Genoa in four consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Genoa scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Verona only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Verona managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches, while Genoa kept just one. Genoa have scored in seven consecutive home meetings with Verona.
Total goals
In Genoa’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.2 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Verona’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Genoa vs Verona
The match between Genoa and Verona should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Serie A game.