Ace Football previews the Serie A round 3 match between Verona and Cremonese and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Verona will look to justify their title credentials this coming Monday when they take on Cremonese for a round 3 match in the Serie A.
Looking at the Serie A standings, the current difference between the sides is five points and 15 places.
Team form: Verona vs Cremonese
Verona Form
They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Verona beat Empoli 1-2, followed by a 1-1 draw against Udinese. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 4-0 defeat against Lazio. Verona did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. They came through these matches with a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded six and scored three goals.
Cremonese Form
Cremonese look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 0-0 with Palermo, before downing first AC Milan by 1-2, then Sassuolo in a 3-2 win. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Cremonese won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats and facts for Verona and Cremonese
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Verona and Cremonese played across all tournaments.
- In the last 15 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Verona matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Verona home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Verona home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Verona home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Cremonese matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Cremonese away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Cremonese have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Cremonese matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Cremonese away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Verona vs Cremonese
Suat Serdar found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Franco Vazquez just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Verona vs Cremonese
Full-time result
Verona claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Cremonese won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Verona scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Cremonese got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Cremonese managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Verona were first on target in two of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Verona saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Cremonese, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Verona conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.