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Serie A: Genoa vs Venezia – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Serie A round 8 match between Genoa and Venezia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

A rather unconvincing Genoa face Venezia this coming Sunday, with the latter currently rock bottom of the Serie A table. Points are in high demand for both, when they step up at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Genoa are number 17 in the table on four points after seven matches. Venezia rank as number 20 with three points after seven matches played.

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Team form: Genoa vs Venezia

Genoa Form

Genoa are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Parma Calcio 1913 by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-1 against Fiorentina. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-0 against Roma. Genoa only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

Venezia Form

Venezia collected one win from their last three matches, as Lazio won by 0-2. Atalanta were too strong as well, winning 3-1, before Venezia won 1-0 against SSC Napoli. Venezia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting facts for Genoa and Venezia

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 Genoa and Venezia played across all tournaments.

  • In 19 of the last 20 Genoa matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Genoa home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Genoa have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 7 of the last 8 Genoa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Genoa home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Venezia away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Venezia have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Venezia have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Venezia have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Serie A and the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • Venezia have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals

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Full-time result

Genoa won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. They drew two and lost four as well, while Venezia won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.

Both teams to score

Genoa scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Venezia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Venezia managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Genoa have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Venezia.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Genoa, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Venezia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process. Amazingly, Genoa failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.