Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Genoa and Monza who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Monza come to Stadio Luigi Ferraris for the Serie A match this coming Monday, Genoa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 11th in the table Genoa have amassed 23 points after 21 matches. On 13 points, Monza rank 20th with 21 matches played this season.
Team form: Genoa vs Monza
Genoa Form
Genoa have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with Lecce, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Parma Calcio 1913. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Roma. Genoa just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.
Monza Form
In their previous three outings, Monza lost 1-2 against Cagliari, beat Fiorentina 2-1 and lost 3-1 against Bologna. Monza came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats for Genoa and Monza
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Genoa and Monza. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Genoa matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Genoa matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Genoa home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Genoa home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Monza matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Monza away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Monza matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monza have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Genoa vs Monza
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Milan Badelj will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Monza hope Daniel Maldini can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Betting markets: Genoa vs Monza
Full-time result
Genoa claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing three. Monza won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run. Monza were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Genoa scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Monza scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Monza played. Genoa will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Monday, as Monza have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Genoa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Monza played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process. Monza scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.