Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Verona and Monza who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Monza travel to face Verona in a Serie A encounter at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi on Sunday.
Verona are 16th in the rankings with eight points after ten matches played, whereas Monza rank tenth in the Serie A with 13 points.
Form: Verona vs Monza
Verona Form
Verona endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against SSC Napoli, before Juventus won 1-0, while Bologna claimed all three points in a 2-0 win. Verona just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio M. A. Bentegodi. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.
Monza Form
It has been a bit of everything for Monza in their previous three matches, as they first beat Salernitana by 3-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Roma, before an encounter with Udinese produced a 1-1 draw. In their last six Serie A away matches, Monza failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn one and lost four, scoring four while also conceding 12 times.
Betting stats and facts for Verona and Monza
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Verona and Monza. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- 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 conceded in 11 of the last 13 home matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Monza away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Monza matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Monza away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Monza have not lost 6 of the last 7 matches
Players in form: Verona vs Monza
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Milan Djuric will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Monza hope Andrea Colpani can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last three Serie A games.
Popular markets: Verona vs Monza
Full-time result
Verona won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Monza won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Verona only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Monza scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Verona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Monza, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
Recommended tip: Verona vs Monza
To sum up, the upcoming match between Verona and Monza seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Serie A game.