Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Serie A match between Verona and Salernitana. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Verona and Salernitana will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Verona are 16th in the Serie A rankings with 14 points after 17 matches played, whereas Salernitana rank 20th in the Serie A with nine points.
Form: Verona vs Salernitana
Verona Form
Verona delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Lazio brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fiorentina. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Cagliari by 2-0. 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 seven and conceded ten goals.
Salernitana Form
Salernitana came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 1-2 against Bologna. A 4-1 defeat against Atalanta followed, before a 2-2 draw with AC Milan. Salernitana didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed one draw while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting facts for Verona and Salernitana
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Verona and Salernitana. 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 15 matches in a row
- Verona have conceded in the last 10 matches in a row
- Verona have conceded in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- In the last 4 home matches in a row Verona played, both teams scored
- Verona have not won the last 6 home matches in a row
- Salernitana have not won the last 18 away matches in a row
- Salernitana have conceded in 27 of the last 28 away matches
- Salernitana have not won 16 of the last 18 matches
- Salernitana have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches
- Salernitana have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches without scoring a goal
Players in form: Verona vs Salernitana
Antonio Candreva shows decent form right now for Salernitana, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Verona, who are strong favorites this coming Saturday. Siding with Milan Djuric also looks like a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.
Popular markets: Verona vs Salernitana
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stadio M. A. Bentegodi across all tournaments Verona won four times, drew three and lost three times. Salernitana claimed zero wins, three draws, and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Verona only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Salernitana only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both Verona and Salernitana managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. Verona have also scored in four consecutive league meetings with Salernitana.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Verona’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 Salernitana played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. Amazingly, Salernitana failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 Serie A matches.
Betting prediction: Verona vs Salernitana
Here we present a free betting tip for this Serie A match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Verona and Salernitana.