Genoa vs Verona Prediction and Preview – 30/08/15
Serie A preview – Genoa vs Verona prediction
Genoa and Verona meet at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the back of differing results in the opening round of Serie A last week.
Whilst Verona earned a credible draw at home to Roma, the hosts Genoa fell to defeat against Palermo.
Last season Genoa won 5:2 against Verona but all three goalscorers from then will miss the game on Sunday. Mbaye Niang has returned to Milan, Andrea Bertolacci has joined him there while Diego Perotti is sidelined with injury.
Genoa also lost its star player Juraj Kucka who opted to join Milan.
Possible Line-ups
Genoa: 4-4-2 formation: Lamanna; De Maio, Burdisso, Marchese, Cissokho; T. Costa, Capel, Laxalt, Lazovic; Pandev, Ntcham
Verona: 4-4-2 formation: Rafael; Pisano, Marquez, Moras, Souprayen; Sala, Greco, Hallfredsson, Jankovic; Toni, J. Gomez
- Genoa have won 5, and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Verona have won 3, drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Genoa have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Verona have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Geona’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Verona’s previous 10 matches
New signing Goran Pandev looked sharp on his debut and will be hoping to break his goal-scoring duck for Genoa while Olivier Ntcham also caught the eye with an energetic performance last weekend.
Hellas Verona have history on their side in this fixture, with 16 wins to Genoa’s 11. The Grifone did come out on top last season however, having followed up a 2:2 draw at the stadio Bentegodi with a 5:2 win at the Luigi Ferraris.
We say: Both teams to score at 3/4 with Bet365
What are your predictions?