📊 Form Guide

Monza

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Monza will be hoping to bounce back here after the 3-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Cagliari.

In that game, Monza managed 58% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Cagliari got 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Nicolas Viola (49'), Gianluca Gaetano (73') and Zito Luvumbo (92') scored for Cagliari.

It’s not been often in recent times where Monza have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Monza have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 13 goals along the way.

Looking at their past form shows that Monza:

• have left without a victory over Como in their last 2 league games.
• are without a home win in the past 4 matches in the league. That's never good.

Como

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Previously, Como drew 1-1 in the Serie A match with Empoli.

In that match, Como managed 71% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Como was Tasos Douvikas (61'). For their opponents, Empoli got 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Christian Kouamé (75') scored for Empoli.

Como have been effective going forward in their most recent fixtures, scoring 8 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Como have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same matches. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Going into this contest, Como have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

The last league match featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 14 on 30/11/2024 when the final score was Como 1-1 Monza.

In that match, Como managed 54% possession and 17 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Yannik Engelhardt (36').

Monza got 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Gianluca Caprari (54') scored.

The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi.

🗞️ Team News: Monza

Stefano Sensi (Hamstring strain), Luca Caldirola (Achilles tendon irritation), Matteo Pessina (unknown injury) and Andrea Carboni (unknown injury) will be missing for Monza boss Alessandro Nesta.

We think that Brianzoli could use the 3-5-2 formation for this game, handing starts to Stefano Turati, Pedro Pereira, Armando Izzo, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Samuele Birindelli, Gaetano Castrovilli, Alessandro Bianco, J. Akpa-Akpro, G. Kyriakopoulos, Dany Mota and Keita Balde.

ℹ️ Team News: Como

From a largely healthy group, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Como boss Cesc Fábregas to be concerned about. Alberto Dossena (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.

We reckon that I Lariani seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, settling for Jean Butez, Mergim Vojvoda, Edoardo Goldaniga, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Alberto Moreno, Sergi Roberto, Maxence Caqueret, Gabriel Strefezza, Nico Paz, Assane Diao and Patrick Cutrone.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Monza have it within them to get a goal against this Como outfit, however a single goal probably shouldn’t prevent defeat.

We’ve gone for a 1-2 winning score for Como at full-time. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Lucas Pereira, 12:10 05/04/2025