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Genoa

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Genoa fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 0-1 Serie A success versus Monza.

In that game, Genoa managed 30% possession and 11 shots at goal with 1 on target. The scorer for Genoa was Andrea Pinamonti (45'). Monza got 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Their more recent scorelines show that it has been a great time for the Genoa defence. Genoa have kept it tight, resulting in the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their past six clashes standing at 4. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Genoa:

• have not lost a league tie with Hellas Verona in their last 2 games.
• are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Hellas Verona

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Juventus in Serie A action, Hellas Verona will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Hellas Verona managed 39% possession and 4 shots on goal with 0 of them on target. For their opponents, Juventus had 8 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Dušan Vlahović (28', 53') and Nicolò Savona (39') scored for Juventus.

Looking at their form, and Hellas Verona have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 10 goals in total. In defence, Hellas Verona have some weaknesses to address.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 19/10/2020 shows that Genoa have won 2 of them & Hellas Verona 1, with the number of draws being 3.

In all, 15 goals were produced between them in this period, with 8 of them from Il Grifone and 7 belonging to Verona. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The previous league encounter between the two was Serie A match day 31 on 07/04/2024 when it ended Hellas Verona 1-2 Genoa.

That day, Hellas Verona had 61% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Federico Bonazzoli (8').

For their opponents, Genoa got 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Caleb Ekuban (45') and Albert Guðmundsson (58') scored.

The referee was Gianluca Manganiello.

📋 Team News: Genoa

Alan Matturro (Shoulder injury), David Ankeye (infection), Fabio Miretti (fracture), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Foot injury), Mattia Bani (muscular problems) and Alessandro Zanoli (muscular problems) won’t be able to feature for Genoa manager Alberto Gilardino.

In all likelihood, Il Grifone should kick off with a 3-5-2 system for the game with Pierluigi Gollini, Alessandro Vogliacco, Koni De Winter, Johan Vasquez, Stefano Sabelli, Morten Frendrup, Milan Badelj, Junior Messias, Aaron Caricol, Vitor Oliveira and Andrea Pinamonti.

📋 Team News: Hellas Verona

Hellas Verona manager Paolo Zanetti has not got a full squad to pick from. Suat Serdar (Hamstring muscle injury) and Juan Manuel Cruz (surgery) are not ready for selection.

There’s a good chance that Hellas Verona could decide to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 lineup using Lorenzo Montipo, Pawel Dawidowicz, Diego Coppola, Giangiacomo Magnani, Jackson Tchatchoua, Darko Lazovic, Ondrej Duda, Reda Belahyane, Grigoris Kastanos, D. Rocha Livramento and Casper Tengstedt.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that Hellas Verona have it within them to break down this Genoa team, although it might not quite be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning score for Genoa when all is said and done. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 16:00 01/09/2024