One of the most important fixtures on the final day of the Italian Serie A season takes place at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. The match is between Genoa and Hellas Verona, with the hosts just a single point outside the relegation zone.
The visitors are sitting comfortably in 9th place and could go up as high as 8th with a win.
Genoa come into this game having suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at Sassuolo. It was an extremely disappointing performance by Genoa, especially as a victory would have seen them secure their place in the league for next season. It was their second straight defeat following the 3-0 loss at home against Inter Milan.
However, Genoa have won 3 of their last 6 Serie A games. There have been victories at home against SPAL and Lecce plus away at Sampdoria, although that could be classified as a home match, especially with no fans inside the stadium.
Unfortunately for the hosts, trend show Genoa have been defeated in 5 of their last 7 home Serie A games. 3 of those defeats have been by 2 or more goals and Genoa have kept just a single clean sheet in their 7 most recent home league matches. In 13 of Genoa's last 14 Serie A games there have been over 2.5 goals scored and that includes 6 of their last 7 at home.
Hellas Verona picked up their first victory in 8 attempts last time out as they defeated already relegated SPAL 3-0 at home. It has been a difficult time for Hellas Verona, who have been struggling to pick up wins in Serie A. However, they have remained difficult to beat and trends show Hellas Verona have lost only 3 of their last 10 league matches.
They have had most difficulty away from home and you must go back to the match against SPAL on the 5th of January to find the last time Hellas Verona won a Serie A game on the road. Since then they have failed to pick up a win away from home in 10 attempts.
Hellas Verona have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 6 away Serie A games and both teams have scored in 6 of their last 7.
Looking ahead to the team news and Genoa will be without midfielder Ivan Radovanovic who has a knee injury. Every other player should be fit and available.
Hellas Verona travel without the injured trio of Claud Adjapong, Marash Kumbulla and Pawel Dawidowicz.
It is difficult to know exactly what to predict for this game but Hellas Verona will see it as the perfect opportunity to pick up a much needed victory away from home. Expect to see both teams score but the pressure could be too much for Genoa, with the away team taking maximum points.
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