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Hellas Verona and Venezia go head-to-head at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium in round seven of the Italian Serie A on Friday. Having lost the last four meetings between the teams, Eusebio Di Francesco’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the hosts and secure their first away win of the campaign.
Hellas Verona were on the losing end of a five-goal thriller at the weekend when they were beaten 3-2 by newly-promoted Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Paolo Zanetti’s men have now suffered three back-to-back defeats, conceding eight goals and scoring five since a 2-0 victory over Genoa on September 1.
While Verona will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend, they have struggled for results at home, where they are on a run of just one win from their last five league games since late May.
Venezia, on the other hand, were sent back down to earth last Sunday when they were beaten 2-1 by AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Before that, Di Francesco’s men picked up their first victory since returning to the top flight on September 21, when they edged out Genoa 2-0 to snap their five-game winless run.
With four points from their opening six matches, Venezia are currently 19th in the Serie A standings, two points and five places adrift of Friday’s hosts.
Hellas Verona vs Venezia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Hellas Verona hold the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won 10 of the last 19 meetings between the two teams.
- Venezia have managed just three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on six occasions.
- Hellas Verona are on a four-game winning streak against Di Francesco’s men and are unbeaten in their last seven meetings, picking up four victories and three draws since a 1-0 loss in December 2008.
- Venezia have failed to win their last six competitive away matches, losing four and claiming two draws since late May.
Hellas Verona vs Venezia Prediction
Off the back of three consecutive defeats, Hellas Verona will be backing themselves to stop the rot this weekend as they take on a Venezia side who have struggled to get going in the top flight.
Venezia's form away from home is currently nothing to write home about and we fancy Zanetti’s men to extend their dominance in this fixture.
Prediction: Hellas Verona 2-1 Venezia
Hellas Verona vs Venezia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Hellas Verona to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in six of Verona’s last seven matches)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Hellas Verona and Venezia have both scored in five of their last six encounters)
