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Monza play host to bottom-dwellers Frosinone at the U-Power Stadium in the penultimate round of the 2023-24 Italian Serie A campaign on Sunday. Eusebio Di Francesco’s men are in a heated six-way battle for survival and head into the weekend level on points with 18th-placed Empoli in the final relegation spot.
Monza’s poor late-season form continued last Monday when they fell to a 2-1 defeat against Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Raffaele Palladino’s side have now gone seven consecutive games without a win, losing four and claiming three draws since March’s 1-0 defeat at Cagliari.
For all their recent struggles, Monza currently sit 12th in the Serie A table with 45 points from 36 matches, 13 points above the danger zone.
Elsewhere, Frosinone were sent crashing back to earth in their survival battle as they suffered a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Inter Milan last time out.
Before that, Di Francesco’s men snapped their 12-match winless run on April 26 courtesy of a 3-0 victory over rock-bottom Salernitana, one week before playing out a goalless draw with Empoli.
With 32 points from 36 matches, Frosinone are currently 17th in the Serie A table, level on points with Empoli in the relegation zone but could move into 14th place with all three points this weekend.
Monza vs Frosinone Head-To-Head
With four wins from the last seven meetings between the sides, Monza boast a superior record in the history of this fixture. Frosinone’s only victory in that time came in April 2022, when they beat Palladino’s men 4-1 in Serie B, while the spoils have been shared twice.
Monza Form Guide: L-D-D-L-D
Empoli Form Guide: L-D-W-D-D
Monza vs Frosinone Team News
Monza
Patrick Ciurria (meniscus) and Andrea Carboni (muscle) continue their spells on the Monza injury table and will play no part in Sunday’s game. Dario Gomez is currently suspended.
Injured: Patrick Ciurria, Andrea Carboni
Suspended: None
Frosinone
Luca Mazzitelli, Stefano Turati, Anthony Oyono and Sergio Kalaj are all recuperating from injuries and are out of contention for the visitors.
Injured: Luca Mazzitelli, Stefano Turati, Anthony Oyono, Sergio Kalaj
Suspended: None
Monza vs Frosinone Predicted XI
Monza Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Michele Di Gregorio; Samuele Birindelli, Armando Izzo, Pablo Mari Villar, Georgios Kyriakopoulos; Matteo Pessina, Warren Bondo; Dany Mota, Andrea Colpani, Alessio Zerbin; Milan Djuric.
Frosinone Predicted XI (3-4-3): Michele Cerofolini; Pol Lirola, Simone Romagnoli, Caleb Okoli; Nadir Zortea, Enzo Barrenechea, Marco Brescianini, Emanuele Valeri; Matias Soule, Reinier Jesus Carvalho, Walid Cheddira
Monza vs Frosinone Prediction
Knowing they must avoid any slip-ups in their final two games, we expect Frosinone to go all out this weekend as they look to stay afloat. Monza’s current form is nothing to write home about and we see the visitors claiming a narrow victory to keep their survival hopes alive.
Prediction: Monza 1-2 Frosinone
