Genoa will look to extend their unbeaten start to the season as they host Verona in a Serie A fixture on Sunday. Verona have had their moments so far, but Genoa appear full of confidence at the moment and should claim the upper hand here.
Genoa come into this fixture off the back of a 1-0 victory at Monza in their previous Serie A fixture. It was an efficient performance as Andrea Pinamonti’s effort in first half added time was their only attempt on target.
Manager Alberto Gilardino has lots of reasons to be pleased with Genoa’s start to the season as they are unbeaten after two matches. They will take plenty of confidence from the 2-2 home draw with champions Inter Milan in their opening fixture.
Verona were impressive in their opening fixture as they began their campaign with a 3-0 victory over Napoli. However, Paolo Zanetti’s men failed to build on that result as they fell to a 3-0 defeat to Juventus last time out in Serie A.
Despite playing all three of their competitive matches at home, Verona have not been convincing, suffering two defeats in that run. They were beaten 2-1 by Serie B side Cesena in the first round of the Coppa Italia.
How the bookies view it: Genoa to prevail
Genoa have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at evens by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Verona is valued at 16/5 while Betfred is also offering odds of 11/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Genoa
Genoa have an 11-7 advantage with 11 draws from 29 previous matches against Verona. They did the double last season, claiming a 1-0 victory at home before winning 2-1 in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Eyes on Pinamonti
Pinamonti got off the mark for the season with the winner at Monza last time out and could be the one to watch for Genoa. The striker is priced at odds of 21/10 to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Daniel Mosquera has two Serie A goals this season and could be worth keeping an eye on for Verona. The Colombian forward is priced at odds of 18/5 by Betfred to find the net on Sunday.
Probable line-ups
Defender Mattia Bani went off injured for Genoa last time out and is likely to miss Sunday’s clash. He could be replaced by Alessandro Vogliacco while Pinamonti and Vitinha should continue in attack.
Despite having a quiet outing last time out, Mosquera should continue in attack alongside Dailon Livramento. Ondrej Duda should start in midfield while Diego Coppola is expected to feature at the back.
Genoa: Gollini, De Winter, Vogliacco, Vazquez, Martin, Frendrup, Badelj, Sabelli, Junior Messias, Vitinha, Pinamonti
Verona: Montipo, Magnani, Coppola, Dawidowicz, Belahyane, Duda, Tchatchoua, Lazovic, Suslov, Livramento, Mosquera
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in their last meeting and could be set for a repeat at 11/10 by Betfred. That fixture also produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 11/8 by Betfred while over 3.5 goals is set at odds of 100/30.
It is likely to be a slow start on Saturday, so the second half could be tipped to produce more goals at 6/5 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Genoa and Verona will be played on Sep 1, 2024 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Genoa vs Verona prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
