Hellas Verona vs Genoa Best odds and tips

Two mid-table teams with contrasting styles will face off in Serie A on Sunday when 14th-placed Hellas Verona, with 31 points, host 12th-placed Genoa, who have 38 points from 31 games. Paolo Zanetti, who took charge at Verona last June, has made the team solid and hard to beat while they are strong on the counterattack. Genoa are a bit more fluid in a 4-2-3-1 formation and are both solid and creative in the right areas. That could make for an interesting tactical battle when the two sides meet on Sunday, but the odds suggest Genoa are the more likely winners at 2.65 compared to Verona’s 3.00.

Genoa are in better form, having won two and drawn two of their last five games, while Verona have won one, drawn two and lost two in the same period. The visitors have a better away record than the home side, who have been very poor at home, so there is some justification for backing the visitors. But a draw is also a strong possibility in this game with both teams having been involved in several close games of late. Verona have scored only 13 goals in 15 home league games and Genoa average 0.73 goals per game away from home while conceding 1.33.

Verona’s Casper Tengstedt is the team’s main goal threat with six in 22 Serie A games while Genoa’s key frontman is Andrea Pinamonti, who has eight in 30 games, and Fabio Miretti has scored two of the team’s last five goals. Both teams will be looking to secure valuable points with the relegation zone close, so it is likely to be a tight game with both sides setting up to be solid against each other.