- Parma sit 17th on 0 points after 2 games and Monza 18th on 0 after 2 in Serie A 2026/2027.
- Parma are winless at home in Serie A 2026/2027 after 1 and Monza are also winless away after 1.
- Parma have conceded only 1 goal at home in Serie A 2026/2027.
Bottom of the table clash
AC Parma will face SSD Monza 1912 in a bottom-of-the-table matchup at Stadio Ennio Tardini, Italy, on Sunday with two teams on 0 points after 2 matches hoping to get on the Serie A 2026/2027 ladder for the first time.
Parma have a split head-to-head record in recent years, with Monza not winning their last visit here - but the Crociati are favoured to get the win by the bookmakers this Sunday at 2.3 against a team that's winless away from home in Serie A 2026/2027 after 1 game.
The Biancorossi come into the game on the back of 2 straight defeats, a 4-1 defeat at Inter followed by a 3-2 home loss to Udinese in Serie A 2026/2027.
Juric v Cuesta - a game of opposites
This is a classic press-versus-build-up battle with Ivan Juric's Monza attempting to pressure opponents into making errors high up the pitch while Carlos Cuesta's Parma like to build from the back, possess the ball and play through the lines in a controlled manner.
It has not worked yet for Parma in Serie A 2026/2027 as they sit 17th on 0 points after 2, but they have conceded only once at home, so the shape and the structure are there. They've just failed to score enough goals - Simone Lontani, who has bagged 2 goals in the Crociati's last 5, has been their sharpest player.
Monza are not in great form with only 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in their last 5 across all comps, but they have been a goal threat, averaging 1.00 goals per away game in Serie A 2026/2027, which should give them a chance of breaching the Parma defence if they create enough pressure.
An uncomfortable, tense affair awaits
Parma are a possession-first side and Monza are a man-oriented pressing team with a lot of high-intensity and verticality to their play, so this should be a bit of a chess game with a few turnovers, but it won't flow for either side for long.
Under 2.5 goals, which is priced at 1.62, is the best option for a matchup that looks likely to be a tense, tight matchup, which is not a massive price to pay for a game at this level and with these circumstances. Both teams to score looks close, but we're not convinced either side can get the better of the other enough times to push that into a 'yes'.
Juric's men may well have more in the tank on the day, but Parma are more likely to nick it and should have the result at 2.3. Gustavo Varela has scored 2 of Monza's goals in Serie A 2026/2027, and 3 of their 8 in their last 5 matches, so he's their main goal threat. But with the visitors yet to win on the road in Serie A 2026/2027 and Parma winless at home, it's best to side with the hosts.
