Genoa v Hellas Verona

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In the later kick-off on Friday night in Serie A, hosts, Genoa, take on Verona in what is another lower half battle between 14th placed Genoa and the third from bottom placed Verona when the two sides face off at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with Genoa looking to forget their recent poor form away from home when they return to home surroundings while Verona will be looking to avoid a fifth league defeat on the trot.

Genoa's poor run of results away from home extended to five outings without a win last weekend when they suffered a 2-1 defeat away from home which became Genoa's fourth loss in their last five games on the road but the hosts will no doubt be eager to return to their Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris for Friday night's clash as they recorded a valuable 1-0 home win against Salernitana last time out on home soil.

The hosts have managed to capture just three wins in total so far in this season's Serie A campaign but two of the three wins have been achieved at home which includes an earlier 4-1 romp against Roma no less.

Genoa have won five of their last 10 games at home in Serie A which also includes an impressive 2-1 win against Juventus towards the end of last season.

Verona's disastrous slump in form in the Italian top flight continued last weekend when the visitors were dealt a heavy 3-1 loss at home to Monza which not only became a fourth defeat on the trot for Verona, but also extended the visitors' winless run in Serie A to a dismal nine matches as well.

The visitors had made a promising start to this new domestic top flight campaign as they had collected early back-to-back wins against Empoli and Roma but Marco Baroni's side have experienced a serious slump in form which has contributed to Verona's slide down the Serie A table and down to third from bottom place in the standings.

Within the seven defeats inflicted upon Verona in recent times, four of these have been dealt out to the visitors on the road at Sassuolo, AC Milan, Frosinone and Juventus which do not bode well for this upcoming trip to the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Friday night.

Neither does the fact that Verona have managed to capture just three wins from their previous 27 outings on their travels, slipping to 15 defeats within this period.

Genoa v Verona Verdict

Based on recent form, Genoa look to hold a slight edge over their visitors ahead of Friday night's important clash and with home advantage behind them, Genoa may sneak a narrow 1-0 win here to lift them further away from the bottom three clubs.

Therefore, our main bet will be Genoa win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Genoa win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.50

Correct Score: Genoa 1-0 @ 5.50