Genoa v Roma

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Thursday night also brings us action from the Italian top flight and this upcoming clash in Serie A between Genoa and Roma when the two teams do battle at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with both sides looking to lift themselves up into the top half of the domestic top flight table with a win here.

Genoa sit in a lowly 16th place in the Serie A standings having managed to capture just the one win to date in this season's Italian top flight campaign which came in the shape of a narrow 1-0 win away from home at Lazio but the hosts have also stumbled to three defeats within their opening five games so far this term.

Losses incurred against Fiorentina 4-1, Torino 1-0 and Lecce 1-0 have prevented Genoa from pulling further away from the early relegation zone as the hosts possess a slender one-point margin above the bottom three clubs heading into Thursday night's encounter with Roma.

Three of Genoa's opening five league matches have resulted in Under 2.5 goals while six of their last 10 home games at their Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris have also produced two goals or less.

Roma have also produced a somewhat disappointing start to this new Serie A season as the visitors have also managed to pick up just the single league win to date which came in the form of an emphatic and comprehensive 7-0 rout of Empoli.

Roma have also picked up points in draws with Salernitana and Torino as well, but having also slipped to losses against Verona and AC Milan, Roma may not be as straightforward winners here on Thursday night if indeed, at all.

The bigger picture underlines the recent problems that Jose Mourinho's side have experienced as Roma have registered just two wins out of their previous 13 matches overall in the domestic top flight which incidentally were both recorded on home soil at the Stadio Olimpico.

Goals have featured rather prominently in recent weeks where Roma have been concerned as four of their five league games this season have resulted in Over 2.5 goals along with four out of five also resulting in both teams scoring as well.

However, just one away win from their last 11 outings on the road may see a more circumspect Roma outfit take to the pitch on Thursday night while six of Roma's last 11 away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Genoa v Roma Verdict

Both Genoa and Roma have struggled to make an impact so far in this new Serie A campaign, picking up just one win apiece so this upcoming encounter may not be a classic by any means and indeed could fizzle out into a low-scoring affair, especially as each of the previous four meetings have produced Under 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Genoa win @ 3.80

Correct score: Genoa 2-0 @ 17.00