Genoa v Fiorentina

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Genoa suffered yet another defeat in the Italian top flight on the weekend as they were dealt a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at Lazio, while Fiorentina moved up into fourth spot in the Serie A table thanks to inflicting a heavy 5-1 defeat upon visitors Roma in the weekend action.

Genoa had previously begun this new Serie A campaign in positive fashion as the hosts picked up a useful point in a 2-2 draw at home with Inter Milan on the opening day of the season which was followed by a 1-0 win on the road at Monza, handing the hosts four points from their opening two games.

However, this has been as good as it has got so far for Genoa who have now failed to win any of their subsequent seven matches in Serie A, drawing twice but also slipping to a worrying five defeats in the process as well.

Five losses inflicted upon Alberto Gilardino's side by the likes of Verona, Venezia, Juventus, Atalanta and Lazio have outweighed the minimal successes in stalemates with Roma and Bologna, while the goals market may also appeal here in this midweek clash at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

Five of Genoa's last 10 home games in Serie A have resulted in both teams scoring as well.

Fiorentina moved up into fourth place in the Serie A standings courtesy of picking up a fourth win in five games in Serie A on the weekend which came by way of a 5-1 spanking of Roma on home soil at their Stadio Artemio Franchi, and the visitors may well be licking their lips at the prospect of facing a free-falling Genoa on Thursday night as well.

Previous victories chalked up against the likes of Lazio 2-1, AC Milan 2-1, Lecce 6-0 and the aforementioned 5-1 romp over Roma will give Fiorentina plenty of reasons to be confident about their chances of gaining another result here at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

The wider picture shows Fiorentina have been handed just the single defeat within their previous 13 matches in the domestic top flight which came by way of a 3-2 loss away from home at Atalanta but also includes picking up seven wins within this period as well.

In addition, no fewer than 10 out of these previous 13 league matches have also resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net as well, so the goals market looks an attractive proposition on Thursday night.

Genoa v Fiorentina Verdict

Goals have also been a common theme in previous exchanges between Genoa and Fiorentina as five out of the last six meetings have also produced goals for both teams and this trend looks set to continue here on Thursday evening.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.90

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50