Genoa v Salernitana

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Genoa will take on Salernitana in this upcoming Serie A clash at their Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with the hosts looking to avoid a third league defeat on the trot following back-to-back losses to AC Milan and Atalanta, while Salernitana will be seeking to lift themselves out of the bottom three with a positive result here on Friday night.

Genoa remain in 15th place ahead of this lower half encounter with second from bottom Salernitana after being handed two recent defeats on the trot and the hosts have been unable to lift themselves further away from the relegation zone as they have collected just two wins so far in what has been a bit of a dismal campaign to date.

The two wins came in the form of victories against Lazio 1-0 away from home and a thumping 4-1 home win against Roma but that is as good as it has got for Genoa so far as Alberto Gilardino's side have also slipped to five defeats as well so far this season.

It's worth noting that three of these five losses were inflicted upon Genoa on their travels while the win against Roma has been outweighed by defeats on home soil to iorentina and AC Milan.

Salernitana's poor start to this new Serie A campaign continued on the weekend as they were unable to grab their first win of this season as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Cagliari, thus extending Salernitana's winless run in Serie A to a disappointing and worrying nine games.

Within this poor start, the visitors have been dealt five defeats during this opening nine-match period which has contributed to Salernitana occupying a place in the bottom three of the Italian top flight table while three of these five losses were incurred on their travels as well.

Filippo Inzaghi's side started results away from home this season with a solid point earned in a 2-2 draw at Roma but the visitors have since slumped to three defeats on the trot on the road, losing at Lecce, Empoli and Monza respectively, as well as failing to score in these last three defeats as well.

Genoa v Salernitana Verdict

Genoa have managed to pick up four wins from their last nine games at their Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris and whilst this is not setting any records, the hosts will fancy their chances of returning to winning ways against a poor Salernitana outfit here on Friday night. By contrast, Salernitana have now failed to win any of their last 13 outings on their travels and this trend looks set to continue even against Genoa as the visitors can't seem to buy a win for love nor money.

Therefore, our main bet will be Genoa win @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Genoa win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct score: Genoa 3-0 @ 15.00