Venezia v Hellas Verona

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Monday night also brings us action from the Italian top flight and a relegation battle between second from bottom hosts, Venezia, and third from bottom visitors, Verona, with both teams eager to improve their respective situations down near the bottom of the Serie A table with a win here at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.

Venezia head into this basement battle in the domestic top flight on the back of a four-game winless run which consists of two draws but also two defeats; points picked up in draws with Empoli and Parma have been overshadowed by recent losses at the hands of Napoli and Inter Milan.

Verona sit one league place and four points above their upcoming hosts but the visitors will make their way to the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on Monday evening desperate to avoid a third league defeat on the trot in Serie A after slipping to recent defeats at the hands of Napoli and Lazio respectively

Venezia have found league wins hard to come by so far in this season's Serie A campaign as the hosts have managed to muster just three victories to date which have come in the form of wins against Genoa 2-0, Udinese 3-2 and Cagliari 2-1 respectively.

The potential glimmer of hope in Venezia's favour is the fact that all three wins have been registered on home soil at their Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo while the goals market also appeals as five out of Venezia's 10 home games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Verona have also recorded wins sporadically in the Italian top flight as the visitors have claimed six victories to date this term with three wins apiece both at home and on their travels which has helped Paolo Zanetti's side stay in touch with the teams sitting above them outside of the relegation zone.

However, Verona's results throughout this season's Serie A campaign have been far from consistent and a snap-shot of this erratic form can be seen from their last 10 games overall in Serie A, picking up just two wins, drawing once but also being handed no fewer than seven defeats within this period as well.

Form away from home has also continued along the same vein as Verona have collected three wins but have also slipped to seven defeats on their travels so the straight win markets should be avoided here as a main pick - instead, the goals market looks attractive as six out of Verona's 10 outings on the road have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Venezia v Verona Verdict

Each of the last four meetings between Venezia and Verona have produced three goals or more and this Monday night's clash may be no exception.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Venezia win @ 2.15

Correct Score: Venezia 2-1 @ 9.00