Como vs Venezia Prediction

How each side has been playing

Como's wider sample, which blends league games with cup and friendly fixtures, shows 10 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses from 20 matches, scoring 37 and conceding 24. Within that, their recent Serie A form has included a win over Parma and a heavy 4-1 loss at Genoa, so it's not been one-way traffic even for them.

Como: 20 completed matches; Venezia: 20 completed matches.

Como

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

20

Difference

+14

Venezia

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

45

Conceded

31

Difference

+14

Venezia's equivalent sample reads 9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from 20 matches, with 45 scored and 31 conceded. Their most recent Serie A outings have been tougher reading though, with defeats to Lazio and Fiorentina in September pointing to a side still finding its feet in the division.

Both samples mix competitions and even last season's results, so they're a guide to recent activity rather than a clean picture of current league form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Como vs Venezia

A history of close contests

The last two meetings between these sides, both in Serie A, finished 1-1 and 2-2, suggesting neither side has had it easy against the other recently. Go further back and the record is mixed across Serie A and Serie B, with wins shared fairly evenly.

None of that history is from this season, and it doesn't account for how differently both clubs are performing right now, but it does show these fixtures haven't historically been one-sided.

Where they sit in the table

The table tells a much sharper story than the broader form figures. Como sit 8th with 10 points from 5 games, built on 3 wins, a draw and a single loss, and they've scored 9 while conceding just 6.

Venezia, by contrast, are 20th with 0 points from their opening 5 matches, having lost all five while shipping 13 goals and managing only 4 at the other end.

That gap in points and goal difference is the clearest signal in this preview, even allowing for how early in the season it still is.

Players making the difference

For Como, Baturina and Diao have each scored twice in their last five appearances, giving them a reasonably even scoring threat rather than reliance on one man. Baturina has also chipped in with an assist.

Como:

Best scorers:

M. Baturina - 2

Assane Diao - 2

Best assist providers:

M. Baturina - 1

Venezia:

Best assist providers:

G. Busio - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Schingtienne x 3

Kike Pérez x 2

S. Sohm x 2

For Venezia, Busio has provided two assists in his last four games, which hints at some creative output even during a winless run. A few Venezia players, including Schingtienne and Kike Pérez, have picked up multiple yellow cards recently, though that's not evidence of anyone being suspended for this particular fixture.

How this one might unfold

Como go into this with home advantage, a mid-table position, and a tighter defensive record than Venezia have shown this season. Venezia arrive without a league win yet and leaking goals at a rate that's hard to ignore in the table alone.

The head-to-head record offers a bit of balance to that picture, since recent meetings have been close and shared. Whether that pattern holds up against two sides on such different trajectories is the open part of this one.