Genoa vs Venezia Prediction & Betting Tips

Two sides short on form

Genoa's last five league games have brought one draw and four defeats, with just three goals scored and ten conceded. Heavy defeats to Napoli and Como stand out, though there was a spirited point earned against Frosinone.

Genoa: 20 completed matches; Venezia: 20 completed matches.

Genoa

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

34

Difference

-15

Venezia

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

45

Conceded

31

Difference

+14

Venezia's return to Serie A has been even tougher. They've lost all five league matches played, shipping thirteen goals while scoring only four. Even matches they were expected to compete in, like the home game against Lecce, ended in defeat.

Neither side has shown the defensive solidity to suggest a tight, low-scoring game is guaranteed.

Comparative Team Statistics: Genoa vs Venezia

History offers little of note

The recent head-to-head record swings both ways. Genoa won 2-0 at home last season, but Venezia had won by the same score at their own ground the year before that. Older meetings, some from Serie B, don't tell us much about how either side is playing now.

Bottom of the pile

After five rounds, Genoa sit 19th with a single point, while Venezia are 20th without any at all. It's an early snapshot rather than a settled picture, but right now both clubs are toward the foot of the division.

Attacking spark in short supply

Genoa's top creative outlet this season is Lorenzo Colombo, with two assists in five appearances. Venezia's best in that department is Gianluca Busio, also on two assists from four games. Neither number points to a side overflowing with chances.

Genoa:

Best assist providers:

L. Colombo - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Vásquez x 1 x 1

L. Østigård x 3

Venezia:

Best assist providers:

G. Busio - 2

Penalty cards:

J. Schingtienne x 3

Kike Pérez x 2

S. Sohm x 2

Discipline could also be a factor. Players like Østigård for Genoa and Schingtienne and Kike Pérez for Venezia have already picked up multiple yellow cards this season, hinting at a physical edge to games involving either side.

A meeting of two struggling sides

With both teams conceding freely and creating little, this has the makings of a scrappy, error-prone contest rather than a polished one. Genoa's home form this season has still brought goals against, and Venezia have failed to keep a clean sheet in any league fixture so far.

Given how far away the kickoff still is, there's plenty of time for either side's form to shift before they actually meet.