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Italian Serie A: Genoa vs Venezia
Kickoff Time: 2024-02-18 03:45 (HKT)
Source:REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Genoa drew 1-1 away against Torino in their last match, marking two league games without a win. Fortunately, Genoa still holds a seven-point advantage over the relegation zone, and their relegation situation remains relatively optimistic. Genoa’s tactical approach primarily revolves around low-block defensive counterattacks. In attack, they mainly rely on the quick advances of their forward players to break through the opponent’s defense and create scoring opportunities. Additionally, set pieces are one of the offensive methods in which Genoa excels. Defensively, they compress the opponent’s attacking space with a dense defensive setup. In terms of stats, Genoa has scored 22 goals and conceded 33 in the league so far, showcasing mediocre performances on both ends.
Venezia lost 0-1 at home to AS Roma in their last match, and the team has now gone seven league games without a win, showing a very poor form. As a newly promoted team, Venezia has always had limited overall strength, currently accumulating only 16 points and deeply mired in the relegation battle, making their situation quite severe. Venezia’s tactical style is primarily focused on defensive counterattacks, creating threats mainly through central penetration and crosses from the flanks. Their approach is rather simple and direct, heavily relying on individual player capabilities to create opportunities. However, Venice’s attacking methods are quite limited, and their midfield control is weak, making it easy for them to be obstructed during attacks. Furthermore, Venezia is typical weak on the road, as they have managed only four draws and eight losses in their 12 away matches this season, making it nearly impossible to secure a win.
Both teams are not in ideal form, but in terms of overall strength and performance, Genoa is consistently superior to Venezia. Additionally, Venezia has yet to win an away game this season, and their poor away performance makes it hard to have high hopes for them. Therefore, it would be reasonable to expect Genoa, benefiting from home advantage, to secure all three points in this match.
Genoa’s Last 5 Games: DLWLW
25-02-09 Torino 1-1 Genoa
25-02-02 Fiorentina 2-1 Genoa
25-01-28 Genoa 2-0 Monza
25-01-18 AS Roma 3-1 Genoa
25-01-12 Genoa 1-0 Parma
Venezia’s Last 5 Games: LLDDL
25-02-09 Venezia 0-1 AS Roma
25-02-01 Udinese 3-2 Venezia
25-01-28 Venezia 1-1 Hellas Verona
25-01-19 Parma 1-1 Venezia
25-01-12 Venezia 0-1 Inter
Head To Head Record:
24-09-21 Venezia 2-0 Genoa
23-07-20 Venezia 1-3 Genoa
23-07-22 Genoa 1-4 Venezia
23-01-17 Genoa 1-0 Venezia
22-08-15 Venezia 1-1 Genoa
Prediction: Genoa to win