Verona – Crotone : Preview & Prediction
Verona and Crotone play at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in a match of the 21st round of Serie A TIM. In the final confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 08-08-2017, the final result was a draw for (0-0). The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 1 win and 1 draw in the last 2 games. In this match the home factor may play an important role, since Crotone presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Analysis of Verona
The home team is currently in 19th place with 13 points earned after 3 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Juventus by (1-3). In the last match, lost out to Napoli by (2-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home games for the league, Verona have won 2, 1 draw and 7 defeats, having won 7 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 7 of his last 10 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to turn the score.
Verona have been performing poorly in Serie A, coming from 3 consecutive defeats and needing a recovery to try to leave the relegation zone. The team has a very inefficient attack that has scored only 18 goals and is the fifth worst of the national, but the big problem has been the defender who has already conceded 41 goals and is the second most leaked, both who suffered 9 goals in the last 3 games played . Playing at home, such as this Sunday’s match, Verona have the worst campaign of the Italian Championship and is the second team that lost more in this type of situation with 7 losses in 10 games, in addition to being the second team that suffered the most goals in the condition of principal. For the match against Crotone, coach Fabio Pecchia has no problems in the team considered holder and goes to the field with maximum strength.
Analysis of Crotone
The visiting team is currently in 18th place with 15 points earned after 4 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats. In the penultimate match, lost at home to Napoli by (0-1). In the last match, lost out to Milan by (1-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the league, Crotone won 4 points out of 30, after 1 win, 1 draw and 8 defeats in their last 10 away games.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 defeats in the last games like visitor. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 4 of his 10 matches. The team allowed their opponents goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 4 of their last 20 games for Serie A TIM, of those 4 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in 3. In 20 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 10 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: scored 4 of his 6 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Crotone, as well as their next opponent, has been poorly performing in the Italian League, having lost 7 losses in the last 8 games and must start to present better football to avoid the decline at the end of the season. The well-deserved campaign can be explained by the inefficiency of both the offensive and defensive systems, having scored only 13 goals, being the worst attack of the national, and conceded 38 goals, having the third defense more leaked. Playing away from home, like Sunday’s match, Crotone has the second worst performance of all Serie A and is the third team to have scored the least in this type of situation with only 6 goals in 10 games. For the game against Verona, coach Walter Zenga will field with the same qualification of the last round in the defeat for Milan.
Verona – Crotone : Betting Tips
Verona – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
