Parma (home)
- Parma Calcio 1913’s form has been inconsistent of late, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 Serie A matches, including a 1-4 home loss to Juventus and 0-1 away win at Bologna.
- Carlos Cuesta’s side are 14th in the table with 26 points from 24 games, 11 clear of the bottom club Hellas Verona who have picked up a miserable 15 points so far.
- His team will try to control the pace, dictate the rhythm and create overloads in advanced areas through coordinated pressing and patient build-up.
Verona (away)
- Verona have lost 6 and won just 1 of 12 away games in Serie A this season, with 5 draws.
- Verona will sit deep, defend solidly in numbers with a three-man line and look for quick counter attacks and set-piece chances to cause problems.
Key Players
- Mateo Pellegrino, who leads the line for Parma with 6 Serie A goals in 24 appearances, should be a threat throughout, but Gift Orban, who has netted 7 times in 21 league appearances, is Verona’s danger man.
- The visitors have scored just 0.58 goals per game on their travels this season, but Orban has scored both goals in their last two league games, so he is a positive option in the anytime scorer market.
Betting Insights
- Parma are the slight favorites with the bookmakers for this clash, which is priced at 2.32 for the hosts, 3.35 for Verona and 2.96 for the draw, although the under bet is available at a rather short 1.53.
- Parma have not won either of their last 2 at home, which is why we are having a small bet on them to squeeze out a victory in what is likely to be a tight, tense game with no room for error given both teams are under relegation pressure.
Prediction
Parma have conceded 17 times in 12 home league games and Verona have conceded on average 1.83 goals per away game in Serie A, so there should be enough chances for goals at both ends - making 1-1 a likely draw scenario.
