Bari

vs

SSC Venezia

Preview

SSC Venezia

• SSC Venezia have lost none of their last five Serie B games (W2, D3).
• Venezia boss Giovanni Stroppa has been at the helm since July 2025, and has clearly set the identity for the club during that time, becoming one of the most settled and effective 3-5-2 set-ups in Serie B, dictating tempo, driving through the wings and creating chances in the middle, and producing consistent results at the top of the table.

Bari

• Bari have won two and lost three of their last five in Serie B.
• Bari, on the other hand, are coming off a season of managerial upheaval, with Moreno Longo taking over in January 2026.
• Emanuele Rao has found some form in front of goal for Bari, scoring three of their seven goals in their last five games, but Gabriele Moncini remains the main threat, with nine goals in 33 Serie B appearances.

Head-to-Head

• Venezia has won the last two head-to-head meetings in Serie B.
• Including a 2-1 home win over Bari seven months ago.
• Venezia averaging 1.5 goals scored per game in their four Serie B head-to-heads at this ground.

Key Players

• SSC Venezia
  • Venezia’s Andrea Adorante leads SSC Venezia with 15 goals in 30 Serie B appearances.
• Bari
  • Emanuele Rao has scored 3 of Bari’s last 7 goals across five games.
  • Gabriele Moncini has 9 goals in 33 Serie B appearances.

Betting Insights

• A bet on Venezia at 1.49 looks good value for a team that are top of Serie B on 72 points after 34 games, compared to Bari in 17th with 34 points from 34 matches.
• Both teams to score is available at 1.70, and Bari will certainly make life interesting for the visitors while Venezia’s wing-backs should create plenty of chances.
• With Bari conceding 22 goals in their 17 home games in Serie B (an average of 1.29 per game) and Venezia averaging 1.5 goals scored per game in their four Serie B head-to-heads at this ground, over 2.5 goals looks great value at 1.62.

Prediction

• Venezia appear likely to claim the victory here.
• Expect Venezia to control the game but for Bari to offer sporadic threats and test the visitors’ defence.