Cremonese

vs

Hellas Verona

Preview

Cremonese

• Cremonese are 13th in Serie A with 22 points from 20 games, while Hellas Verona are bottom of the table on 13 points after 20 matches.
• Cremonese have recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from nine home games in Serie A this season.
• Nicola’s side operate more of a compact organisation first, 3-5-2 with the ball and are looking to disrupt opponents’ build-up play and hit on the break with Vardy’s pace.

Hellas Verona

• Hellas Verona have failed to win nine of their 10 away fixtures in Serie A this term, drawing four and losing five.
• The Gialloblu have lost consecutive games after a 2-3 home defeat to Bologna was followed up by a 0-1 home loss to Lazio.
• Zanetti has been at the club since June 2024 and his system of play - an expansive 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2 - has seen the Gialloblu push the wingbacks on to give his side more width.

Head-to-Head

• Cremonese have failed to win any of their last three Serie A games against Hellas Verona, who have won one and drawn two of those fixtures.
• The last head-to-head in Verona ended goalless four months ago and Cremonese’s form is slightly better than Hellas’ at the moment.

Key Players

• Gift Orban leads the line for Verona with six goals in 17 Serie A appearances this campaign and two of those have come in the Gialloblu’s last three games.
• Federico Bonazzoli, with five in 17, is Cremonese’s leading scorer and should provide them with the finishing edge in what we envisage as a close game.
• The inclusion of Jamie Vardy - who brings a directness, pace and vertical passing option that Cremonese have been lacking in the attacking third this term - should help the hosts more so than any Verona addition.

Betting Insights

• Backing both teams to score at 1.83 makes sense in the circumstances as Verona have conceded 18 times in their 10 away games and Cremonese have hit 11 goals in nine home league games.
• Cremonese are marginal favorites for Monday’s game at 2.5.
• The draw is priced at 2.9.

Prediction