Modena
- Modena are winless in three home games.
- Andrea Sottil has put his stamp on the team since taking over as coach in June 2025.
- Modena are more physical, with players who get stuck in and win duels, they press proactively and the wing-backs provide width and energy when they play a 3-5-2 system.
- Modena have been poor recently, with one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five, and back-to-back 1-2 home defeats to Catanzaro and Venezia.
Monza
- Monza are winless in two away games, but have won three of eight games on the road in Serie B this season.
- Monza have five more points in the Serie B standings than Modena at the time of writing (34 from 17 games vs 29 from the same number) and they should have enough quality to overcome a resurgent Canari on Friday.
- Monza’s recent form has been better than Modena’s, with two wins, two draws and only one defeat from their last five, but they have been less convincing on the road.
- Paolo Bianco is a pragmatic coach who has brought a flexible three-man defensive line, a disciplined organisation and a structured way of building up that keeps the ball moving and allows his players to attack quickly when they have numbers up in the opponent’s half.
Key Players
Ettore Gliozzi has scored eight times in 17 appearances for the team in Serie B this campaign.
Betting Insights
- Monza are a 3.25 favorite for the game.
- The home team are 2.36, with the draw at 2.96.
- The under 2.5 goals market looks better than the 1.53 on offer here because the clash of these two philosophies should lead to a cagey and tight game.
Prediction
- The clash of Modena’s physicality and wing-backs against Bianco’s rigid, promotion-chasing pragmatism should be interesting on Friday, particularly on the wings and in the half-spaces.
- Monza should have enough quality to overcome a resurgent Canari on Friday.
