Padova
Padova have lost their last two games, suffering a 3-0 defeat at Sudtirol last time out.
Monza
- Monza have won three of their last five games.
- SSD Monza 1912 have played well on the road this Serie B season, winning four, drawing three and losing three of their 10 away matches.
Head-to-Head
- Monza are clear favorites with the oddsmakers for Sunday’s Serie B matchup with Padova, but the oddsmakers’ prices don’t take into account the fact that the hosts stunned them 1-0 away in the reverse fixture only four months ago.
- It is true that the visitors are third with 41 points from 21 games and have had a far better Serie B campaign than their hosts, who are twelfth with 25 points from the same number of games.
Key Players
- The Lombards can be very strong going forward on their day with Dany Mota leading the line with four goals in 16 Serie B appearances, so they always have an outlet for their possession game.
- Kevin Lasagna has been their main goal threat recently, hitting two of their last four goals, but Mattia Bortolussi remains the top scorer this season with seven goals in 21 games.
Betting Insights
- Monza are the clear favourites with the bookmakers at 1.8, while the hosts are listed as long shots at 4.7.
- Under 2.5 goals, which is 1.62 for this game, seems a decent bet given both teams are pretty solid at the back and that the odds reflect the fact that Monza have conceded a mere 1.00 goals per game away from home in Serie B.
Prediction
But Monza have shown some resolve on the road recently, winning one and losing one in their last two away games, so we have a slight preference for them to keep their Serie B promotion push on track.
