Venezia vs Genoa match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 14.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Venezia and Genoa match-goers have their most treasured supporter gear on for this first game week of a new Serie B campaign. Game on!

Both squads have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an active game!

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Venezia form and stats

Disaster struck Venezia last season as they could not defend their status as a Serie A team. With 23 defeats from 38 games, and only 6 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Venezia are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W3 D5 L11.

This is expected to be a close game, with Venezia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Venezia as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Venezia has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Venezia friendly games in pre-season: Venezia played four friendlies, won 3, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Venezia scored 12 goals and conceded 1 in these four games.

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Genoa form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Genoa as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 4 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Genoa's manager Blessin are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie A at the first attempt.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Genoa playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Genoa wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

It's a day of discovery for Genoa as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Genoa have played three with the results W1-D0-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Genoa has scored 4 goals and conceded 4 times.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Venezia victories, two draws and zero Genoa wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Venezia missing players

Genoa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Venezia Genoa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Venezia Last season Genoa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
6 3   Won W   1 4
9 5   Drew D   8 16
23 11   Lost L   10 18
34 21   Scored S   13 27
69 38   Conceded C   35 60
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 79%
82% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 61%
50% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
24% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 29%
11% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
61% 68%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
11% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
34% 26%   Failed to Score F T   58% 53%
 
3.2 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.1
7.1 6.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5.1
2.9 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
9 6   Red cards R C   1 3
 
9.5 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 11.1
3.2 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3
28% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 24%
 
17.5 17.1   Shots against (avg) S A   15.4 14.4
6 5.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benevento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brescia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Frosinone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Perugia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Reggina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 SPAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 38 26 8 4 69 31 19 12 4 3 28 12 19 14 4 1 41 19 38 86
2 Inter 38 25 9 4 84 32 19 14 3 2 48 16 19 11 6 2 36 16 52 84
3 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 31 19 11 3 5 37 16 19 13 4 2 37 15 43 79
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 19 10 5 4 25 14 19 10 5 4 32 23 20 70
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 19 10 6 3 42 25 19 8 4 7 35 33 19 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 19 10 6 3 26 16 19 8 3 8 33 27 16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 19 13 2 4 38 20 19 6 3 10 21 31 8 62
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 19 4 8 7 31 29 19 12 3 4 34 19 17 59
9 Hellas Verona 38 14 11 13 65 59 19 9 3 7 34 25 19 5 8 6 31 34 6 53
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 19 8 5 6 29 21 19 5 6 8 17 20 5 50
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 19 6 6 7 27 30 19 7 5 7 37 36 -2 50
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 19 6 7 6 31 29 19 5 7 7 30 29 3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 19 8 4 7 25 24 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 19 4 5 10 28 44 19 6 6 7 22 26 -20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 19 6 3 10 29 32 19 4 3 12 17 31 -17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 19 5 3 11 21 30 19 5 3 11 20 41 -30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 19 3 6 10 17 39 19 4 4 11 16 39 -45 31
18 Cagliari 38 6 12 20 34 68 19 3 6 10 20 33 19 3 6 10 14 35 -34 30
19 Genoa 38 4 16 18 27 60 19 3 8 8 14 25 19 1 8 10 13 35 -33 28
20 Venezia 38 6 9 23 34 69 19 3 5 11 21 38 19 3 4 12 13 31 -35 27

Genoa:
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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benevento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brescia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Frosinone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Perugia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Reggina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 SPAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.