Como – Hellas Verona

The meeting between Como and Verona will be relatively productive.

Como nearly lost points in their recent match. The "Bianconeri" faced Parma away. From the very first minutes, the hosts created dangerous chances at the goal of Bute. Despite the fact that Fabregas' side had possession of the ball, the opponents acted wisely and dangerously on counterattacks. The Como goalkeeper made several crucial saves, and largely thanks to him, the match ended in a 0-0 draw. In the previous round, the "Bianconeri" had defeated Juventus 2-0. After eight rounds, the team is in sixth place with 13 points. Verona missed out on a victory over Cagliari last Sunday. Hellas took the lead with a goal from Gagliardini in the 23rd minute. The team was obliged to double their advantage after a series of dangerous shots in the 33rd minute, but the post and the goalkeeper saved the "islanders". However, the second goal from the "Mastiffs" did come. In the 59th minute, Gift Orban converted a cross successfully. It seemed that the comfortable 2-0 lead would be easily maintained by Zanetti's players, but it turned out otherwise. Idrissi's goal in the 77th minute and a beautiful strike from Felici in the 90+2 minute changed the outcome of the match. After eight rounds, Verona remains without a win. Last season, the matches between the teams were quite high-scoring. At the "Giuseppe Sinigaglia", Como managed to win 3-2. At that time, Cutrone scored a brace for the "Bianconeri", while Belotti scored the decisive goal. For Hellas, Lazovic and Lamberti found the net. The match at the "Marc'Antonio Bentegodi" finished in a draw with a score of 1-1 and plenty of goal-scoring opportunities. It is worth noting that the "Jaloblu" have a significant shortfall in goals according to the xG metric. Paolo Zanetti's team statistically should have scored 6.8 goals more than they currently have. Furthermore, in terms of xPTS, the team is lacking almost eight points! Como concedes fewer goals than they should according to xGA. It is computed that Fabregas' side should have conceded an additional 4.52 goals. It should also be mentioned that the proposed bet has never lost in Como's home matches. The "Bianconeri" consistently scored in all six home games this season. Verona, which is also worth noting, has only failed to concede in one of their five away games. This match (the "dry" draw with Pisa) is the only one for Hellas in which the proposed bet lost. Considering all the above, this match could very well turn out to be high-scoring.