Crotone hosts Genoa in round 20 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, January 31st at Stadio Ezio Scida (Crotone)
Crotone really surprised the experts in the round before last. The team gained a 4-1 victory over another, much more fortunate newcomer of the season, Benevento. The Sorcerers conceded two goals in the first half an hour and suffered a deserved defeat. But it seems that even such a confident victory was only an exception to the general rule. Fiorentina had no problems with Crotone on 23 January, having scored two times before the middle of the first half. And the only pleasant moment was the goal of Simeon Nwankwo. This 28-year-old Nigerian striker has scored for the 7th time this season. But he established only a 1-2 score, and points are not awarded for that.
Genoa had a poor start to the season. But Preziosi has a way of dealing with problems, which he resorted to repeatedly – to appoint Ballardini as the head coach. As a result, it ended with the dismissal of the latter, but before that, he usually gave impetus for improvement. And now the specialist immediately interrupted the 5-match streak without victories. His Genoa beat Spezia on the road and made a good present for the fans for Christmas. In 2021, the Genoese team lost only to Sassuolo (and to Juventus - 2-3 in extra time of the cup match). But the Griffins took points from Lazio and Atalanta and beat Bologna. And last Sunday, Destro's only goal brought victory over Cagliari. Mattia has scored six of his seven goals since mid-December. He was assisted by a winter novice, Strootman, who returned from Marseille to Serie A.
In total, these teams held 14 head-to-head meetings, and Crotone managed to gain only one victory in 2002. Genoa won six of the last seven matches, including 4-1 in the 1st round of this championship. The Griffins will be the obvious favorites in this pair, especially since they got into shape in winter. We will bet that the visitors will be able to win, but with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Genoa to win with 0.0 handicap
