Mantova vs Hellas Verona Predictions, Team News and Betting Tips

Mantova host Hellas Verona at the Stadio Danilo Martelli on Saturday 7 November, kick-off 16:15 UK, in a Serie B game between sides separated by one place and three points. Mantova are 4th on 18 points from 10 games, Verona 5th on 15, and they get there in very different ways. Verona have scored 19 league goals, the 2nd most in the division, while Mantova have conceded just 11.

How the teams arrive

Mantova have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2, and sit 4th in the Serie B table. Their last five were a 1-1 draw at Modena on 31 October, a 0-2 home defeat to Cremonese, a 1-0 win at Virtus Entella, a 0-2 home loss to Palermo and a 3-1 win at Catanzaro. Two of those three away games were wins, and both home games were defeats.

Mantova have the 6th fewest goals against at 1.1 per game and the 5th most shots on target at 5.2. They also commit 14.7 fouls a game, the 2nd most in the league.

Verona are 5th on 15 points with 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. They won 3-0 at home to Carrarese on 1 November, 1-0 at Juve Stabia, drew 1-1 at home to Pisa and 2-2 at home to Catanzaro, and lost 3-2 at Modena before that. That makes four games unbeaten since the Modena defeat, including two straight wins.

Verona average 1.9 goals a game, the 2nd most in the division, with the 3rd most shots on target at 5.3 and the 2nd most corners at 6.2. Seven in ten of their games have produced goals at both ends, the 4th highest rate, and 70% have gone over 2.5 goals, the 2nd highest. They have also kept a clean sheet in 30% of games, the 4th highest rate.

Predicted lineups

Mantova possible starting lineup:
Bardi; Tomašević, Cella, Castellini, Radaelli; Longonda, Trimboli, Benaïssa; Ilie, Ruocco; Gliozzi

Hellas Verona possible starting lineup:
Perilli; Zappa, Edmundsson, Slotsager, Frese; Harroui, Bernede, Le Borgne; Mosquera, Sezonienko, Sarr

Players to watch

Fahem Benaïssa has made at least one tackle in all 10 of Mantova's games, averaging 1.9 a game. On the other side, Andréa Le Borgne has done the same for Verona, with a tackle in all 10 games at 2.1 per game.

Stefano Cella is on two runs: he has committed a foul in seven straight games and made a tackle in five straight, at 2.1 fouls and 1.6 tackles a game. Francesco Ruocco has had a shot in five straight games, averaging 2.6 a game from the number ten role.

For Verona, Andrias Edmundsson has made a tackle in five straight games at 2.6 a game, and Amin Sarr has fouled in four in a row.

Match Leaders

Odds and best prices

The bookmakers have Mantova v Hellas Verona as a close call, with Mantova best priced at 2.45 at Midnite, Verona at 2.63 and the draw at 3.40. Both teams to score is 1.67 and over 2.5 goals is 1.80, with 70% of Verona's games going over 2.5 goals.

Verona's attack against Mantova's defence is the contest: Verona score 1.9 a game, the 2nd most in Serie B, and Mantova concede 1.1, the 6th fewest. Seven in ten of Verona's games have seen both teams score, and a draw is in play.