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Venezia vs. Hellas Verona: a relegation 6-pointer
Serie A

Venezia vs. Hellas Verona: a relegation 6-pointer

A Venetian derby between Venezia and Verona in the penultimate fixture of matchday 22

Venezia and Hellas Verona will meet at 18:30 CET in a crucial clash in the battle to avoid the drop. The hosts, who haven’t won since beating Cagliari on 22 December, remain second from bottom after picking up two points from their last four outings. Hellas, who sit in 18th place, have four more points than Eusebio Di Francesco’s men. After beating Bologna and drawing with Udinese in the new year period, Paolo Zanetti’s side have since lost their last two fixtures against Napoli and Lazio and dropped into the relegation zone.

HEAD TO HEAD

Hellas Verona are unbeaten in their seven Serie A matches against Venezia (W6 D1); among opponents the the Scaligeri have never lost against in the top-flight, Venezia are the ones they have faced the most times (7). Between Serie A and Serie B, Venezia have won only one of their last 15 matches against Hellas Verona (D3 L11): 3-2, on 21 September 2004, in Serie B. The balance in the last 13 matches between Venezia and Hellas Verona at the home of Venezia between Serie A and Serie B is equal, with four victories for each side (D5); Scaligeri won 4-3 in the most recent one on 5 December 2021 (the only time in the history of Serie A in which Hellas Verona won a match after going three goals behind).

DID YOU KNOW?

Hellas Verona (47) have conceded 45+ goals after 21 matches of a season for the first time in Serie A. Since 2000, only two other teams had conceded at least 47 goals after as many matches in a single top-flight season: Salernitana (50 in 2021-22) and Crotone (50 in 2020-21). Hellas Verona (22) and Venezia (14) are the two teams to have conceded the most goals in the first 30 minutes of play in Serie A this season. Venezia are both the team with the most goals scored in percentage by set pieces (58%, 11 of 19), and one of the two teams with the most goals conceded by set pieces in Serie A this season (41%, 14 of 34, exactly as Cagliari).

PLAYERS

Among the debuting players in Serie A this season, only Artem Dovbyk has scored more goals (seven) than both Joel Pohjanpalo and Casper Tengstedt (both six goals). Only Rafael Leão has more successful dribbles (40) than Gaetano Oristanio (38, level with Nico Paz) in Serie A this season. Meanwhile, among midfielders, only Nico Paz has completed more dribbles (38) than Reda Belahyane (29).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Dawidowicz, Duda (3) (Hellas Verona) Cautioned: Ghilardi Cacace, Pezzella, Belahyane e Zanetti (Hellas Verona)

REFEREE

MANGANIELLO (COSTANZO – MORO) IV: GALIPO’; VAR: MAZZOLENI; AVAR: SERRA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Udinese-Venezia (Saturday 1 February, 15:00 CET) Monza-Hellas Verona (Saturday 1 February, 15:00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)