Genoa vs Bari Prediction 19.05.2023

• Competition: Italy - Serie B
• Date: Friday, 19th, May 2023
• Kickoff: 19:30 UK / 20.30 CEST
• Venue: Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Genoa)

Alberto Gilardino's chosen team proved this season that they are too strong for Serie B and that they do not belong to this group of teams, and accordingly, they secured an express return among the Italian elite. On the way toward Serie A, together with Genoa, the newly crowned champion Frosinone will go.

Given that we have two safe passengers, there is only one available seat left on the train going to Serie A. Six teams will fight in the playoffs for the last ticket to the elite level of football in Italy, and one of them is Bari who has already secured the position that leads to the play-off semi-finals.

Genoa vs Bari Betting Tips: Under 2.5

The two teams, late in December of last year, crossed their spears for the first time in 11 years. That first clash of the season was won by the Genoese with a narrow 2-1. Bari, which aims to revenge them, will have anything but an easy task to get all the spoils, since they last celebrated at the "Stadio Luigi Ferraris" way back in 1992.

Genoa will do everything in their power to end the season in great style, but Bari will not come to Liguria touristically either, but will try to build additional confidence for the playoff series. For this reason, we expect that the guests will enter the match with a cautious approach and with the desire to primarily remain unbeaten from this visit.

The Griffins are playing very hard football this season, and this is witnessed by the best goal difference of 49 goals scored and 25 goals conceded (the second best defense in Serie B). Also, it should be emphasized that they only played four out of a total of 18 home games with more than three goals, while the other 14 were under 2.5 goals.

The back line of the Genovians especially brilliant in front of their fans, since they only took the ball out of their net seven times in the previous 17 home games. When we add to all that they conceded only one goal in the last 11 clashes at home, with 10 clean sheets, it is clear why they are the best defenders in the second tier of Italy.

The most successful away team of this season, Bari, arrives at the "Stadio Luigi Ferraris". The team, which even with one point won on Friday, would confirm the epithet of the best guest. Besides, we notice that they were significantly more stable in the defensive field on the side than at home, where they conceded 14 goals from 18 visits.

Plus, we should not leave out the fact that the club from Puglia did not break the barrier of 2.5 goals in 12 occasions out of a total of 18 visits. Otherwise, the meetings between Genoa and Bari, which were played in Liguria, were not too effective, since the 2.5 goal line has not passed in seven of the last 10. Although this match is not of great importance to either of them, we expect a strong defense and very few chances.