Hellas Verona vs Cremonese Prediction 15.09.2025 | Serie A

Last season, Hellas Verona fought tooth and nail to avoid relegation, but their resilience ultimately paid off as they secured a 14th-place finish, six points clear of the drop zone, extending their stay in Italy’s top flight to a seventh consecutive campaign.

The chief priority for the club from the City of Love this season is simply to avoid relegation, yet their 2025-26 campaign has begun on a shaky note, with a penalty shootout needed to scrape past Audace Cerignola in the opening round of the Coppa Italia.

In Serie A, Paolo Zanetti’s men battled to a valuable point in their opening 1-1 draw at Udinese, but their momentum quickly stalled as Lazio handed them a bruising 4-0 defeat in the capital of Italy, plunging them into the bottom three.

While still chasing their first taste of success this season, a return to home soil offers little encouragement for the Mastiffs, who have to look back as far as late February to recall their last triumph, having since endured a six-game winless run (D4, L2).

The trio of Nicolas Valentini, Tomas Suslov and Daniel Mosquera are confirmed absentees for Hellas Verona, and new recruit Gift Orban is still waiting for his first appearance after joining from Hoffenheim injured.

Since their last relegation from the top flight, Cremonese needed a full two seasons to reclaim Serie A status, doing so the hard way by finishing fourth in the second tier before edging Spezia 3-2 on aggregate in a dramatic playoff final.

Despite predictions that they would be scrapping in the bottom three, the Grigiorossi silenced their doubters with a fairytale start to the season, stunning AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro before following up with a five-goal thriller against newly promoted Sasuolo just ahead of the international break.

During the September international break, the club made headlines in the transfer market by sharpening their attacking options with the signing of former Leicester City goal-machine Jamie Vardy, a move that signals their intent to continue the Serie A campaign at a high level.

Striker Federico Bonazzoli suffered a late leg injury in the season opener, while defender Tommaso Barbieri, fresh off suspension, missed matchday two against Sassuolo with a knock, leaving both players doubtful.