Hellas Verona vs Monza Prediction 12.03.2023

• Competition: Italy - Serie A
• Date: Sunday, 12th, March 2023
• Kickoff: 14:00 UK / 15.00 CET
• Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (Verona)

Hellas Verona, which in the previous three seasons (since returning to Serie A) finished between the 9th and 10th positions, was completely disappointing in this year's edition of the elite Italian championship. This 2022/23 campaign is reminiscent of the one from five years ago, which ultimately resulted in relegation from Serie A. However, the club from the city of love, not wanting to repeat such a dramatic scenario, began to gives positive signals to his fans. They are currently the first under the line (18 collected points), but only three points separate them from the safety zone.

Few could have expected that Monza, which this season took the first steps into the elite class of Italian in its history, would occupy the 11th position in the table after 25 played games, adding 32 points to its account. The greatest credit goes to Raffaele Palladino, who totally reborn the Lombardy club, bearing in mind that the Biancorossi won as many as 31 (out of the current 32) under his bat. Monza, owned by Silvio Berlusconi, should secure the first division status quite easily in their debut season, as they already have a whopping 14 points more than of the first team below the line, Sunday's rival, Verona.

Hellas Verona vs Monza Betting Tips: Under 2.5

Verona, although left without one player very early on, had absolute control of the events on the field for a good hour at "Brianteo" in the first clash of the season against Monza. However, aware of the numerical advantage, Biancorossi started to tighten the hoop and fully deservedly reached all three points at the end, 2-0.

If there is a place and a stadium that instills fear in the bones of Monza football players, then it is the "Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi". Namely, the Lombardy club has visited Verona five times so far, and only managed to resist the host once (0-0 draw / 2007), while the other four meetings ended with the victory of The Mastiffs.

However, it should be noted that Verona's dominance is not fresh, bearing in mind that Monza's last visit to the city of love dates back to 2011, the period when both teams played in Serie C (third tier). By the way, their clashes were generally close, as shown by the fact that three of the last four in Verona ended under 2.5.

Verona started 2023 quite well, having collected 12 points from the opening seven games, suffering only one defeat (3-3-1). However, The Mastiffs have fallen into a noticeable crisis since mid-February. Not only did they not celebrate in the previous three games, but not once did they manage to shake the net in that period.

The club from the city of love cultivates an extremely defensive style of play, on the card of a strong defense that conceded 2+ goals only once in the opening 10 games in 2023. Otherwise, what characterizes Verona's games is inefficiency, considering that in 9 of the previous 10 league games they failed to break the barrier of 2.5.

We believe that Verona would willingly accept that the time of playing the match with the Biancorossi changes considering that Raffaele Palladino's team regularly wins points in that term. Namely, in the 13 matches in Serie A that they played from 3:00 p.m., Monza, believe it or not, won as many as 29 points.

However, Monza has also not brilliant in the forward line in the last couple of games, as they have finished two of the last three games without scoring a goal. The stakes are high in this clash as both teams will want to get a positive result. In that case, we expect a tough defense and we think that one goal could decide the winner.