Week 31 features a match on Monday Apr 4th, where Genoa and Hellas Verona will play a match in Verona in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Hellas Verona is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Empoli. Federico Di Francesco scored the first goal for Empoli in the 26th minute, but Matteo Cancellieri got the equalizer for Hellas Verona in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point. Hellas Verona is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while genoa sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Torino. Manolo Portanova scored the first goal for Genoa in the 14th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Torino was frustrated by Genoa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Genoa ended the match with the shutout victory. Genoa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Genoa and Hellas Verona battled to a 3-3 draw. Giovanni Simeone struck first for Hellas Verona in the 8th minute on a feed from Davide Faraoni, then Antonín Barák added another in the 49th minute on a penalty shot .
Genoa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Caleb Ekuban and Manolo Portanova, and they each have 1 goal. Giovanni Simeone has been the most prolific scorer on Hellas Verona in his last 5 matches with three goals.