We've got five games in Serie A on Sunday, the busiest day of the weekend in the Italian top flight. In this game, we've got Monza, who are in the middle of the table, and they take on Verona, who are in the middle of a relegation battle right now.
Monza Form GuideMonza are going along nicely in the middle of the table, they're not going to move up too much, but are well clear of the relegation zone, and anywhere around the middle of the table would be seen as a positive season for them, so it's simply just a case of maintaining their position between now and the end of the season.
Monza have been playing other teams in the relegation zone recently, and coming out of them well. Last weekend, they drew 0-0 away at Udinese, and before that, they won 1-0 away at Sassuolo. But Monza did suffer a defeat before that against a bottom side, losing 3-0 away at Empoli.
Verona Form GuideTo begin the weekend, Verona have 18 points on the board, and are in 17th place, which puts them outside of the relegation zone. They are only there on goal difference, and could be knocked into the relegation zone by the time they play on Sunday, so it's a very important period for them.
They've won just four all season, and come here without a win from their last three. They've taken one point in that period, a draw at home to Frosinone. That was in the middle, but either side they've suffered defeat, last week a 2-1 loss away at Napoli and before that, a 2-1 loss away at Roma.
Match PredictionA big game for Verona, but they've shown recently that their away form is not great, and I think that puts them in trouble here. Monza set a good bar, and I think they're good enough to win this game, so I'll take the home side here.
