Salernitana are bottom of Serie A, and already giving themselves a lot to do if they want to stay in the top flight this season. They host Genoa on Sunday afternoon, a team who are not doing too badly, but at the same time, they know a bad run of a few games could see them dragged into the relegation scrap below them.
Salernitana Form GuideJust two wins from 20 games so far, Salernitana are nowhere near good enough to survive in Serie A based on what we have seen, and they are going to need to show us a lot more in the coming weeks, if they want any chance at all. That change, if it comes, must come soon, so I think there's a lot of pressure on the team right now.
They've lost their last two games, both against good sides though. They lost 2-1 away at Salernitana last weekend and 2-1 at home to Juventus the weekend before that. But three games back they recorded a win, a 1-0 success away at Verona, another team in the relegation battle with them, so that was a positive.
Genoa Form GuideGenoa are mid table this season, and that comes despite winning just five of their 20 games so far. That's because they've been drawing a lot of games, adding points to their total, and to be honest, those draws are probably the difference between them being dragged into the relegation battle right now.
Their recent run shows that perfectly. They're unbeaten in five, which is great, but just one of those games has been a win, the other four have all ended in a draw, including last weekend when they drew 0-0 at home with another mid table side in Torino. Their one recent win came away at Sassuolo, a team below them in the league.
Match PredictionI am going to side with Genoa to win this game. They're playing well, despite not winnning, but I think this game offers a great chance for them to win, so I am siding with the away team to get the three points.
