Salernitana vs Venezia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Venezia make a trip to Stadio Arechi to take on Salernitana on Thursday, with both sides battling to retain their Serie A status.

A recent run of 10 points from a possible 12 has put the fate of Salernitana back in their own hands, while Venezia have since replaced them as the league’s bottom-placed side and look doomed to demotion.

Salernitana faced an ailing Atalanta side who have toiled at home, while they found themselves in the unexpected position of being three points from safety, with two games in hand on 17th-placed Cagliari.

Their escape from the drop was certainly gathering momentum, after winning three games in a row for the first time in Serie A, and they were in an ideal position to match the last promoted team to win four straight in the top flight when Ederson opened the scoring.

However, despite holding on for another hour, they were pegged back in the closing stages by Mario Pasalic’s equaliser and had to settle for just a point.

Venezia were Salernitana’s rivals at the top of Serie B just 12 months ago, and were promoted together after over 20 years locked outside the Italian elite, but now they meet in very different circumstances with a victory vital for both sides.

As they prepare to finally play this postponed game-in-hand, after the fixture was cancelled in January due to COVID-19 regulations in Salerno, Venezia are reaching the point of no return in the relegation fight.

Losing nine games in a row for the first time in a single Seria A season, they were defeated 2-1 by Juventus on Sunday, despite Mattia Aramu’s equaliser 20 minutes from full time.

Andrea Soncin’s side have scored just 28 times in the league this season and Aramu had not scored since December before his goal on Sunday.

Salernitana vs Venezia head to head

The two teams have previously met on 23 occasions across all competitions, where Salernitana have claimed 11 victories while Venezia have won six, and they have drawn in six. Salernitana have scored 22 goals and conceded 17. In their last five meetings, Venezia have won once while Salernitana have won four.

Venezia 1-0 Salernitana 19/10/19

Salernitana 2-0 Venezia 03/03/20

Venezia 1-2 Salernitana 27/12/20

Salernitana 2-1 Venezia 17/04/21

Venezia 1-2 Salernitana 26/10/21

Salernitana latest home form

Salernitana have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have lost just one of their six most recent matches. In their last home form, they managed to defeat Fiorentina 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Salernitana 2-2 AC Milan 19/02/22

Salernitana 1-1 Bologna 26/02/22

Salernitana 2-2 Sassuolo 12/03/22

Salernitana 0-1 Torino 02/04/22

Salernitana 2-1 Fiorentina 24/04/22

Salernitana latest away form

Salernitana have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. In their last away game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Atalanta in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded six.

Juventus 2-0 Salernitana 20/03/22

Roma 2-1 Salernitana 10/04/22

Sampdoria 1-2 Salernitana 16/04/22

Udinese 0-1 Salernitana 20/04/22

Atalanta 1-1 Salernitana 02/05/22

Venezia latest home form

Venezia have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have failed to win in any of their nine most recent matches. In their last home game, they lost 3-1 to Atalanta in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 12.

Venezia 1-1 Genoa 20/02/22

Venezia 1-4 Sassuolo 06/03/22

Venezia 0-2 Sampdoria 20/03/22

Venezia 1-2 Udinese 10/04/22

Venezia 1-3 Atalanta 23/04/22

Venezia latest away form

Venezia have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their five most recent matches. Their last away victory came on February 12 when they defeated Torino 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded eight.

Verona 3-1 Venezia 27/02/22

Lazio 1-0 Venezia 14/03/22

Spezia 1-0 Venezia 02/04/22

Fiorentina 1-0 Venezia 16/04/22

Juventus 2-1 Venezia 01/05/22

Salernitana news

Federico Bonazzoli has eight goals to his name this season and is in contention to start alongside striker Milan Djuric up front, while Lys Mousset will return from injury.

Ivan Radovanovic, Joel Obi and Mamadou are all unavailable, while Franck Ribery will hope to be involved after missing out at the Gewiss Stadium.

Venezia news

Tyronne Ebuehi is set to be missing on Thursday with a hamstring injury, and would join goalkeepers Luca Lezzerini and Sergio Romero on the sidelines.

Antonio Vacca returned from a muscular problem at the weekend and could start again, while Thomas Henry will feature alongside Aramu and David Okereke in a front three.

Prediction and Odds

While the two sides will be battling for every available point, Salernitana will be encoraged with their victory from October’s reverse fixture.

With a combination of home advantage, momentum and their visitor’s lack of attacking threat, we are backing the hosts to pick up all the three points on Thursday.

Odds: 1 1.82 X 2.00 2 2.30