Pescara v Genoa
Sunday, 14:00
Pescara's terrible season continues, and yet despite losing their last six games, they aren't being seen as no hopers for the visit of Genoa on Sunday afternoon.
They sacked Coach Massimo Oddo on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after publicly confirming their faith in him, and on Thursday evening appointed Zdenek Zeman. Long-time readers of this column will remember that name fondly, along with his 4-3-3 system and tendency to both score and concede goals at an alarming rate.
Pescara are 3.40 to get their first on the field win of the season, and even though Genoa are on a horrible run of their own, I saw enough from them in their 2-0 defeat in Naples last Friday to make me think that they may be about to end it.
They're never going to be the most expansive side in Serie A, but they are well organised, and with Pescara having conceded at least three goals in five of their last six games, the excellent Giovanni Simeone will surely get opportunities, and Genoa will have an excellent chance of getting their first victory since December 15.
Given that they have lost six of their last eight Serie A games, Genoa obviously look like an unreliable proposition. They've had a bit of bad luck on that run, though, and haven't played anyone as bad as Sunday's opposition. They're the bet at odds against.
Recommended Bet
Genoa to beat Pescara @ 2.20
Sunday, 14:00
Pescara's terrible season continues, and yet despite losing their last six games, they aren't being seen as no hopers for the visit of Genoa on Sunday afternoon.
They sacked Coach Massimo Oddo on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after publicly confirming their faith in him, and on Thursday evening appointed Zdenek Zeman. Long-time readers of this column will remember that name fondly, along with his 4-3-3 system and tendency to both score and concede goals at an alarming rate.
Pescara are 3.40 to get their first on the field win of the season, and even though Genoa are on a horrible run of their own, I saw enough from them in their 2-0 defeat in Naples last Friday to make me think that they may be about to end it.
They're never going to be the most expansive side in Serie A, but they are well organised, and with Pescara having conceded at least three goals in five of their last six games, the excellent Giovanni Simeone will surely get opportunities, and Genoa will have an excellent chance of getting their first victory since December 15.
Given that they have lost six of their last eight Serie A games, Genoa obviously look like an unreliable proposition. They've had a bit of bad luck on that run, though, and haven't played anyone as bad as Sunday's opposition. They're the bet at odds against.
Recommended Bet
Genoa to beat Pescara @ 2.20
Udinese v Sassuolo
Sunday, 14:00
I'm surprised to see Sassuolo as big as 3.50 to win in Udine. We've done well out of them in this column since acknowledging their likely improvement in 2017, and with Udinese having serious issues in front of goal, there's nothing at all for Eusebio Di Francesco's side to fear here.
Gigi Del Neri's Udinese haven't scored in their last two, and if you stretch back a little further than that, in five of their last seven. With Alessandro Matri having scored five in his last six, and facing his joint favourite Serie A opponent in terms of goalscoring, things couldn't look much rosier for Sassuolo.
Di Francesco's men have won their last two away games, and since the League reconvened in January, they've won half of their matches. It's nothing stellar, but it's improvement nonetheless.
I know that Sassuolo lost at home against Chievo last week, but they were hampered by a red card three minutes into that game, and I'm prepared to put that loss down to bad fortune. They're worth giving another chance against an out of form home team, although I want to keep the draw onside.
Recommended
Sassuolo Draw No Bet @ 2.60
Milan v Fiorentina
Sunday, 19:45
Live on BT Sport 2
Milan stole a draw off both us and Lazio on Monday night, but they at least showed some real fighting spirit, the kind of thing which has been lacking this calendar year.
Fiorentina are as short as 3.50 to win at San Siro on Sunday night, and while I can see why they're that price, I'm not keen to oppose Milan again. La Viola are too unreliable for that.
I do think that there'll be goals, though. Fiorentina's last eight Serie A games have had at least three goals, and there's no real reason to think that this will be low-scoring: Milan could really do with a high-profile win, they'll have to go forward in front of a big Sunday night crowd, and Fiorentina are very dangerous on the counter, even if suspended Federico Bernardeschi will be sorely missed.
I know that Milan's recent stats don't make them look like the best goalscoring prospect, but when they're playing with confidence, as in the five matches before their recent run of three, they're full of goals, and I expect more on Sunday night.
Carlos Bacca should be back in the trident attack with Suso and Gerard Deulofeu, scrapping the False 9 experiment, while Gabriel Paletta and Juraj Kucka return from suspension.
Recommended Bet
Over 2.5 Goals in Milan v Fiorentina @ 1.90
Recommended Bet
Over 2.5 Goals in Milan v Fiorentina @ 1.90
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