Genoa vs Crotone
Coppa Italia
Date: 30th November 2017
Kick off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Genova).

Genoa and Crotone are about to take on each other for the second time in just two weeks as the Coppa Italia draw has put them together in the early stages of the competition.

Rossoblu came on two weeks ago when they clinched a super important 0-1 win on the road to escape the red zone in Serie A.

Can they repeat such a performance on Thursday evening when their clash with Crotone is set to close the thirds round of Coppa Italia.

Genoa

Appointing Davide Ballardini as the new head coach is proving put to be a phenomenal decision for Genoa.

The new manager took four points in two matches, including the last weekend’s draw with the likes of Roma at home.

Genoa look much tougher to break down under Ballardini than they did under his predecessor Ivica Juric and defense will be their main strength ahead of this clash with Crotone as well.

Crotone

The visitors enjoyed a fine run of two straight wins which saw them net as many as five goals past the likes of Fiorentina and Bologna.

Nonetheless, Crotone’s form is facing a stumbling block at the moment as they’ve failed to find the net in back-to-back defeats to Genoa and Juventus.

Genoa vs Crotone: Head to head

The head to head stats entirely favour the hosts here given they’ve won five, drawn five and lost only a single of their previous 11 encounters with Crotone.

Moreover, Rossoblu have won three and drawn one of last four meetings with the Pythagoreans.

Genoa vs Crotone: Prediction

Genoa head into this in much higher spirits and we have to see them as pretty clear favourites for the win in 90 minutes.

Additionally, the rock-solid defense has functioned perfectly lately and backing Genoa to keep a clean sheet is a wise call at the odds of 2.50 here.

Genoa vs Crotone: Bet Tips

The main pick is Genoa to win at 1.95.

Alternatively, you can go with Genoa to keep a clean sheet at 2.50.