Cremonese vs Hellas Verona Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Cremonese started the season extremely well but they have drifted in the last couple of months as they now welcome a struggling Hellas Verona side to Cremona.
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Cremonese preview: Mid-table Cremonese
Cremonese come into this one on the back of a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Juventus at the Allianz Stadium in Truin last week due to goals from Bremer, Jonathan David, Kenan Yildiz and Weston McKennie, as well as a Filippo Terracciano own goal.
The home team are now winless in their last six matches in Serie A, having previously been an extremely difficult team to defeat. Davide Nicola’s side, who gained promotion last season, are now drifting towards the bottom three and the relegation places.
Hellas Verona preview: Struggling Verona
Hellas Verona begin the 21st match day of the 2025/26 Serie A season sitting rock-bottom with just two victories in their 20 matches thus far, still surprisingly persisting with former Empoli boss Paolo Zanetti in the dugout.
The visitors come into this one on the back of a hard-fought 3-2 loss to Bologna at the Marcantonio Bentegodi in midweek in a game in which they had taken a 13th minute lead but were always some way off the standard of their opposition.
Cremonese team news: Pezzella suspended
There is still speculation that Jeremy Sarmiento will soon be recalled by Brighton and Hove Albion, while defender Giuseppe Pezzella is missing through suspension.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Zerbin, Grassi, Bondo, Johnson, Floriani Mussolini; Vardy, Bonazzoli
Unavailable: Pezzella (Suspended)
Questionable: Payero (Injured), Jeremy Sarmiento (Ineligible)
Hellas Verona team news: Belghali returns injured
Algeria international right-back Rafik Belghali has returned from the CAF Africa Cup of Nations with an injury and so he remains unavailable for the visitors this weekend.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Montipo; Valentini, Nelsson, Unai Nunez; Bradaric, Niasse, Gagliardini, Bernede, Oyegoke; Giovane, Orban
Unavailable: Bella-Kotchap (Ineligible), Frese (Disciplinary), Akpa Akpro (Injured), Belghali (Injured), Suslov (Injured)
Questionable: Kastanos (Illness)
Cremonese vs Hellas Verona prediction
Cremonese have been struggling in recent weeks. Jamie Vardy has remained perhaps their best or at least most threatening and effective attacker, and that, at 38, is a problem for the hosts. They face a Verona side that may well be thinking that if they don’t beat a side that are now regressing to a naturally poor level then their time in Serie A is very much up. Either way, a low quality and therefore low-scoring encounter is to be expected in Lombardy.
Cremonese vs Hellas Verona tip: Under 2.5 goals
