Brescia and Venezia get their 2024-25 Coppa Italia campaign underway when they square off at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti on Sunday. Having failed to win the last four meetings between the sides, Rolando Maran’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the visitors and kick off the season on a high.
Brescia turned in a resilient team display in their final pre-season game as they fought back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Renate last Sunday.
This capped off a solid run of results in the off-season for Maran’s side, who picked up two wins and two draws from their four matches while scoring eight goals and keeping two clean sheets.
Brescia enjoyed a decent 2023-24 campaign as they booked their spot in the promotion playoff before suffering a 4-2 extra-time loss against Catanzaro in the quarter-final.
Venezia, on the other hand, secured promotion to the Serie A last season, when they picked up a 1-0 aggregate victory over Cremonese in May’s playoff final.
Eusebio Di Francesco’s men picked up 70 points from 38 matches to finish third in the Serie B table before edging out Palermo and Venezia in the playoff.
Like Sunday's hosts, Venezia enjoyed an impressive pre-season run as they went unbeaten in five of their six warm-up games, claiming four wins and one draw.
Brescia vs Venezia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With six wins from the last 13 meetings between the sides, Brescia boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Venezia have picked up three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on four occasions.
- Francesco’s men are unbeaten in their last four games against Brescia, claiming one win and three draws since a 4-0 friendly defeat in September 2021.
- Brescia have gone nine competitive home games without defeat in 2024, picking up four wins and five draws since the turn of the year.
Brescia vs Venezia Prediction
Brescia and Venezia have come into the cup opener off the back of a solid pre-season campaign and we anticipate a thrilling contest at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti.
Maran’s men have been near impenetrable on home turf this year and we are backing them to secure the win.
Prediction: Brescia 2-0 Venezia
Brescia vs Venezia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Brescia to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in eight of the last 10 clashes between the two sides)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in five of their last six clashes)