Como vs Venezia: Serie A Preview, Form and Key Stats

Como host Venezia in the Serie A on Sunday 01 November, 14:30 (Mecca time). The hosts are 4th in the table and the visitors 20th. This preview uses the season's Serie A results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Como are 4th on 20 points (goal difference +9) and Venezia are 20th on 3 (-13); Como are 17 points ahead of Venezia. Como trail the leaders Inter Milan by 5, while Venezia trail the leaders Inter Milan by 22.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Como win they reach 23 points, at best 3rd; if Venezia win they reach 6, at best 17th. A draw would take Como to 21 (at best 3rd) and Venezia to 4 (at best 20th).

Como at home

Como have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats at home (7 points from 3 games, 2.33 per game), scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.33 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 3.

Current streaks for Como: 3 straight wins.

Venezia away from home

Venezia have 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats away from home (0 points from 4 games, 0.0 per game), scoring 0.75 and conceding 2.25 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Recent form

Como's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 3-1 at Torino (9th, W); 2-0 vs Sassuolo (15th, W); 3-1 at Fiorentina (18th, W); 0-0 vs AS Roma (3rd, D); 0-2 at Frosinone (6th, L). That is 10 points from a possible 15, with 8 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Venezia's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-2 vs Inter Milan (1st, L); 0-1 at Genoa (13th, L); 1-0 vs Napoli (7th, W); 1-3 at Atalanta (12th, L); 0-2 vs Lazio (2nd, L). That is 3 points from a possible 15, with 2 goals scored and 8 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Como have 2W 1D 1L (1.75 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 1D 0L (2.6 per game from 5).

Against top-half opponents Venezia have 1W 0D 4L (0.6 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 0W 0D 4L (0.0 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Como's 17 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 16-30 (4 goals); 9 (53%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 16-30 (4 of 8 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Venezia's 9 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (4 goals); 7 (78%) came after half-time and 4 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 16-30 (5 of 16 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Como have scored 5 after the 75th minute and Venezia have conceded 3 there, while Venezia have scored 4 and Como have conceded 1. Before half-time, Como have scored 8 and Venezia have conceded 8; Venezia have scored 2 and Como have conceded 7.

Tactics and discipline

Como's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games), 4-1-4-1 (1 game).

Venezia's most used formations: 3-5-2 (8 games).

Como have collected 11 yellow and 0 red cards.

Venezia have collected 20 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 0 of 1 penalties.

Players to watch

Como's players to watch: N. Paz (3 goals and 3 assists in 8 appearances); T. Douvikas (5 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances).

Venezia's players to watch: A. Hainaut (2 goals and 1 assist in 9 appearances); A. Adams (2 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances); F. Stanković (average rating 7.31).

Head-to-head

In their last 6 meetings Como won 2, Venezia won 2 and 2 were drawn, averaging 3.0 goals per game. Both teams scored in 4 of them and 4 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Como 1-1 Venezia in the Serie A (2025).

Recent meetings, newest first: Como 1-1 Venezia (2025); Venezia 2-2 Como (2024); Como 2-1 Venezia (2024); Venezia 3-0 Como (2023); Venezia 3-2 como (2023).

Goals outlook

Blending Como's home scoring rate (1.33) with Venezia's away conceding rate (2.25) gives about 1.8 goals for Como; the reverse calculation gives 0.5 for Venezia, a combined 2.3. Both teams scored in 1 of Como's 3 home games and 2 of Venezia's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 1 and 2 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Como's strengths: 3rd in the league for goals conceded (8 conceded); 3rd in the league for away points per game (2.17); 3rd in the league for points from the last five games (10 points).

Venezia's weaker areas: 19th in the league for goals scored (6 goals); 20th in the league for away points per game (0.00).

Our read

On the numbers, recent form favours Como (10 points from the last five against 3). Como collect 2.33 points per home game while Venezia take 0.0 per away game, which tilts the balance toward Como.