Como vs Venezia prediction, team news and preview

Como vs Venezia: what the match decides

Como welcome Venezia to the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday 1 November 2026 in round 10 of Serie A. The short answer to the main question is that Como are strong favourites in our analysis. They sit fourth with 20 points from nine games, while Venezia are 20th with 3 points and a goal difference of -13.

For Como, the match decides whether they stay inside the Champions League league-stage places and keep pace with the top of the table. Inter lead with 25 points, so Como are five behind the leaders. A home win would keep that gap manageable and protect a position built on six wins, two draws and one defeat so far.

For Venezia, the picture is far bleaker. They have won once in nine league games, lost eight and scored only six goals while conceding 19. They are in the relegation zone, and every away fixture against a top-four side is a test of whether they can find any attacking rhythm at all.

The gap in the table is large, but the injury lists on both sides add some uncertainty, and that is covered in the team news section below.

Como and Venezia recent form

Como's last five games across all competitions read LWWWW: four wins and one defeat, with 14 goals scored and 6 conceded. That is 2.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. They scored in every one of those matches, both teams scored in four, and four went over 2.5 goals. They kept one clean sheet.

The run includes a 2-3 loss at Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League, followed by a 3-1 win at Fiorentina, a 4-1 home win over Manchester United in Europe, a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo and a 3-1 win at Torino. In the two home games within that sample, Como won both, scoring 6 and conceding 1, which is 3 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game. Their Serie A form line over the season reads WWWDL.

Venezia's last five read LLWLL: one win and four defeats, with only 2 goals scored and 8 conceded. That works out at 0.4 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, and they failed to score in three of the five. Their single win was a 1-0 home result against Napoli on 17 October.

Away from home, the numbers are poor. In their two away games in this sample Venezia lost both, scoring 1 and conceding 4, or 0.5 scored and 2 conceded per game. They lost 1-3 at Atalanta and 0-1 at Genoa, and also lost 0-2 at home to Lazio and 0-2 at home to Inter in the other two games of the run.

Como vs Venezia team news

Como have two players ruled out in our data: A. Diao with a thigh injury and J. Rodriguez with an injury. Three more are doubtful: T. Chalobah with an injury, and M. Kean and M. Liberali, both with leg injuries. Those three doubts are the main thing to watch, because losing all of them would test Como's squad depth.

The reported absences are still unlikely to change how Como play. Their recent scoring has come from several matches with a settled attacking approach, and the home side's output of 14 goals in five games suggests they are not reliant on one source. Even so, Kean and Liberali in particular would matter if they miss out, because Como's attacking numbers are the foundation of their case in this game.

Venezia have three players out: A. Adorante with a hernia, B. Franjic with a shoulder injury and M. Sverko with a hip injury. T. Correia (thigh), T. J. Helgason and P. Mazzocchi (both listed with an injury) are doubtful. For a side that has conceded 19 goals in nine games, further disruption would be unwelcome.

No line-ups are published in our data yet. They are confirmed about an hour before kick-off, and the status of the doubtful players on both sides will become clear then.

Como and Venezia storylines

Como's story is one of momentum on two fronts. They have won four of their last five matches in all competitions, including a 4-1 home win over Manchester United in the Champions League and three Serie A victories in a row. The one blemish in that stretch was a 2-3 defeat at Feyenoord, which shows that they can concede when matches become open.

The table gives this game extra weight. Como are fourth on 20 points with a goal difference of +9, and they are five points behind Inter. Winning at home against the bottom side is the kind of result that keeps a top-four challenge credible.

Venezia's storyline is survival. With 3 points from nine games, they are already adrift, and the form line LLWLL shows only a brief moment of relief in the 1-0 home win over Napoli. Since then they have lost 0-1 at Genoa and 0-2 at home to Inter, so the last two results have brought no goals and no points.

The trip to Como is a chance to show some resilience against a side in form, but the numbers suggest that a first away win of the season would need an unusual performance. A single goal alone would at least break a run in which they have scored 2 in their last five.

Where Como vs Venezia could be decided

The central contrast is Como's attack against Venezia's defence. Como average 1.89 goals per game in the league this season, while Venezia concede 2.11 per game. In recent form the gap is wider: Como have scored 2.8 per game in their last five, and Venezia have conceded 2 per game away from home across two outings.

The other side of the equation is Venezia's attack against Como's defence. Venezia have scored 0.67 goals per game in the league and 0.4 in their last five, while Como concede 0.89 per game this season. Como's 1.2 conceded per game across their last five is higher, partly because of the Feyenoord defeat, but the home figure of 0.5 conceded per game is much tighter.

Game state is likely to matter. Venezia have failed to score in three of their last five, so if Como score first, the visitors face the problem of chasing a game with limited attacking output. If Venezia can keep it level for the first hour, their best path is to stay compact and rely on the kind of narrow result they managed against Napoli.

Rest may play a small part. Como played on Tuesday 27 October and Venezia on Wednesday 28 October, so both sides have a short turnaround, though Como have one more day. Squad depth also matters, and Como's three doubtful players make that worth watching.

Como vs Venezia head-to-head

The two clubs have met six times in our data, with Como winning two, Venezia two and two draws. The meetings have produced 3 goals per game on average. Both teams scored in four of the six and four went over 2.5 goals, so the history is more open than the current table would suggest.

The two most recent meetings were in Serie A and both ended level: 2-2 at Venezia on 8 December 2024 and 1-1 at Como on 8 March 2025. Before that, the sides met four times in Serie B. Como won 2-1 at home on 3 March 2024 and 1-0 at home on 6 November 2022, while Venezia won 3-0 at home on 20 August 2023 and 3-2 at home on 1 April 2023.

Home advantage has been a feature, because every one of the four Serie B meetings went to the home side. The caveat is that these results are from earlier seasons, and the current gap in quality and form is much wider than it was in those meetings. The head-to-head is useful as context for goals, but it should carry little weight on the result itself.

Como vs Venezia prediction

Our lean is a Como home win. The model edge comes from three facts: Como's 2.8 goals per game over their last five, Venezia's 19 goals conceded in nine league games, and Venezia's away record in this sample of two defeats with 1 goal scored and 4 conceded. Como have also won both of their home games in the recent sample, scoring 6 and conceding 1.

On goals, we expect Como to score at least twice, with Venezia more likely to be held to one goal or none. A total of around three goals looks the most natural shape, but the picture is mixed. Como's recent games have often gone over 2.5 goals, while only one of Venezia's last five did. Both teams scoring is a less comfortable lean, since Venezia have scored in just one of their last five.

What could change this read is the injury news. If Kean, Chalobah and Liberali are all absent, Como's attacking output could dip, and Venezia's best chance would be a low-scoring game decided by a single goal. A set piece or an early goal for the visitors would also change the tempo, particularly as Como conceded in each of their last three European and domestic away games within the sample except for the wins over Fiorentina and Torino, where they still conceded once.

This is a lean, not a certainty. MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch Como vs Venezia

The match is played on Sunday 1 November 2026, and the kick-off time on this page is shown in your own time zone. In Italy, the listed broadcasters are DAZN and Sky Sport. In the United Kingdom, the listed broadcasters are DAZN, TNT Sports and BBC Alba, and in Ireland they are DAZN and TNT Sports.

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