Seeking to end a run of four games without a victory, Venezia welcome Ternana to the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo on Tuesday in the second round of the Coppa Italia.
The visitors, meanwhile, go in search of a quick response off the back of a first defeat in six outings last time out.
Match preview
Venezia recorded arguably their most impressive result of the season over the weekend when they held Juventus to a 1-1 draw.
Paolo Zanetti's men trailed heading into the break courtesy of Alvaro Morata's opener but restored parity 10 minutes into the second period through Mattia Aramu.
Having picked up 16 points from 17 matches so far, the Winged Lions are 16th on the log, six points clear of danger.
Next up is a cup clash versus an opposing side who have won just one of the last five meetings between the sides, losing each of the most recent two encounters.
Ternana were beaten for the first time in over a month following a 2-0 defeat to Benevento at the Stadio Libero Liberati on Friday.
A first-half brace from veteran forward Gianluca Lapadula put Cristiano Lucarelli's men to the sword in Terni.
I Rossoverdi currently sit 12th in the Serie B standings, four points off the playoff places in their first season back up after a lengthy absence.
Tuesday's visitors, who defeated Bologna in the previous round of the Coppa Italia, will be confident of dumping another higher league opposition out of the tournament.
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Team News
Ternana's Anthony Partipilo is a doubt for this one after he was subbed off 35 minutes into his side's last outing.
Alfredo Donnarumma has scored three goals in his last three away appearances, and the 31-year-old is one to keep an eye on.
Italian defender Pietro Ceccaroni has served his one-game suspension and is now eligible to feature once again.
David Okereke is ruled out through a muscle injury, while Antonio Vacca continues to battle with a knee problem.
Venezia possible starting lineup:
Romero; Haps, Caldara, Modolo, Ebuehi; Ampadu, Busio, Crnigoj; Aramu, Henry, Johnsen
Ternana possible starting lineup:
Iannarilli; Martella, Capuano, Diakite, Sorensen; Capone, Proietti, Peralta, Koutsoupias; Pettinari, Donnarumma
We say: Venezia 2-1 Ternana
Venezia are on a poor run of form in the league but will back themselves to get back on track against lower league opponents. We fancy the home team to come out on top and progress into the next round.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ternana win with a probability of 42.83%. A win for Venezia had a probability of 33.47% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ternana win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.46%) and 0-2 (6.19%). The likeliest Venezia win was 2-1 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Venezia would win this match.
