Como Look to Punish a Venezia Side in Freefall

This is a fixture with one team pointing upwards and one team in serious trouble. Como host Venezia on Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:30 UK time, and the numbers tell a story that does not need dressing up. One side has won three of their last five. The other has lost all five. End of.

Como: Doing the Basics Right

The thing is, Como are not doing anything spectacular. They are competing. They are turning up. In their last five completed Serie A matches, they have won three, drawn one, and lost one, scoring nine goals in the process. That is a side with belief and structure.

That 4-1 win over Genoa stands out. So does the 2-1 victory against Napoli. You do not beat Napoli without desire and organisation. Listen, results like that do not happen by accident. They happen because a team is working and keeping their standards up week to week.

The one concern I have is the clean sheet record. Como have conceded in all five of those matches. Both teams have scored in four of the five. That is not ideal when you are carrying two suspended players into this one. The absences from the squad add a layer of uncertainty to how they line up, and you would want more defensive solidity heading into November.

The defeat to Frosinone, a 0-2 loss, is the only real blemish. Every side drops points somewhere. The response matters more than the result. Como have responded well.

Venezia: This Is a Crisis

Five losses from five. Thirteen goals conceded. Zero clean sheets. Zero wins. Zero draws. I do not need a laptop to tell you that Venezia are in a bad place. What concerns me more than the results is the manner of some of them. Losing 0-2 to Lecce. Losing 0-2 to Lazio. Losing 2-4 to Fiorentina. There is no consistency, there is no defensive shape holding, and there are clearly serious issues with attitude and accountability somewhere in that squad.

The 2-3 defeat to Frosinone is the one that would annoy me most. You concede three to Frosinone and you cannot point to the calibre of the opposition as your excuse. That result tells you something about where Venezia's standards are right now. It is unacceptable.

Only 40 per cent of their matches have ended with both teams scoring. That means they are regularly getting shut out entirely while still giving up goals at the other end. That is the worst combination possible. You need to at least give yourself a chance to compete.

The Verdict

The thing is, this fixture presents Como with a very winnable afternoon. They are at home, they have momentum, and they are facing a side that has shown no signs of turning things around in five attempts.

The suspended players are a factor for Como and they cannot be ignored. But even at less than full strength, the gap in form and mentality between these two sides is significant. Venezia have to show something here. Some fight. Some desire. Some basic defensive accountability. Based on what I have seen from their last five matches, I have no evidence they can provide it.

Como to win. Back it properly. No accumulator nonsense.