Pisa vs Monza Predictions

• Monza claimed a 2-1 win over Pisa in Thursday’s first leg at home, meaning a draw would see them promoted to Serie B.
• Monza have won four of their last five games, all of which were against top-eight sides.
• Pisa have only won three of their last 10 matches.

Can Monza finish the job?

Having claimed a 2-1 first-leg win over Monza in the Serie B play-off final on Thursday, Monza are just 90 minutes away from promotion to Serie A, and will approach Sunday’s decisive leg in confident mood after ending the season in good form. Monza have competed in 40 Serie B seasons without ever reaching the top-flight, the most in Italian football history, but could be set to end that long wait this weekend.

Indeed, Monza approached the play-offs in excellent form after winning seven of their last 11 games of the season to secure a fourth-placed finish, before hitting four goals past a Brescia team which conceded just 35 regular-season goals in the semi-finals. After winning Thursday’s contest, Monza have won four of their last five games, all of which came against top-eight opponents.

Pisa, on the other hand, have looked deflated since missing out on automatic promotion by just two points, and though they edged past Benevento in the semi-finals, they only did so by virtue of their superior league position after a 1-1 aggregate draw. The Tuscan outfit have won just three of their last 10 matches, having entering their crucial post-season campaign in underwhelming form after failing to beat a fellow top-eight team since early March.

Visitors can cling on for historic result

Given Pisa’s poor recent form and Monza’s excellent record against fellow promotion contenders, backing Giovanni Stroppa’s team to avoid defeat and earn a historic promotion for the Berlusconi-owned outfit looks an excellent play.

Meanwhile, a tense 1-1 draw could represent a decent correct score prediction, with Pisa needing to attack their visitors in this decisive encounter.

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