Brescia's future remains wrapped in uncertainty as the Rondinelle play hide and seek with the relegation octopus. Two weeks ago Mario Beretta's side defeated fellow relegation candidates Parma 2-0 at home to collect maximum points but lost 1-0 to Palermo last weekend in Sicily.
The Biancoazzurri remain second from bottom in Serie A with 18 points from 21 matches but being just two points from safety, hope of a last-ditch survival attempt continues to flourish. Brescia have won just one of their last five league matches but do have an encouraging record at home, having won four and drawn two of the ten Serie A encounters at the Mario Rigamonti.
Earlier this season in the reverse fixture Brescia defeated Chievo 1-0 in Verona. At the time, though, the Leonessa were in the midst of positive results and were hopeful of not getting entrenched in a relegation dogfight, but this time things are different.
Winning Is Obsolete
Chievo seem to have become the draw specialists in the Italian top flight. Not only have the Flying Donkeys drawn nine times in the league this campaign, they have also been involved in six goalless matches in Serie A and have plummeted towards the relegation zone.
Currently stationed in 15th in the league standings with 24 points from 21 matches, Chievo are just five points above the dropzone and having not won in eight league matches and nine competitive fixture, they are radically becoming relegation-material.
Chievo have won just twice on the road in the league all season and, more agonisngly, have never returned from Brescia with maximum points. Interestingly, Stefano Pioli's side have managed no clean sheet in this fixture but having lost to Brescia back in September they will be out for revenge.
TEAM NEWS
Brescia
Dallamano, Sereni, Vass and Taddei are injured and out of this fixture. Berardi is suspended.
Chievo
Luciano is unavailable for the game against Brescia. Cesar is suspended.
Prediction
This is a tough game to call as both sides are fighting against relegation and would make it hard for each other. One suspects that whichever side performs on the day will end up with the points, and given Chievo's disappointing run of results of late Brescia could just about eke out all three points as they are at home.
Brescia 2-1 Chievo 
