Football tips: Benevento vs Livorno - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 17.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

The league table in Serie B tells a story about these teams so far, with Benevento leading Livorno by 56 points. Match preview to follow:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Benevento are already the Serie B winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. For Livorno it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Benevento form and stats

This stadium, Stadio Ciro Vigorito, has been a fortress for Benevento in the Serie B so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-4-0.

Benevento faced defeat in their previous match, away at Trapani (0-2). In the match before that, Benevento hosted Venezia and drew the game 1-1.

Goals decide football matches and Benevento are scoring many of them at home; 36 on target from 17 league matches. Defensively Benevento have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Livorno form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Livorno so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-11 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Livorno who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Juve Stabia was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Livorno have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Livorno - Benevento 0-2, played this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Benevento, zero draws and two wins for Livorno. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoM. Sau
M. Sau
10 goals
BeneventoB. Viola
B. Viola
9 goals
LivornoM. Marras
M. Marras
8 goals

Benevento missing players

Livorno missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benevento Livorno
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
23 13 5 Won W 0 2 5
8 4 1 Drew D 1 4 6
3 0 0 Lost L 4 11 23
57 36 13 Scored S 3 10 28
21 7 1 Conceded C 8 21 56
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
74% 76% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 65%
35% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 24% 41%
21% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 18%
6% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
35% 41% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 41%
56% 59% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 9%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 59% 53%
 
4.8 4.8 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.5 4.2
4.4 4.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.8 4.6
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3 2.4
6 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
476 275 92 Total Shots T S 66 178 397
159 95 35 Shots on Target S O 25 57 130
36% 38% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 18% 22%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento has the fewest conceded goals (21)
  • Benevento has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
  • Benevento has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
  • Benevento has the most clean sheets (19)
  • Benevento has the most points (43) at home
  • Benevento has the most scored goals (36) at home
  • Benevento has the most scored goals (57)
  • Benevento has the the best goal difference (+29) at home
  • Benevento has the the best goal difference (+36)
  • Benevento have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benevento have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Benevento have scored more than double the goals of Livorno.
  • Benevento haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Livorno has the fewest clean sheets (3)
  • Livorno has the fewest points (10) away
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals (10) away
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals (28)
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals in the first half (12)
  • Livorno has the most conceded goals in the first half (27)
  • Livorno has the the worst goal difference (-28)
  • Livorno have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Livorno have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 34 23 8 3 57 21 17 13 4 0 36 7 17 10 4 3 21 14 36 77
2 Crotone 34 18 7 9 56 36 17 11 4 2 31 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 61
3 Spezia 34 16 8 10 52 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 21 14 56
4 Pordenone 34 16 7 11 42 39 17 11 4 2 23 9 17 5 3 9 19 30 3 55
5 Frosinone 34 14 10 10 37 32 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 52
6 Cittadella 34 15 7 12 43 41 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 9 3 5 22 17 2 52
7 Salernitana 34 14 8 12 48 42 17 10 6 1 32 17 17 4 2 11 16 25 6 50
8 Empoli 34 12 12 10 38 37 17 7 8 2 23 14 17 5 4 8 15 23 1 48
9 Chievo 34 11 14 9 40 34 17 8 4 5 24 17 17 3 10 4 16 17 6 47
10 Pisa 34 12 11 11 43 40 17 8 5 4 24 18 17 4 6 7 19 22 3 47
11 Virtus Entella 34 11 11 12 40 43 17 8 6 3 19 13 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 44
12 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -2 43
13 Ascoli 34 12 6 16 44 50 17 9 4 4 25 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -6 42
14 Pescara 34 11 8 15 46 52 17 6 7 4 29 22 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 41
15 Venezia 34 9 14 11 32 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 41
16 Perugia 34 11 8 15 34 44 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 41
17 Juve Stabia 34 10 8 16 42 55 17 8 3 6 26 25 17 2 5 10 16 30 -13 38
18 Trapani 34 8 13 13 41 56 17 6 6 5 24 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -15 36
19 Cosenza 34 8 10 16 38 45 17 4 5 8 16 20 17 4 5 8 22 25 -7 34
20 Livorno 34 5 6 23 28 56 17 3 2 12 18 35 17 2 4 11 10 21 -28 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 34 23 8 3 57 21 17 13 4 0 36 7 17 10 4 3 21 14 36 77
2 Crotone 34 18 7 9 56 36 17 11 4 2 31 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 61
3 Spezia 34 16 8 10 52 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 21 14 56
4 Pordenone 34 16 7 11 42 39 17 11 4 2 23 9 17 5 3 9 19 30 3 55
5 Frosinone 34 14 10 10 37 32 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 52
6 Cittadella 34 15 7 12 43 41 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 9 3 5 22 17 2 52
7 Salernitana 34 14 8 12 48 42 17 10 6 1 32 17 17 4 2 11 16 25 6 50
8 Empoli 34 12 12 10 38 37 17 7 8 2 23 14 17 5 4 8 15 23 1 48
9 Chievo 34 11 14 9 40 34 17 8 4 5 24 17 17 3 10 4 16 17 6 47
10 Pisa 34 12 11 11 43 40 17 8 5 4 24 18 17 4 6 7 19 22 3 47
11 Virtus Entella 34 11 11 12 40 43 17 8 6 3 19 13 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 44
12 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -2 43
13 Ascoli 34 12 6 16 44 50 17 9 4 4 25 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -6 42
14 Pescara 34 11 8 15 46 52 17 6 7 4 29 22 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 41
15 Venezia 34 9 14 11 32 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 41
16 Perugia 34 11 8 15 34 44 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 41
17 Juve Stabia 34 10 8 16 42 55 17 8 3 6 26 25 17 2 5 10 16 30 -13 38
18 Trapani 34 8 13 13 41 56 17 6 6 5 24 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -15 36
19 Cosenza 34 8 10 16 38 45 17 4 5 8 16 20 17 4 5 8 22 25 -7 34
20 Livorno 34 5 6 23 28 56 17 3 2 12 18 35 17 2 4 11 10 21 -28 21

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.