Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla: Cosenza vs Pisa Serie B preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 24.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Cosenza hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 37 points and a 18th position in the Serie B table. Visiting Pisa holds 8th place with 50 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams have little in common geographically as Pisa have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Cosenza are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Pisa are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Cosenza form and stats

With 4 Serie B wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Cosenza are certainly not brimming with confidence.

It's back home for Cosenza, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pordenone away with the result 2-1. Luca Bittante and Emmanuel Rivière found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Perugia in a game that was won 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cosenza perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cosenza as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Cosenza has won six of these, drawn seven and lost three.

The manager R. Occhiuzzi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Empoli in only two days.

Cosenza aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the league, with only 16 goals from 17 games. On the other hand, Cosenza have conceded 20 goals.

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Pisa form and stats

4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Pisa playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Pisa won their last game, 3-2 versus Trapani played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Virtus Entella that ended 1-1.

Late drama in the previous game, when Michele Marconi scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Trapani.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Pisa in our archives, and the results are: one win for Pisa, two draws and nine defeats.

A new game in only two days for Pisa, the Serie B home match versus Ascoli. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pisa have scored 19 goals in 17 league games away. 22 goals have been conceded by Pisa in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pisa - Cosenza 1-3.

Top Goalscorers

PisaM. Marconi
M. Marconi
14 goals
CosenzaE. Rivière
E. Rivière
9 goals
CosenzaM. Bruccini
M. Bruccini
8 goals

Cosenza missing players

Pisa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Pisa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
9 4 3 Won W 2 4 13
10 5 1 Drew D 1 6 11
16 8 2 Lost L 3 7 11
40 16 6 Scored S 6 19 46
46 20 4 Conceded C 7 22 42
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
74% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 74%
46% 35% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 35% 40%
20% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 23%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 14%
60% 59% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 59% 60%
14% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 6% 20%
29% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 26%
 
4.9 5.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.6 4
4.4 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.2 5.4
2.5 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 3.1
6 1 1 Red cards R C 3 5 11
 
439 241 83 Total Shots T S 76 195 422
145 76 24 Shots on Target S O 20 57 129
28% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 33% 36%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza has the fewest matches under the total-line (12)
  • Cosenza has the fewest scored goals in the second half (16)
  • Cosenza haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pisa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 35 24 8 3 60 22 18 14 4 0 39 8 17 10 4 3 21 14 38 80
2 Crotone 35 18 8 9 57 37 18 11 5 2 32 14 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 62
3 Spezia 35 16 8 11 52 39 18 10 3 5 30 18 17 6 5 6 22 21 13 56
4 Pordenone 35 16 7 12 43 41 18 11 4 3 24 11 17 5 3 9 19 30 2 55
5 Frosinone 35 14 11 10 38 33 17 10 4 3 26 14 18 4 7 7 12 19 5 53
6 Cittadella 35 15 7 13 44 43 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 9 3 5 22 17 1 52
7 Salernitana 35 14 9 12 49 43 17 10 6 1 32 17 18 4 3 11 17 26 6 51
8 Pisa 35 13 11 11 46 42 18 9 5 4 27 20 17 4 6 7 19 22 4 50
9 Empoli 35 12 12 11 40 41 18 7 8 3 25 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 -1 48
10 Chievo 35 11 14 10 42 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 3 10 5 18 20 5 47
11 Virtus Entella 35 12 11 12 44 45 17 8 6 3 19 13 18 4 5 9 25 32 -1 47
12 Ascoli 35 13 6 16 46 51 17 9 4 4 25 18 18 4 2 12 21 33 -5 45
13 Cremonese 35 11 11 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 18 4 7 7 18 23 -2 44
14 Venezia 35 10 14 11 33 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 18 7 8 3 19 15 -5 44
15 Pescara 35 11 9 15 47 53 18 6 8 4 30 23 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 42
16 Perugia 35 11 9 15 34 44 18 7 5 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 42
17 Juve Stabia 35 11 8 16 45 57 18 9 3 6 29 27 17 2 5 10 16 30 -12 41
18 Cosenza 35 9 10 16 40 46 17 4 5 8 16 20 18 5 5 8 24 26 -6 37
19 Trapani 35 8 13 14 43 59 17 6 6 5 24 20 18 2 7 9 19 39 -16 36
20 Livorno 35 5 6 24 29 59 17 3 2 12 18 35 18 2 4 12 11 24 -30 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 35 24 8 3 60 22 18 14 4 0 39 8 17 10 4 3 21 14 38 80
2 Crotone 35 18 8 9 57 37 18 11 5 2 32 14 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 62
3 Spezia 35 16 8 11 52 39 18 10 3 5 30 18 17 6 5 6 22 21 13 56
4 Pordenone 35 16 7 12 43 41 18 11 4 3 24 11 17 5 3 9 19 30 2 55
5 Frosinone 35 14 11 10 38 33 17 10 4 3 26 14 18 4 7 7 12 19 5 53
6 Cittadella 35 15 7 13 44 43 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 9 3 5 22 17 1 52
7 Salernitana 35 14 9 12 49 43 17 10 6 1 32 17 18 4 3 11 17 26 6 51
8 Pisa 35 13 11 11 46 42 18 9 5 4 27 20 17 4 6 7 19 22 4 50
9 Empoli 35 12 12 11 40 41 18 7 8 3 25 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 -1 48
10 Chievo 35 11 14 10 42 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 3 10 5 18 20 5 47
11 Virtus Entella 35 12 11 12 44 45 17 8 6 3 19 13 18 4 5 9 25 32 -1 47
12 Ascoli 35 13 6 16 46 51 17 9 4 4 25 18 18 4 2 12 21 33 -5 45
13 Cremonese 35 11 11 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 18 4 7 7 18 23 -2 44
14 Venezia 35 10 14 11 33 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 18 7 8 3 19 15 -5 44
15 Pescara 35 11 9 15 47 53 18 6 8 4 30 23 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 42
16 Perugia 35 11 9 15 34 44 18 7 5 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 42
17 Juve Stabia 35 11 8 16 45 57 18 9 3 6 29 27 17 2 5 10 16 30 -12 41
18 Cosenza 35 9 10 16 40 46 17 4 5 8 16 20 18 5 5 8 24 26 -6 37
19 Trapani 35 8 13 14 43 59 17 6 6 5 24 20 18 2 7 9 19 39 -16 36
20 Livorno 35 5 6 24 29 59 17 3 2 12 18 35 18 2 4 12 11 24 -30 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.