Crotone vs Pordenone: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 13.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ezio Scida (16108 seats)

A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Crotone in 2nd position and Pordenone placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Crotone and Pordenone.

Pordenone have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Pordenone are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Crotone form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Ezio Scida as Crotone have scored 30 goals to get 34 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 10-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Crotone, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cittadella away with the result 3-1. Junior Messias (2) and Simy found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Benevento.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie B game versus Salernitana in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadio Ezio Scida.

Crotone have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Ezio Scida with 30 goals in 16 league matches. Crotone are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Ezio Scida in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Pordenone form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Pordenone playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Pordenone are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie B against Pisa (placed 10th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Perugia at their stadium, the result 2-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Pordenone are hosting Cosenza in the Serie B only four days away.

Pordenone find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Pordenone struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Pordenone - Crotone 1-0 earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneS. Tochukwu Nwankwo
S. Tochukwu Nwankwo
17 goals
PordenoneL. Strizzolo
L. Strizzolo
8 goals
CrotoneA. Benali
A. Benali
7 goals

Crotone missing players

Pordenone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crotone Pordenone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 4 16 33
17 10 1 Won W 1 5 16
7 4 1 Drew D 1 3 7
9 2 1 Lost L 2 8 10
55 30 5 Scored S 5 19 42
36 13 3 Conceded C 5 29 38
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
79% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 73%
61% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 48%
30% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 15%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
64% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 45%
30% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 12% 36%
15% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 24%
 
6.8 7.8 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.1 4.8
4 3.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.4 5.4
2.3 2.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
553 292 31 Total Shots T S 52 204 451
177 93 9 Shots on Target S O 18 64 140
31% 32% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 30% 30%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Crotone has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
  • Crotone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Crotone have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Pordenone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pordenone 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 33 23 8 2 57 19 17 13 4 0 36 7 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 77
2 Crotone 33 17 7 9 55 36 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 19 58
3 Pordenone 33 16 7 10 42 38 17 11 4 2 23 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 4 55
4 Spezia 33 15 8 10 51 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 13 53
5 Cittadella 33 15 7 11 42 37 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 9 3 4 21 13 5 52
6 Frosinone 33 14 9 10 35 30 16 10 3 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 51
7 Empoli 33 12 12 9 38 36 17 7 8 2 23 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 2 48
8 Chievo 33 11 14 8 40 33 17 8 4 5 24 17 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 47
9 Salernitana 33 13 8 12 44 41 16 9 6 1 28 16 17 4 2 11 16 25 3 47
10 Pisa 33 12 10 11 42 39 17 8 5 4 24 18 16 4 5 7 18 21 3 46
11 Virtus Entella 33 11 10 12 39 42 16 8 5 3 18 12 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 43
12 Perugia 33 11 8 14 33 42 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 4 4 8 15 25 -9 41
13 Cremonese 33 10 10 13 37 40 16 6 4 6 19 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -3 40
14 Pescara 33 11 7 15 45 51 17 6 7 4 29 22 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 40
15 Venezia 33 9 13 11 31 37 16 3 5 8 13 22 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 40
16 Ascoli 33 11 6 16 43 50 16 8 4 4 24 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -7 39
17 Juve Stabia 33 10 7 16 40 53 17 8 3 6 26 25 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 37
18 Trapani 33 7 13 13 39 56 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -17 33
19 Cosenza 33 7 10 16 36 44 16 3 5 8 14 19 17 4 5 8 22 25 -8 31
20 Livorno 33 5 6 22 28 55 16 3 2 11 18 34 17 2 4 11 10 21 -27 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 33 23 8 2 57 19 17 13 4 0 36 7 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 77
2 Crotone 33 17 7 9 55 36 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 19 58
3 Pordenone 33 16 7 10 42 38 17 11 4 2 23 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 4 55
4 Spezia 33 15 8 10 51 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 13 53
5 Cittadella 33 15 7 11 42 37 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 9 3 4 21 13 5 52
6 Frosinone 33 14 9 10 35 30 16 10 3 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 51
7 Empoli 33 12 12 9 38 36 17 7 8 2 23 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 2 48
8 Chievo 33 11 14 8 40 33 17 8 4 5 24 17 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 47
9 Salernitana 33 13 8 12 44 41 16 9 6 1 28 16 17 4 2 11 16 25 3 47
10 Pisa 33 12 10 11 42 39 17 8 5 4 24 18 16 4 5 7 18 21 3 46
11 Virtus Entella 33 11 10 12 39 42 16 8 5 3 18 12 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 43
12 Perugia 33 11 8 14 33 42 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 4 4 8 15 25 -9 41
13 Cremonese 33 10 10 13 37 40 16 6 4 6 19 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -3 40
14 Pescara 33 11 7 15 45 51 17 6 7 4 29 22 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 40
15 Venezia 33 9 13 11 31 37 16 3 5 8 13 22 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 40
16 Ascoli 33 11 6 16 43 50 16 8 4 4 24 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -7 39
17 Juve Stabia 33 10 7 16 40 53 17 8 3 6 26 25 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 37
18 Trapani 33 7 13 13 39 56 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -17 33
19 Cosenza 33 7 10 16 36 44 16 3 5 8 14 19 17 4 5 8 22 25 -8 31
20 Livorno 33 5 6 22 28 55 16 3 2 11 18 34 17 2 4 11 10 21 -27 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.