Serie B match prediction: Little separates Pisa and Venezia in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 17.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

With their 7 point edge in the league table, Pisa club members yearn to see their team collect maximum points from this match versus Venezia.

Insights:
  • Pisa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B

Pisa and Venezia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Pisa form and stats

Pisa have collected 17 points from their Serie B home games so far after 5-2-4. The Pisa manager D'Angelo might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

It's back home for Pisa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reggina away with the result 2-0. Gargiulo and Gliozzi found the net in that victory. At last, a league win after four fixtures without one. Gargiulo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Gargiulo scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Pisa lost 0-1 at home to Sudtirol.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pisa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 4 and lost 3.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The Pisa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches.

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Venezia form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Venezia, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.

Venezia won their last game, 2-1 versus SPAL played at home. Midfield player Zampano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Zampano hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Benevento at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Venezia in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Venezia, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Venezia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Venezia have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Venezia have won or drawn the last 5 games (1-4-0) facing Pisa.

Pisa and Venezia have played each other earlier this season: Venezia - Pisa 1-1. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

PisaE. Gliozzi
E. Gliozzi
8 goals
PisaE. Torregrossa
E. Torregrossa
5 goals
PisaO. Moruţan
O. Moruţan
5 goals

Pisa missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pisa Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 3 11 24
8 5 2 Won W 1 4 7
10 2 1 Drew D 2 3 6
6 4 0 Lost L 0 4 11
35 18 8 Scored S 7 14 28
25 11 3 Conceded C 4 13 33
79% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 83%
46% 55% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 50%
33% 36% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 18% 17%
12% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 4%
50% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 67%
38% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 8%
33% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 25%
 
4.4 5.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.2 4.6
5.5 4.8 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.7 5.6
2.7 2.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
12.3 13.8 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 13 12.5
3.9 4 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.3
38% 41% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 26% 27%
 
12.8 10.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 13.5 14
3.9 3.7 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.2 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pisa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pisa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Serie B
  • Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 23 16 3 4 36 13 11 9 2 0 18 3 12 7 1 4 18 10 23 51
2 Genoa 23 11 7 5 24 17 11 4 6 1 10 6 12 7 1 4 14 11 7 40
3 Reggina 23 12 3 8 34 22 11 6 2 3 21 11 12 6 1 5 13 11 12 39
4 Sudtirol 23 10 8 5 26 25 12 4 6 2 14 13 11 6 2 3 12 12 1 38
5 Bari 1908 23 9 9 5 38 25 11 3 5 3 20 14 12 6 4 2 18 11 13 36
6 Palermo 23 9 7 7 27 27 12 6 3 3 14 10 11 3 4 4 13 17 0 34
7 Parma 23 9 6 8 29 25 12 7 1 4 18 11 11 2 5 4 11 14 4 33
8 Ternana 23 9 6 8 24 27 11 6 3 2 11 7 12 3 3 6 13 20 -3 33
9 Cagliari 23 8 8 7 27 26 12 7 3 2 18 13 11 1 5 5 9 13 1 32
10 Pisa 23 7 10 6 33 25 11 5 2 4 18 11 12 2 8 2 15 14 8 31
11 Modena 23 9 4 10 34 32 11 5 3 3 19 12 12 4 1 7 15 20 2 31
12 Cittadella 23 6 9 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 12 12 3 4 5 9 14 -7 27
13 Ascoli 23 6 8 9 26 30 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 4 4 4 15 15 -4 26
14 Perugia 23 7 5 11 25 29 11 4 3 4 14 14 12 3 2 7 11 15 -4 26
15 Como 23 6 8 9 25 33 12 4 4 4 13 14 11 2 4 5 12 19 -8 26
16 Brescia 23 6 7 10 21 35 12 4 4 4 12 13 11 2 3 6 9 22 -14 25
17 SPAL 23 5 9 9 27 30 12 3 3 6 18 18 11 2 6 3 9 12 -3 24
18 Venezia 23 6 6 11 26 32 12 2 3 7 12 19 11 4 3 4 14 13 -6 24
19 Benevento 23 5 8 10 20 26 12 2 3 7 9 16 11 3 5 3 11 10 -6 23
20 Cosenza 23 5 7 11 19 35 12 4 4 4 14 14 11 1 3 7 5 21 -16 22

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 Frosinone 23 16 3 4 36 13 11 9 2 0 18 3 12 7 1 4 18 10 23 51
2 Genoa 23 11 7 5 24 17 11 4 6 1 10 6 12 7 1 4 14 11 7 40
3 Reggina 23 12 3 8 34 22 11 6 2 3 21 11 12 6 1 5 13 11 12 39
4 Sudtirol 23 10 8 5 26 25 12 4 6 2 14 13 11 6 2 3 12 12 1 38
5 Bari 1908 23 9 9 5 38 25 11 3 5 3 20 14 12 6 4 2 18 11 13 36
6 Palermo 23 9 7 7 27 27 12 6 3 3 14 10 11 3 4 4 13 17 0 34
7 Parma 23 9 6 8 29 25 12 7 1 4 18 11 11 2 5 4 11 14 4 33
8 Ternana 23 9 6 8 24 27 11 6 3 2 11 7 12 3 3 6 13 20 -3 33
9 Cagliari 23 8 8 7 27 26 12 7 3 2 18 13 11 1 5 5 9 13 1 32
10 Pisa 23 7 10 6 33 25 11 5 2 4 18 11 12 2 8 2 15 14 8 31
11 Modena 23 9 4 10 34 32 11 5 3 3 19 12 12 4 1 7 15 20 2 31
12 Cittadella 23 6 9 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 12 12 3 4 5 9 14 -7 27
13 Ascoli 23 6 8 9 26 30 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 4 4 4 15 15 -4 26
14 Perugia 23 7 5 11 25 29 11 4 3 4 14 14 12 3 2 7 11 15 -4 26
15 Como 23 6 8 9 25 33 12 4 4 4 13 14 11 2 4 5 12 19 -8 26
16 Brescia 23 6 7 10 21 35 12 4 4 4 12 13 11 2 3 6 9 22 -14 25
17 SPAL 23 5 9 9 27 30 12 3 3 6 18 18 11 2 6 3 9 12 -3 24
18 Venezia 23 6 6 11 26 32 12 2 3 7 12 19 11 4 3 4 14 13 -6 24
19 Benevento 23 5 8 10 20 26 12 2 3 7 9 16 11 3 5 3 11 10 -6 23
20 Cosenza 23 5 7 11 19 35 12 4 4 4 14 14 11 1 3 7 5 21 -16 22

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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.