Only victory will please the Südtirol fans in this Stadio Marco Druso duel with Cittadella, as they enjoy a healthy lead on the away team in the Serie B standings.
- Südtirol have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Serie B
- Cittadella have the most points from losing position (17) in Serie B
Cittadella are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Südtirol and Cittadella 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.
Südtirol form and stats
Südtirol have played 18 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-9-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Südtirol, as their goalkeeper Giacomo Poluzzi has completely shut out the opponents for 271 minutes in the Serie B.
Südtirol are returning here after visiting Ternana and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Curto scored the goal(s). Sweet to taste a league win after five games without one. Celli, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Celli hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Genoa.It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Südtirol has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Südtirol are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Marco Druso in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cittadella form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats. It's three draws from Cittadella's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Cittadella go into this game after a win, the home game against Benevento that ended 3-1. Eureka; their first victory in the league after nine rounds not winning. Midfield player Branca was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Branca signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Cittadella travelled to Bari 1908 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cittadella as they have only managed to score 14 times from 18 away games in the league. Cittadella have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Cittadella - Südtirol 0-2. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Südtirol victories, zero draws and two Cittadella wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Antonucci 10 goals |   R. Odogwu 8 goals |  G. Crociata 6 goals |
Südtirol missing players
Cittadella missing players
| Südtirol | Cittadella | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 36 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 31 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 44 |
| 86% | 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 81% |
| 64% | 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 39% | 36% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 6% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 61% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 42% |
| 42% | 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | 31% |
| 31% | 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 39% | 47% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 6 | 4.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10.3 | 10.7 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 30% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 15.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cittadella have the most points from losing position (17) in Serie B
- Südtirol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Südtirol have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Serie B
- Südtirol have the most matches under the total-line (27) in Serie B
| 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 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 35 | 74 |
| 2 | Genoa | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 71 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 62 |
| 4 | Südtirol | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 57 |
| 5 | Cagliari | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 54 |
| 6 | Parma | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Palermo | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 48 |
| 8 | Pisa | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 46 |
| 9 | Venezia | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Ascoli | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 46 |
| 11 | Reggina | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 45 |
| 12 | Modena | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -6 | 45 |
| 13 | Como | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 44 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -3 | 43 |
| 14 | Ternana | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 | Cittadella | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -22 | 39 |
| 17 | Brescia | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -19 | 38 |
| 18 | Perugia | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 36 |
| 19 | SPAL | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 20 | Benevento | 36 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -16 | 32 |
