Venezia are unlocking their away locker room to Cosenza for another key fixture following their 2-2 result vs 11th-placed Modena.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B
- Cosenza have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Serie B
These teams have little in common geographically as Cosenza have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Venezia nor Cosenza as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Venezia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Venezia have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.
Venezia drew their last game, 2-2 away at Modena (placed 11th). Late drama in the game against Modena as Venezia were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Johnsen popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The hometeam coach Vanoli made a successful contribution in the game against Modena, bringing on Johnsen who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Johnsen, who plays in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.34 (out of 10). Johnsen scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Ahead of that match, Venezia won a home game hosting Ternana (2-1).Venezia aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. Venezia have conceded 15 from these games.
Cosenza form and stats
There's been little loot from Cosenza's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Serie B. Cosenza only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The last three matches for Cosenza have all ended in a draw.
Cosenza's last game was the home draw against Brescia (1-1). Marson had red hot gloves after the game against Brescia, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Defender Väisänen was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Väisänen won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Perugia.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cosenza struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Venezia have won or drawn the last 5 games (1-4-0) versus Cosenza.Top Goalscorers
  J. Pohjanpalo 5 goals |  D. Cheryshev 3 goals |   J. Larrivey 3 goals |
Venezia missing players
Cosenza missing players
| Venezia | Cosenza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 69% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.9 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 12.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 34% |
| 14.6 | 15.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.5 | 16.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
- All of Venezia's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cosenza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cosenza have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Serie B
- Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Serie B
- Cosenza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Venezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Venezia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B
- Venezia have the fewest points (4) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Serie B
- Venezia have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home 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 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Reggina | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Genoa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Ternana | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Brescia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Parma | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Südtirol | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Pisa | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | Ascoli | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Modena | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Cittadella | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Palermo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Benevento | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Como | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Venezia | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | SPAL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 20 | Perugia | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
