Football betting preview: Virtus Entella vs Perugia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 24.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Chiavari (4154 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Virtus Entella fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Perugia.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

2 - 3 - 0 with 8-5. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Perugia when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Perugia play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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

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Virtus Entella form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Virtus Entella have managed 8 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games. Entella have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Entella are returning here after visiting Empoli in a Serie B game and winning with a 4-2 scoreline. Andrea Schenetti, Matteo Mancosu and Jacopo Dezi (2) scored the goal(s). In the match before that, Virtus Entella hosted Pisa and drew the game 1-1.

A very satisfying win for Entella against Empoli last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Andrea Schenetti's goal in the 90th minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Entella, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Empoli. Fun stuff to watch!

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 Virtus Entella have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn five and lost one.

Entella are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Spezia awaits in two days.

Entella has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. From these home matches, Entella have conceded only 13 goals.

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Perugia form and stats

Perugia have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 4-4-9 (17 played).

Perugia played 0-0 against Cremonese in their previous match. A 1-2 defeat away at Cosenza before that.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Cremonese. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Perugia playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were two Perugia wins, four draws and nine defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Perugia are hosting Trapani in the Serie B only two days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Perugia as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. Perugia have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Perugia - Entella 2-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Virtus Entella won two, Perugia won five and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PerugiaP. Iemmello
P. Iemmello
19 goals
Virtus EntellaG. De Luca
G. De Luca
10 goals
EntellaA. Schenetti
A. Schenetti
5 goals

Virtus Entella missing players

Perugia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Virtus Entella Perugia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
12 8 4 Won W 1 4 11
11 6 1 Drew D 1 4 9
12 3 1 Lost L 4 9 15
44 19 7 Scored S 3 16 34
45 13 3 Conceded C 9 27 44
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
80% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 63%
37% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 46%
20% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 20%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
54% 35% 17% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 43%
31% 53% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 26%
17% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 40%
 
4.9 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 4.8
4.9 4.2 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 5.5 5.7
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2.2
8 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 9
 
479 240 94 Total Shots T S 83 218 432
153 78 31 Shots on Target S O 17 54 120
29% 24% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 30% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Perugia has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
  • Perugia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Perugia 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.