National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cittadella or Monza that keep their silverware dream alive.
Cittadella form and stats
Cittadella was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Coppa Italia.Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Cittadella are 9-7-3 (wins-draw-losses).
An away draw last time out for Cittadella, facing Venezia in a game that ended 1-1. Midfielder Simone Branca was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Branca hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 55 successful passes (of 67 total).
Ahead of that match, Cittadella lost 0-1 at home to Venezia.The Cittadella fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 19 matches. Cittadella have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Monza form and stats
Monza's mission in Coppa Italia last season failed in the 4th round.8-7-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Monza in their Serie B matches away.
Impressive finishing from Mario Balotelli and Marco D'Alessandro secured the home win 2-0 against Cittadella in their previous game. Defender Carlos Augusto was the best team player with a rating of 8.42. Augusto signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and won 8 of 14 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Cittadella.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Monza have scored 24 goals in 19 league games away. Monza are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings featuring these contenders: Cittadella won one, Monza were winners in two and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Cittadella missing players
Monza missing players
| Cittadella | Monza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 23% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Empoli | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 73 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 69 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 64 |
| 4 | Lecce | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 62 |
| 5 | Venezia | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 59 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 57 |
| 7 | Chievo | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Brescia | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | SPAL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 56 |
| 10 | Reggina | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -3 | 50 |
| 11 | Frosinone | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -4 | 50 |
| 12 | Cremonese | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Pisa | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -5 | 48 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 48 |
| 15 | Pordenone | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 45 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 38 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 35 |
| 18 | Reggiana | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 34 |
| 19 | Pescara | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -31 | 32 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -34 | 23 |