National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cosenza or Monopoli that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cosenza form and stats
Action has already taken place for Cosenza in Coppa Italia as they have defeated Alessandria to reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 2nd round.Cosenza have played three Serie B home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Cosenza has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Spezia defeat 109 days ago. The home fans are hungry for more even though Cosenza have been steadily collecting points here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla through three straight draws.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Lecce in the Serie B last time out and are looking for a win here. A 0-0 draw away in the Serie B before that, with Reggina the opponent.
There will be little rest for Cosenza after this match as they are travelling to Chievo for a Serie B game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cosenza here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Cosenza have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Monopoli form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Modena and Reggiana in order to reach 3rd Round of Coppa Italia. They also participated in Coppa Italia last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The seven points Monopoli have gathered from their first three away trips in the Serie C: Girone C is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Monopoli are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Monopoli goalkeeper Giacomo Pozzer is eager to challenge this, with his 220 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Monopoli play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Cavese. A draw for Monopoli before that, at their own venue hosting Bari 1908 (0-0).
A quick return to home after this game, as Monopoli are hosting Virtus Francavilla in the Serie C: Girone C only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Monopoli have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. Monopoli are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Cosenza won five, Monopoli won three and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Cosenza missing players
Monopoli missing players
| Cosenza | Monopoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 299 | 176 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 240 | ||
| 98 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 83 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Cittadella | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Frosinone | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Chievo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Venezia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Reggina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | SPAL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Lecce | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Cosenza | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Reggiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Brescia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Pordenone | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Monza | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Virtus Entella | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Pisa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Vicenza | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Pescara | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ternana | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Teramo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Avellino | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Juve Stabia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Turris Neapolis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Vibonese | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Monopoli | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Bisceglie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Catania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Casertana | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Viterbese Castrense | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Paganese | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Virtus Francavilla | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Potenza Calcio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Foggia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Palermo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Cavese | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Trapani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | -1 |