National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cremonese or Crotone that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Crotone when visiting Cremonese as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Cremonese form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the semi-finals against Fiorentina.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Cremonese have only managed 4 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses from their games here at Stadio Giovanni Zini.
Cremonese's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Salernitana. The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Vásquez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Vásquez hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
A Serie A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Lazio.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cremonese here at Stadio Giovanni Zini in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 19 games). Cremonese have conceded 31 from these games.
Crotone form and stats
Crotone's mission in Coppa Italia last season failed in the 2nd round.Crotone delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Foggia in their previous fixture. It looked so good for Crotone vs Foggia, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
A 0-1 defeat away at Foggia before that.Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Cremonese victories, one draw and three Crotone wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Cremonese missing players
Crotone missing players
| Cremonese | Crotone | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 29% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | ||
| 15 | 13.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 49 | 90 |
| 2 | Lazio | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 74 |
| 3 | Inter | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 71 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 72 |
| 4 | Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 70 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 64 |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Juventus | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 62 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 56 |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 54 |
| 10 | Torino | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 53 |
| 11 | Monza | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -14 | 45 |
| 14 | Empoli | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -12 | 43 |
| 15 | Salernitana | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 36 | -14 | 42 |
| 16 | Lecce | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Spezia | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -31 | 31 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 59 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 27 | -28 | 31 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -33 | 27 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 38 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 71 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 43 | -47 | 19 |