Cremonese vs Hellas Verona: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

The path has mostly gone uphill for Cremonese so far, and you could say the same about Hellas Verona. The bottom dwellers would do anything for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Cremonese have the most conceded goals (57) in Serie A
  • Hellas Verona have the fewest points (6) away in Serie A

Little time to rest for the home side, as they were involved in a Coppa Italia match only three days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Fiorentina.

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Cremonese form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Cremonese have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses from their games here at Stadio Giovanni Zini.

The Cremonese coach Ballardini and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia. Lochoshvili, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Lochoshvili won 5 of 8 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Cremonese lost 0-3 at Udinese's place.

Cremonese are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Milan awaits in three days.

Cremonese have scored {9 league goals} here from 15 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cremonese defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Cremonese has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

There's been little loot from Hellas Verona's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Hellas Verona only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Impressive finishing from Verdi (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Bologna in their previous game. Hellas goalie Montipò was high and low in the Bologna game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Verdi got a match rating of 9.25 in that game, top player of the team. Verdi scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.

A 0-0 draw at Napoli's stadium before that.

A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's most recent 16 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

A new game in only three days for Hellas Verona, the Serie A home match versus Inter. Busy days.

Goals are few and far between in Hellas Verona's away league games. Only {7 goals} from 15 travels. Hellas have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Hellas Verona - Cremonese 2-0. Head to head numbers (for the former nine meetings): Cremonese won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Hellas Verona have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / six.

Top Goalscorers

CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
6 goals
CremoneseC. Dessers
C. Dessers
6 goals
CremoneseD. Okereke
D. Okereke
5 goals

Cremonese missing players

Hellas Verona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cremonese Hellas Verona
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 6
10 3 0 Drew D 2 6 8
18 10 2 Lost L 2 9 17
27 9 1 Scored S 3 7 26
57 25 3 Conceded C 6 20 44
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 94%
77% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 74%
52% 47% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 20% 39%
35% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 7% 10%
16% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
55% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 55%
13% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 13% 16%
42% 53% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 53% 35%
 
4.2 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 4.7 4.8
5 5.1 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5.2
2.4 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.4 13.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 10.3 11.3
3.6 3.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.8 3.3
24% 16% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 17% 25%
 
15.1 14.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 13.9 14.3
6 5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cremonese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cremonese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Serie A
  • Cremonese have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Serie A
  • Cremonese have the most conceded goals (57) in Serie A
  • Cremonese have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Serie A
  • Cremonese have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Serie A
  • Cremonese have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Hellas Verona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hellas Verona have the fewest points (6) away in Serie A
  • Hellas Verona have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Serie A
  • Hellas Verona have yet to win a 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 Napoli 31 25 3 3 67 21 15 11 2 2 33 13 16 14 1 1 34 8 46 78
2 Lazio 31 18 7 6 49 21 16 9 3 4 25 14 15 9 4 2 24 7 28 61
3 Juventus 31 18 5 8 47 26 16 11 3 2 34 13 15 7 2 6 13 13 21 59
4 Milan 31 16 8 7 51 37 15 10 3 2 30 17 16 6 5 5 21 20 14 56
5 Roma 31 17 5 9 43 29 15 10 1 4 23 9 16 7 4 5 20 20 14 56
6 Inter 31 17 3 11 51 34 16 11 0 5 27 9 15 6 3 6 24 25 17 54
7 Atalanta 31 15 7 9 51 36 15 7 3 5 27 19 16 8 4 4 24 17 15 52
8 Bologna 31 12 8 11 40 39 16 7 6 3 21 11 15 5 2 8 19 28 1 44
9 Udinese 31 10 12 9 42 39 15 5 8 2 27 17 16 5 4 7 15 22 3 42
10 Fiorentina 31 11 9 11 37 36 16 6 6 4 21 21 15 5 3 7 16 15 1 42
11 Torino 31 11 9 11 32 36 15 5 5 5 12 14 16 6 4 6 20 22 -4 42
12 Monza 31 11 8 12 38 43 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 5 4 6 16 23 -5 41
13 Sassuolo 31 11 7 13 38 46 15 7 3 5 19 16 16 4 4 8 19 30 -8 40
14 Salernitana 31 7 12 12 37 50 16 5 5 6 23 21 15 2 7 6 14 29 -13 33
15 Empoli 31 7 11 13 25 40 15 5 4 6 13 18 16 2 7 7 12 22 -15 32
16 Lecce 31 6 10 15 26 38 15 2 7 6 15 20 16 4 3 9 11 18 -12 28
17 Spezia 31 5 12 14 26 49 16 3 8 5 16 24 15 2 4 9 10 25 -23 27
18 Hellas Verona 31 6 8 17 26 44 16 6 2 8 19 24 15 0 6 9 7 20 -18 26
19 Cremonese 31 3 10 18 27 57 15 2 3 10 9 25 16 1 7 8 18 32 -30 19
20 Sampdoria 31 3 8 20 20 52 16 1 5 10 9 23 15 2 3 10 11 29 -32 17

Hellas Verona:
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 Napoli 31 25 3 3 67 21 15 11 2 2 33 13 16 14 1 1 34 8 46 78
2 Lazio 31 18 7 6 49 21 16 9 3 4 25 14 15 9 4 2 24 7 28 61
3 Juventus 31 18 5 8 47 26 16 11 3 2 34 13 15 7 2 6 13 13 21 59
4 Milan 31 16 8 7 51 37 15 10 3 2 30 17 16 6 5 5 21 20 14 56
5 Roma 31 17 5 9 43 29 15 10 1 4 23 9 16 7 4 5 20 20 14 56
6 Inter 31 17 3 11 51 34 16 11 0 5 27 9 15 6 3 6 24 25 17 54
7 Atalanta 31 15 7 9 51 36 15 7 3 5 27 19 16 8 4 4 24 17 15 52
8 Bologna 31 12 8 11 40 39 16 7 6 3 21 11 15 5 2 8 19 28 1 44
9 Udinese 31 10 12 9 42 39 15 5 8 2 27 17 16 5 4 7 15 22 3 42
10 Fiorentina 31 11 9 11 37 36 16 6 6 4 21 21 15 5 3 7 16 15 1 42
11 Torino 31 11 9 11 32 36 15 5 5 5 12 14 16 6 4 6 20 22 -4 42
12 Monza 31 11 8 12 38 43 16 6 4 6 22 20 15 5 4 6 16 23 -5 41
13 Sassuolo 31 11 7 13 38 46 15 7 3 5 19 16 16 4 4 8 19 30 -8 40
14 Salernitana 31 7 12 12 37 50 16 5 5 6 23 21 15 2 7 6 14 29 -13 33
15 Empoli 31 7 11 13 25 40 15 5 4 6 13 18 16 2 7 7 12 22 -15 32
16 Lecce 31 6 10 15 26 38 15 2 7 6 15 20 16 4 3 9 11 18 -12 28
17 Spezia 31 5 12 14 26 49 16 3 8 5 16 24 15 2 4 9 10 25 -23 27
18 Hellas Verona 31 6 8 17 26 44 16 6 2 8 19 24 15 0 6 9 7 20 -18 26
19 Cremonese 31 3 10 18 27 57 15 2 3 10 9 25 16 1 7 8 18 32 -30 19
20 Sampdoria 31 3 8 20 20 52 16 1 5 10 9 23 15 2 3 10 11 29 -32 17

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.