Stadio Ezio Scida: Crotone vs Fiorentina Serie A preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ezio Scida (16108 seats)

Crotone are ready to forget the league table before this match against Fiorentina. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Crotone have the most conceded goals (92) in Serie A
  • Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Crotone and Fiorentina should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Fiorentina have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

For Crotone relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Fiorentina most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Crotone form and stats

Crotone's results here at Stadio Ezio Scida in the Serie A have been very modest with 5 victories, 1 draw and 12 defeats.

Crotone travelled for their previous game, a trip to Benevento that ended 1-1. Goalkeeper Marco Festa got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.85 out of ten. Festa stopped the opponent with seven saves. Crotone's goalie Marco Festa played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Benevento with a stunning seven saves.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hellas Verona in a game that was won 2-1.

Crotone has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Crotone defense is not exactly impregnable. 35 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Fiorentina form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fiorentina so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-9 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Fiorentina, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Fiorentina aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 181 league minutes without a goal. D. Vlahovic was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Fiorentina in their previous game, as they lost their Serie A-match, hosting Napoli, 0-2. Pietro Terracciano was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.42. The agile goalkeeper Terracciano saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with five saves.

Before that, Fiorentina travelled to Cagliari and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visiting Fiorentina have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 18 games. Fiorentina have conceded 34 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Fiorentina - Crotone 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Crotone one win, one draw and Fiorentina three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FiorentinaD. Vlahović
D. Vlahović
21 goals
CrotoneS. Tochukwu Nwankwo
S. Tochukwu Nwankwo
20 goals
CrotoneJ. Messias
J. Messias
9 goals

Crotone missing players

Fiorentina missing players

Crotone Fiorentina
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
6 5 1 Won W 1 3 9
4 1 0 Drew D 5 6 12
27 12 5 Lost L 0 9 16
45 23 7 Scored S 8 22 47
92 35 12 Conceded C 5 34 59
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 92%
89% 94% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 81%
73% 67% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 61% 51%
49% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 27%
38% 22% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 22% 22%
65% 61% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 57%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 22%
35% 39% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 39% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.3
4 1 0 Red cards R C 3 4 5
 
9.4 9.7 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9 10.2
3.2 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.3 3.5
38% 37% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 37%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Serie A
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A
  • Crotone have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
  • Crotone have the most conceded goals (92) in Serie A
  • Crotone have the most conceded goals in the first half (42) in Serie A
  • Crotone have the most conceded goals in the second half (50) in Serie A
  • Crotone have the the worst goal difference (-47) in Serie A
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 37 27 7 3 84 34 18 16 1 1 48 17 19 11 6 2 36 17 50 88
2 Atalanta 37 23 9 5 90 45 18 12 3 3 49 22 19 11 6 2 41 23 45 78
3 Napoli 37 24 4 9 85 40 18 12 3 3 49 19 19 12 1 6 36 21 45 76
4 Milan 37 23 7 7 72 41 19 8 6 5 31 24 18 15 1 2 41 17 31 76
5 Juventus 37 22 9 6 73 37 19 14 2 3 40 18 18 8 7 3 33 19 36 75
6 Lazio 36 21 4 11 61 53 18 13 2 3 36 23 18 8 2 8 25 30 8 67
7 Roma 37 18 7 12 66 56 19 13 4 2 42 18 18 5 3 10 24 38 10 61
8 Sassuolo 37 16 11 10 62 56 18 6 8 4 29 27 19 10 3 6 33 29 6 59
9 Sampdoria 37 14 7 16 49 54 18 8 3 7 29 26 19 6 4 9 20 28 -5 49
10 Hellas Verona 36 11 10 15 43 45 18 6 5 7 21 21 18 5 5 8 22 24 -2 43
11 Bologna 36 10 10 16 48 59 18 7 5 6 32 29 18 3 5 10 16 30 -11 40
12 Udinese 37 10 10 17 41 53 19 5 4 10 14 19 18 5 6 7 27 34 -12 40
13 Fiorentina 37 9 12 16 47 59 19 6 6 7 25 25 18 3 6 9 22 34 -12 39
14 Genoa 37 9 12 16 46 58 19 5 7 7 29 30 18 4 5 9 17 28 -12 39
15 Spezia 37 9 11 17 50 70 18 5 6 7 26 31 19 4 5 10 24 39 -20 38
16 Cagliari 37 9 10 18 43 58 18 5 4 9 22 31 19 4 6 9 21 27 -15 37
17 Torino 36 7 14 15 49 68 18 3 8 7 24 35 18 4 6 8 25 33 -19 35
18 Benevento 37 7 11 19 39 74 19 2 7 10 19 39 18 5 4 9 20 35 -35 32
19 Crotone 37 6 4 27 45 92 18 5 1 12 23 35 19 1 3 15 22 57 -47 22
20 Parma 37 3 11 23 39 80 19 2 5 12 16 39 18 1 6 11 23 41 -41 20

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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.