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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 01.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta (6000 seats)

Como know they have a gruelling journey to Alessandria and their Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta. This match preview has all the knowledge you need before the game.

Insights:
  • Alessandria have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie B
  • Como have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Alessandria nor Como as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Alessandria form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Alessandria have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games. Alessandria has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Longo and the players.

Alessandria faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cosenza (1-2). Defender Gennaro got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Gennaro scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Perugia with the scoreline 1-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Alessandria have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.

Alessandria aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. Alessandria's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Como form and stats

4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Como playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Como's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brescia that finished 1-1. Vignali, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.65. Vignali won 7 of 10 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Benevento wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Como playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Como wins, three draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SPAL in just four days.

The visiting Como have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 13 games. Como struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head meeting ended Como - Alessandria 2-0, earlier this season. Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Alessandria, two draws and five wins for Como. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

AlessandriaS. Corazza
S. Corazza
9 goals
ComoA. Cerri
A. Cerri
8 goals
ComoA. La Gumina
A. La Gumina
5 goals

Alessandria missing players

Como missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Alessandria Como
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
6 4 0 Won W 2 4 8
5 3 1 Drew D 2 5 11
15 6 4 Lost L 1 4 7
27 11 3 Scored S 6 18 33
41 16 9 Conceded C 6 23 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 92% 85%
38% 23% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 54% 35%
23% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 38% 23%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 15%
50% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 69% 65%
19% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 8% 12%
31% 23% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 23%
 
5.3 6.6 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 4
5.3 5.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.6 6.1
2.6 2.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.8 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
11.5 13.2 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10.4 12.8
4.1 4.3 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.2 4.5
25% 20% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 33% 28%
 
12.8 11.8 14 Shots against (avg) S A 21.6 19.7 16.5
4.3 4.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.6 6.9 5.3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Alessandria have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie B
  • Alessandria have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Alessandria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Como have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Como have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Serie B
  • Como have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Serie B
  • Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 26 14 7 5 40 23 13 7 5 1 22 12 13 7 2 4 18 11 17 49
2 Brescia 26 13 9 4 40 25 13 4 6 3 19 16 13 9 3 1 21 9 15 48
3 Lecce 25 12 10 3 41 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 12 4 6 2 13 10 19 46
4 Benevento 26 13 7 6 41 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 46
5 Pisa 25 12 10 3 32 19 13 6 6 1 15 9 12 6 4 2 17 10 13 46
6 Monza 25 12 8 5 40 27 12 9 2 1 25 11 13 3 6 4 15 16 13 44
7 Frosinone 25 10 11 4 40 25 13 5 6 2 21 12 12 5 5 2 19 13 15 41
8 Perugia 26 10 11 5 29 22 13 4 5 4 13 11 13 6 6 1 16 11 7 41
9 Ascoli 25 11 6 8 35 31 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 8 2 3 23 16 4 39
10 Cittadella 25 10 8 7 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 2 38
11 Como 26 8 11 7 33 35 13 4 6 3 15 12 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 35
12 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
13 Reggina 25 9 5 11 22 33 12 5 2 5 12 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -11 32
14 Ternana 26 8 7 11 37 42 13 5 1 7 18 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -5 31
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 26 6 5 15 27 41 13 4 3 6 11 16 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 23
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 25 2 9 14 25 42 13 2 6 5 16 20 12 0 3 9 9 22 -17 15
20 Pordenone 26 2 6 18 19 51 13 1 4 8 11 24 13 1 2 10 8 27 -32 12

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 Cremonese 26 14 7 5 40 23 13 7 5 1 22 12 13 7 2 4 18 11 17 49
2 Brescia 26 13 9 4 40 25 13 4 6 3 19 16 13 9 3 1 21 9 15 48
3 Lecce 25 12 10 3 41 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 12 4 6 2 13 10 19 46
4 Benevento 26 13 7 6 41 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 46
5 Pisa 25 12 10 3 32 19 13 6 6 1 15 9 12 6 4 2 17 10 13 46
6 Monza 25 12 8 5 40 27 12 9 2 1 25 11 13 3 6 4 15 16 13 44
7 Frosinone 25 10 11 4 40 25 13 5 6 2 21 12 12 5 5 2 19 13 15 41
8 Perugia 26 10 11 5 29 22 13 4 5 4 13 11 13 6 6 1 16 11 7 41
9 Ascoli 25 11 6 8 35 31 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 8 2 3 23 16 4 39
10 Cittadella 25 10 8 7 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 2 38
11 Como 26 8 11 7 33 35 13 4 6 3 15 12 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 35
12 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
13 Reggina 25 9 5 11 22 33 12 5 2 5 12 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -11 32
14 Ternana 26 8 7 11 37 42 13 5 1 7 18 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -5 31
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 26 6 5 15 27 41 13 4 3 6 11 16 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 23
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 25 2 9 14 25 42 13 2 6 5 16 20 12 0 3 9 9 22 -17 15
20 Pordenone 26 2 6 18 19 51 13 1 4 8 11 24 13 1 2 10 8 27 -32 12

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.