Alessandria manager Longo looking for three points in Pordenone showdown

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta (6000 seats)

Crucial shoot-out in the cellar of the Serie B, with both Alessandria and Pordenone experiencing more distress than glee. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosts positioned 16th and the away side in 20th spot.

Insights:
  • Alessandria have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest scored goals (24) in Serie B

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.

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Alessandria form and stats

Alessandria, who have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in Serie B, have collected 17 points from their Serie B home games so far after 4-5-7. When Alessandria hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like SPAL, Alessandria, Parma, Vicenza, Cosenza and Crotone), they have won 2 of 4 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 14 attempts.

Alessandria lost their last game at Cremonese (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Attacking player Palombi outperformed all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Palombi scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus SPAL.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Alessandria have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost three.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Alessandria here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 16 games). 22 goals have been conceded. Alessandria has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Pordenone form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pordenone so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-13 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Pordenone as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Perugia match.

Impressive finishing from Cambiaghi and Deli secured the home win 2-0 against Frosinone in their previous game. Cambiaghi got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Cambiaghi scored one goal.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Ascoli's place.

We have checked recent matches where Pordenone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were four victories, two draws and ten defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pordenone as they have only managed to score 9 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Pordenone's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips. When Pordenone is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against SPAL, Parma, Vicenza, Cosenza, Crotone and Pordenone.

Head 2 Head

This duo faced each other earlier on this season: Pordenone - Alessandria 2-0. Alessandria-Pordenone H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Alessandria three wins, Pordenone one win, one draw. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AlessandriaS. Corazza
S. Corazza
10 goals
PordenoneN. Cambiaghi
N. Cambiaghi
7 goals
PordenoneK. Butić
K. Butić
4 goals

Alessandria missing players

Pordenone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Alessandria Pordenone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
6 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
8 5 1 Drew D 0 2 8
19 7 1 Lost L 4 13 22
31 14 4 Scored S 2 9 24
55 22 4 Conceded C 14 31 58
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 64%
45% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 44% 36%
21% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 31% 30%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 19% 15%
48% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 48%
18% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 9%
36% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 42%
 
5.5 6.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 4.7
5.2 5.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5 5
2.6 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.6 2.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 7
 
11.8 13.4 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.5 12
4 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.6 2.9
23% 20% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 22% 25%
 
12.6 11.5 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.2 15.1 15
4.3 4.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.2 5.2 5.1
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Alessandria have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in Serie B
  • Alessandria have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Alessandria haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pordenone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pordenone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pordenone have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest scored goals (24) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most conceded goals (58) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the the worst goal difference (-22) away in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Serie B
  • Pordenone 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 33 18 9 6 50 31 17 10 6 1 29 16 16 8 3 5 21 15 19 63
2 Lecce 33 16 14 3 54 28 16 10 5 1 33 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 26 62
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Benevento 32 16 9 7 55 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 25 57
5 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
6 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 33 13 12 8 47 34 16 8 6 2 27 12 17 5 6 6 20 22 13 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
12 Ternana 33 12 8 13 48 51 17 8 1 8 25 23 16 4 7 5 23 28 -3 44
13 Reggina 33 12 8 13 29 40 17 8 2 7 17 20 16 4 6 6 12 20 -11 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 33 7 13 13 39 50 17 3 7 7 26 27 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 34
16 Alessandria 33 6 8 19 31 55 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -24 26
17 Cosenza 32 5 10 17 29 52 15 5 3 7 16 20 17 0 7 10 13 32 -23 25
18 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 33 3 8 22 24 58 17 2 6 9 15 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -34 17

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 33 18 9 6 50 31 17 10 6 1 29 16 16 8 3 5 21 15 19 63
2 Lecce 33 16 14 3 54 28 16 10 5 1 33 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 26 62
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Benevento 32 16 9 7 55 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 25 57
5 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
6 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 33 13 12 8 47 34 16 8 6 2 27 12 17 5 6 6 20 22 13 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
12 Ternana 33 12 8 13 48 51 17 8 1 8 25 23 16 4 7 5 23 28 -3 44
13 Reggina 33 12 8 13 29 40 17 8 2 7 17 20 16 4 6 6 12 20 -11 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 33 7 13 13 39 50 17 3 7 7 26 27 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 34
16 Alessandria 33 6 8 19 31 55 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -24 26
17 Cosenza 32 5 10 17 29 52 15 5 3 7 16 20 17 0 7 10 13 32 -23 25
18 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 33 3 8 22 24 58 17 2 6 9 15 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -34 17

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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.