Serie B preview: Can Bari 1908 edge out victory against Modena?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale San Nicola (58270 seats)

Bari 1908 are positioned 4th, while Modena are lagging 3 points behind in the standings. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Bari 1908 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Modena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bari and Modena.

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Bari 1908 form and stats

1 victory, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Bari 1908 have to build on here at Stadio Comunale San Nicola in the Serie B. The home fans are hungry for more even though Bari 1908 have been steadily collecting points here at Stadio Comunale San Nicola through three straight draws.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Bari 1908, as their goalkeeper Elia Caprile has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the Serie B.

Bari 1908 are returning here after visiting Cittadella and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Folorunsho, Scheidler and Maita scored the goal(s). A big relief, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, seven consecutive matches. The striker Folorunsho bested all the other players in that match and received a match rating of 8.35 out of 10. Folorunsho scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Pisa.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bari handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The Bari 1908 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Bari 1908 have conceded 9 goals.

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Modena form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Momentum is building for Modena in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

There were no winners in Modena's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Venezia (placed 18th). Drawing 2-2 against Venezia after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Tesser needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Tremolada got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, top player of the team. Tremolada scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the away victory against SPAL with the score of 3-2.

We have checked recent matches where Modena have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Modena have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Modena have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Bari 1908 won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Modena got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BariW. Cheddira
W. Cheddira
9 goals
Bari 1908M. Antenucci
M. Antenucci
5 goals
ModenaN. Bonfanti
N. Bonfanti
5 goals

Bari 1908 missing players

Modena missing players

Bari 1908 Modena
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 4 Played P 1 8 16
6 1 0 Won W 0 3 6
8 5 3 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 1 Lost L 1 4 7
25 11 3 Scored S 0 10 24
16 9 5 Conceded C 1 12 23
88% 71% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
69% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 69%
44% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 62% 56%
31% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
6% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
56% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 62% 62%
31% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
25% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 31%
 
4.6 7 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.1 4.3
5.6 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 4.9
2.7 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 3.2 2.9
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.6 18 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.1 11.6
4.6 5.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.7
34% 30% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 42% 41%
 
11.9 9 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 17.6 15.4
4.2 4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.8 5.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Bari 1908 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Modena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Modena have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Frosinone 16 11 2 3 25 10 7 6 1 0 12 2 9 5 1 3 13 8 15 32
2 Reggina 16 9 2 5 28 16 8 5 1 2 19 9 8 4 1 3 9 7 12 29
3 Genoa 16 7 5 4 18 13 8 2 5 1 8 6 8 5 0 3 10 7 5 23
4 Bari 1908 16 6 8 2 25 16 7 1 5 1 11 9 9 5 3 1 14 7 9 23
5 Ternana 16 7 4 5 20 18 8 4 3 1 8 3 8 3 1 4 12 15 2 25
6 Brescia 16 6 6 4 19 20 8 4 3 1 10 6 8 2 3 3 9 14 -1 23
7 Parma 16 6 5 5 21 17 9 5 1 3 14 10 7 1 4 2 7 7 4 23
8 Südtirol 16 5 7 4 19 22 8 2 5 1 11 10 8 3 2 3 8 12 -3 22
9 Pisa 16 5 7 4 26 20 8 4 2 2 14 8 8 1 5 2 12 12 6 19
10 Ascoli 16 5 6 5 21 21 8 2 3 3 10 12 8 3 3 2 11 9 0 21
11 Modena 16 6 3 7 24 23 8 3 2 3 14 11 8 3 1 4 10 12 1 20
12 Cittadella 16 4 7 5 13 19 8 2 4 2 7 10 8 2 3 3 6 9 -6 19
13 Palermo 16 5 4 7 15 19 9 3 3 3 9 8 7 2 1 4 6 11 -4 18
14 Cagliari 16 4 7 5 17 19 8 3 3 2 9 10 8 1 4 3 8 9 -2 19
15 Benevento 16 4 6 6 15 17 8 1 3 4 6 10 8 3 3 2 9 7 -2 15
16 Cosenza 16 4 5 7 16 25 8 3 2 3 11 10 8 1 3 4 5 15 -9 16
17 Como 16 3 7 6 17 26 8 3 3 2 9 9 8 0 4 4 8 17 -9 15
18 Venezia 16 4 4 8 18 24 8 1 1 6 7 15 8 3 3 2 11 9 -6 15
19 SPAL 16 3 7 6 19 21 8 3 1 4 13 11 8 0 6 2 6 10 -2 15
20 Perugia 16 3 4 9 10 20 8 2 2 4 5 10 8 1 2 5 5 10 -10 12

Read more about Serie B

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.