Home advantage could prove decisive in Benevento - Cittadella battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 21.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

Look at this entertaining fixture in the Serie B. Benevento is in the 8th position from completing four matches. They receive Cittadella who are placed 3rd from four games.

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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Benevento form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Benevento's two home games in the Serie B so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito.

The Benevento goalkeeper Alberto Paleari is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.

Happy days for Benevento in their previous game, a Serie B match away at Ascoli (placed 4th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Defender Daam Foulon got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.6/10. Foulon signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.

Before that, Benevento drew at home versus Lecce.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benevento handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and two defeats.

The manager F. Caserta will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Como in only four days.

At Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cittadella form and stats

Cittadella have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Serie B were 6 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Cittadella had fun at their own home (Stadio Ciro Vigorito) last time out, beating Pordenone 1-0. Orji Okwonkwo scored. Midfield player Nicola Pavan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Pavan hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Cremonese's place.

We have checked recent matches where Cittadella have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were three victories, two draws and one defeat.

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

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cittadella has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's seven Benevento victories, zero draws and two Cittadella wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoR. Insigne
R. Insigne
2 goals
CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
2 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
2 goals

Benevento missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benevento Cittadella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 1 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
6 4 0 Scored S 0 0 6
4 3 0 Conceded C 2 2 4
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 25%
 
3.8 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 8 8 5.5
5.8 8.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2 2.8
3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 11.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13 12.8
3.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 7
43% 80% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 21%
Benevento Last season Cittadella
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   21 43
7 2   Won W   6 17
12 7   Drew D   6 13
19 10   Lost L   9 13
40 19   Scored S   24 53
75 39   Conceded C   24 39
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
82% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 65%
47% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 30%
37% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 16%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 5%
58% 63%   BTTS BTTS   48% 40%
18% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   19% 37%
29% 26%   Failed to Score F T   38% 28%
 
4.4 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   6.7 6.1
6 6.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.5
2.5 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.8
5 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.3 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   14 13.8
3.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.5
29% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pisa 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 8 12
2 Brescia 4 3 1 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 10
3 Cittadella 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9
4 Ascoli 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 9
5 Frosinone 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 8
6 Reggina 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 8
7 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
8 Benevento 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
9 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
10 Monza 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
11 Perugia 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
12 Lecce 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
13 SPAL 4 1 1 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 4
14 Cosenza 4 1 1 2 4 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -4 4
15 Crotone 4 0 3 1 7 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 3
16 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
17 Ternana 4 0 1 3 4 10 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 -6 1
18 Alessandria 4 0 0 4 6 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 5 9 -6 0
19 Vicenza 4 0 0 4 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 4 0 0 4 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 -11 0
Last season 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 38 28 7 3 89 35 19 17 1 1 53 18 19 11 6 2 36 17 54 91
2 Milan 38 24 7 7 74 41 19 8 6 5 31 24 19 16 1 2 43 17 33 79
3 Atalanta 38 23 9 6 90 47 19 12 3 4 49 24 19 11 6 2 41 23 43 78
4 Juventus 38 23 9 6 77 38 19 14 2 3 40 18 19 9 7 3 37 20 39 78
5 Napoli 38 24 5 9 86 41 19 12 4 3 50 20 19 12 1 6 36 21 45 77
6 Lazio 38 21 5 12 61 55 19 13 3 3 36 23 19 8 2 9 25 32 6 68
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 19 13 4 2 42 18 19 5 4 10 26 40 10 62
8 Sassuolo 38 17 11 10 64 56 19 7 8 4 31 27 19 10 3 6 33 29 8 62
9 Sampdoria 38 15 7 16 52 54 19 9 3 7 32 26 19 6 4 9 20 28 -2 52
10 Hellas Verona 38 11 12 15 46 48 19 6 6 7 23 23 19 5 6 8 23 25 -2 45
11 Genoa 38 10 12 16 47 58 19 5 7 7 29 30 19 5 5 9 18 28 -11 42
12 Bologna 38 10 11 17 51 65 19 7 5 7 33 33 19 3 6 10 18 32 -14 41
13 Fiorentina 38 9 13 16 47 59 19 6 6 7 25 25 19 3 7 9 22 34 -12 40
14 Udinese 38 10 10 18 42 58 19 5 4 10 14 19 19 5 6 8 28 39 -16 40
15 Spezia 38 9 12 17 52 72 19 5 7 7 28 33 19 4 5 10 24 39 -20 39
16 Cagliari 38 9 10 19 43 59 19 5 4 10 22 32 19 4 6 9 21 27 -16 37
17 Torino 38 7 16 15 50 69 19 3 9 7 25 36 19 4 7 8 25 33 -19 37
18 Benevento 38 7 12 19 40 75 19 2 7 10 19 39 19 5 5 9 21 36 -35 33
19 Crotone 38 6 5 27 45 92 19 5 2 12 23 35 19 1 3 15 22 57 -47 23
20 Parma 38 3 11 24 39 83 19 2 5 12 16 39 19 1 6 12 23 44 -44 20
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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 Pisa 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 8 12
2 Brescia 4 3 1 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 10
3 Cittadella 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9
4 Ascoli 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 9
5 Frosinone 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 8
6 Reggina 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 8
7 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
8 Benevento 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
9 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
10 Monza 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
11 Perugia 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
12 Lecce 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
13 SPAL 4 1 1 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 4
14 Cosenza 4 1 1 2 4 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -4 4
15 Crotone 4 0 3 1 7 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 3
16 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
17 Ternana 4 0 1 3 4 10 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 -6 1
18 Alessandria 4 0 0 4 6 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 5 9 -6 0
19 Vicenza 4 0 0 4 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 4 0 0 4 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 -11 0

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