Benevento believe to get a lot of fans in for this game despite that the season has been strenuous up to now with 28 points and a 18th spot in the Serie B table. Opponents Como are in 13th place with 35 pts.
- Benevento have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
- Como have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Como, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Benevento form and stats
Benevento's struggle is real here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito with only 12 points collected from 14 Serie B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-8.
Benevento shared the glory with Ternana in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Tello, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the highest rated performer for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.51 (out of 10). Tello scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Südtirol that was lost 0-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Benevento perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Benevento as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Benevento has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this club's last 14 league games, 11 have contained zero, one or two goals.
Benevento aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in the league, with only {10 goals} from 14 games. On the other hand, Benevento have conceded 18 goals.
Como form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Como so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-5 (win-draw-lose). One point away has become something of a habit for Como who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Como have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alfred Benjamin Gomis. It's been 244 minutes since they last conceded in Serie B.
Como go into this game after a win, the home game against Modena that ended 1-0. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Longo when Cerri scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute. Defender Binks was the best team player with a rating of 8.34. Binks served one assist, hit two key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Perugia's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Como in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Como, 7 draws and 2 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's last 10 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Como have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Como - Benevento 2-1 was the result in these participants' last H2H fixture, played this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (Benevento wins - draws - Como wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cerri 6 goals |  P. Cutrone 6 goals |   A. Tello Muñoz 5 goals |
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Como missing players
| Benevento | Como | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| 31 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 36 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 61% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 68% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 32% |
| 11% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 25% |
| 4% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 39% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 12.2 | 12.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.1 | 15 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Benevento have the fewest points (12) at home in Serie B
- Benevento have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Serie B
- Benevento have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
- Benevento have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Serie B
- Como 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 | Frosinone | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 61 |
| 2 | Genoa | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Südtirol | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 47 |
| 5 | Pisa | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Reggina | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Parma | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Palermo | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Ascoli | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Ternana | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 36 |
| 12 | Modena | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | Como | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Perugia | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 30 |
| 16 | Venezia | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -9 | 29 |
| 17 | SPAL | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Benevento | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 28 |
| 19 | Brescia | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -18 | 27 |
| 20 | Cosenza | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -24 | 26 |
