Match guide: Benevento favourites when Crotone comes to visit

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

Victory alone will suffice for the Benevento regulars in this Stadio Ciro Vigorito duel with Crotone, seeing as they have a robust lead on the away side in the Serie B table.

Insights:
  • Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crotone have the fewest points (3) away in Serie B

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.

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Benevento form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Benevento at their home stadium (Stadio Ciro Vigorito) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Cremonese last time out and are looking for a win here.

Before that match, a win away at Perugia.

Benevento are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Brescia awaits in three days.

The Benevento fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches.

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Crotone form and stats

There's been little loot from Crotone's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 14 away games in the Serie B. Crotone only have 0 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Crotone, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Pordenone game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Crotone delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Alessandria (placed 16th) in their previous match. Midfielder Estévez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Estévez hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Pisa's place.

After this away game Crotone return home for a Serie B game against Frosinone. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crotone as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. Crotone struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games. Crotone has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head game ended Crotone - Benevento 0-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - one - four (Benevento wins - draws - Crotone wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
10 goals
CrotoneM. Marić
M. Marić
8 goals
BeneventoR. Insigne
R. Insigne
6 goals

Benevento missing players

Crotone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benevento Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
13 7 3 Won W 0 0 2
8 4 0 Drew D 1 3 10
6 3 0 Lost L 3 11 16
42 27 9 Scored S 6 12 28
24 14 4 Conceded C 11 27 47
89% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
70% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 71%
33% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
26% 43% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 29% 29%
19% 29% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 21% 18%
41% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 57%
41% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
30% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 43% 43%
 
5.4 5.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.3 5.7
5.8 5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.9 5
2 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
15.1 16.1 15.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11.7 12.1
4 4.2 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.8
39% 46% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 24% 26%
 
12.3 11.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 17 14.1 13
4.1 4.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crotone have scored away.
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (3) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 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 Lecce 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 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.