Serie B: Brescia anticipated to win home game vs Cosenza

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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Cosenza have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Brescia form and stats

The season before, Brescia's league results were 15 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, results that produced 8th position in the Serie B. From these 38 matches they scored 61 goals and let in 53. Performing at home in the former season Brescia generated 9-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 27 conceded.

It's back home for Brescia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ternana away with the result 2-0. Riad Bajić (2) found the net in that victory. The goalie Jesse Joronen was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.25 out of ten. Joronen stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Jesse Joronen loved the game against Ternana. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory.

A 2-2 draw away in the Coppa Italia before that, with Crotone (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) the opponent.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Brescia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn one and lost one.

Cosenza form and stats

Let's have a look at how Cosenza performed last season in the Serie B: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 17 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 8 with 14/27 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Serie B ended in defeat. Last season Cosenza had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 3, drew 8 and lost 8.

Cosenza aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 419 league minutes without a goal. L. Tremolada was the last player to find the net.

There might be some fixture complaints from Cosenza as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Serie B match against Ascoli (0-1). Midfield player Reda Boultam was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Boultam dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that match, the Cosenza manager M. Zaffaroni faced defeat when travelling to Fiorentina and losing 0-4.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Cosenza when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing two and winning one game.

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

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings involving these crews: Brescia won four, Cosenza were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Brescia missing players

Cosenza missing players