Serie B: A pair of teams who have played superbly up to now. Get smart on Catanzaro - Modena with this thorough preview!
- Catanzaro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Modena have not yet lost a game away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Modena, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an animated game!
Catanzaro form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Catanzaro have to build on here at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo in the Serie B.
Catanzaro are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Como. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated in five league matches. Defender Scognamillo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.81/10. Scognamillo won 12 of 18 duels.
Before that, Catanzaro had a home game versus FeralpiSalò which ended with a victory 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Catanzaro perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Catanzaro as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Catanzaro has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Catanzaro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo with 9 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Catanzaro have conceded 7 goals.
Modena form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Palumbo and Falcinelli scored in Modena's previous match, the home game against Ternana that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Bianco when Falcinelli scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 52nd minute. Palumbo got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, top player of the team. Palumbo scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Brescia.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Modena playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Modena wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
It's not easy to score on Modena as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Catanzaro victory, zero draws and two Modena wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vandeputte 4 goals |  T. Biasci 3 goals |   L. Strizzolo 3 goals |
Catanzaro missing players
Modena missing players
| Catanzaro | Modena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 27% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.4 | 15 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 25% |
| 13.3 | 11.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
- All of Catanzaro's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Catanzaro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Catanzaro have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Catanzaro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Modena have not yet lost a game away.
- 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 | Parma | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Venezia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Catanzaro | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Palermo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Modena | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Como | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sudtirol | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Cremonese | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Cosenza | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Bari 1908 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Reggiana | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Brescia | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Cittadella | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Pisa | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Spezia | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Lecco | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Ternana | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | FeralpiSalò | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 5 |
