Serie B duel: Close contest expected between Catanzaro and Ternana

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 27.Aug
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (14650 seats)

Game week two of the Serie B campaign and the teams have had a few days to digest the first game. Here's our Catanzaro - Ternana preview:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Catanzaro form and stats

Last season, Catanzaro's league stats were 30 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, resulting in 1st place in the Serie C: Girone C. During these 38 matches they scored {102 goals} and gave away 21. Playing as the home side in the last season Catanzaro generated 18-1-0 (win-draw-lost) with {62 goals} and 8 conceded.

The home team returns to Stadio Nicola Ceravolo after drawing with Cremonese (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Brighenti got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.53/10. Brighenti hit two key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Udinese in the Coppa Italia.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Spezia are coming to town in three days.

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Ternana form and stats

Let's have a look at how Ternana performed last season in the Serie B: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 10 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded {52 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 16/31 goals scored/conceded.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Sampdoria with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Proietti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Proietti hit three key passes.

A loss, in the Coppa Italia away at Salernitana, earlier. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Ternana in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Ternana, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Ternana, the Serie B home match versus Cremonese. Busy days.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

TernanaF. Di Stefano
F. Di Stefano
1 goals

Catanzaro missing players

Ternana missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Catanzaro Ternana
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
Catanzaro Last season Ternana
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
30 18   Won W   3 11
6 1   Drew D   5 10
2 0   Lost L   11 17
102 62   Scored S   16 37
21 8   Conceded C   31 52
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 84%
79% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 63%
66% 79%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 53%
47% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 21%
24% 32%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
34% 32%   BTTS BTTS   53% 50%
63% 68%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 34%
5% 0%   Failed to Score F T   42% 32%
 
5.7 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 5.5
3.3 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 5.2
2.3 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
1 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.6 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   12 12.4
5.9 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.1
45% 50%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 24%
 
7 5.7   Shots against (avg) S A   15.6 14.8
2.3 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.3 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Venezia 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Parma 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sampdoria 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
6 Spezia 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Südtirol 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Palermo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Catanzaro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cremonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Reggiana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 FeralpiSalò 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Ascoli 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Como 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Catanzaro 38 30 6 2 102 21 19 18 1 0 62 8 19 12 5 2 40 13 81 96
2 Crotone 38 23 11 4 57 31 19 13 5 1 25 8 19 10 6 3 32 23 26 80
3 Pescara 38 19 8 11 58 42 19 10 4 5 31 22 19 9 4 6 27 20 16 65
4 Foggia 38 18 7 13 60 44 19 11 3 5 32 18 19 7 4 8 28 26 16 61
5 Audace Cerignola 38 16 12 10 48 41 19 12 4 3 33 16 19 4 8 7 15 25 7 60
6 Picerno 38 15 14 9 40 34 19 9 6 4 22 15 19 6 8 5 18 19 6 59
7 Monopoli 38 16 6 16 46 48 19 11 0 8 28 22 19 5 6 8 18 26 -2 54
8 Latina 38 12 13 13 39 46 19 8 6 5 17 18 19 4 7 8 22 28 -7 49
9 Potenza Calcio 38 10 18 10 49 57 19 8 7 4 34 26 19 2 11 6 15 31 -8 48
10 SSC Giugliano 38 11 13 14 51 61 19 7 7 5 32 31 19 4 6 9 19 30 -10 46
11 Taranto 38 11 13 14 26 36 19 9 7 3 19 11 19 2 6 11 7 25 -10 46
12 Juve Stabia 38 12 10 16 37 49 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 5 4 10 15 27 -12 46
13 Virtus Francavilla 38 13 6 19 47 54 19 12 3 4 35 19 19 1 3 15 12 35 -7 45
14 Avellino 38 11 10 17 42 49 19 7 6 6 19 16 19 4 4 11 23 33 -7 43
15 Turris Neapolis 38 11 10 17 40 56 19 6 6 7 24 28 19 5 4 10 16 28 -16 43
16 Nuova Monterosi 38 10 14 14 39 45 19 3 12 4 18 18 19 7 2 10 21 27 -6 42
17 Messina 38 11 8 19 32 47 19 7 4 8 20 19 19 4 4 11 12 28 -15 41
18 Gelbison 38 7 15 16 25 40 19 4 7 8 15 21 19 3 8 8 10 19 -15 36
19 Viterbese Castrense 38 8 11 19 35 52 19 5 7 7 21 26 19 3 4 12 14 26 -17 33
20 Fidelis Andria 38 6 15 17 29 49 19 5 9 5 14 15 19 1 6 12 15 34 -20 33
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 Frosinone 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Südtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35

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 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Venezia 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Parma 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sampdoria 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
6 Spezia 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Südtirol 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Palermo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Catanzaro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cremonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Reggiana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 FeralpiSalò 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Ascoli 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Como 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.