Serie B prediction and preview: Chievo modest favorites to beat Cosenza

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 09.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (42160 seats)

With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Chievo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cosenza.

Chievo and Cosenza should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Cosenza have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Chievo form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Chievo have to build on here at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in the Serie B.

Chievo shared the glory with Ascoli in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Livorno that was lost 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Chievo handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and two defeats.

Chievo has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Cosenza form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cosenza so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose).

Cosenza might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cittadella proved too strong as Cosenza slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Venezia.

Cosenza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

The visiting Cosenza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. Cosenza have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Chievo and Cosenza have met before this season: Cosenza - Chievo 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

ChievoR. Meggiorini
R. Meggiorini
7 goals
CosenzaE. Rivière
E. Rivière
7 goals
Cosenza
M. Bruccini
5 goals

Chievo missing players

Cosenza missing players

Chievo Cosenza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 14 27
9 6 2 Won W 1 3 5
11 3 0 Drew D 1 5 9
7 4 3 Lost L 2 6 13
32 18 5 Scored S 6 19 29
27 13 5 Conceded C 6 18 33
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
74% 77% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 70%
26% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 41%
11% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 19%
7% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
56% 54% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 59%
30% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 15%
22% 15% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 30%
 
4.2 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5.3
4.3 3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5 4.5
2.8 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
328 178 79 Total Shots T S 47 156 338
109 61 25 Shots on Target S O 21 58 114
29% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 33% 25%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Chievo has the most matches under the total-line (19)
  • Chievo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chievo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Cosenza 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 Benevento 27 20 6 1 50 15 14 11 3 0 30 6 13 9 3 1 20 9 35 66
2 Frosinone 27 13 8 6 33 21 13 9 3 1 22 7 14 4 5 5 11 14 12 47
3 Crotone 27 14 4 9 44 32 14 9 3 2 26 12 13 5 1 7 18 20 12 46
4 Spezia 27 12 8 7 39 29 14 8 3 3 23 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 10 44
5 Cittadella 27 12 7 8 35 30 14 5 4 5 18 19 13 7 3 3 17 11 5 43
6 Salernitana 27 12 6 9 36 31 13 8 4 1 22 11 14 4 2 8 14 20 5 42
7 Pordenone 27 12 6 9 35 34 14 9 3 2 20 9 13 3 3 7 15 25 1 42
8 Empoli 27 10 9 8 32 33 14 6 6 2 20 13 13 4 3 6 12 20 -1 39
9 Chievo 27 9 11 7 32 27 13 6 3 4 18 13 14 3 8 3 14 14 5 38
10 Pescara 27 10 5 12 38 40 14 5 5 4 23 18 13 5 0 8 15 22 -2 35
11 Virtus Entella 27 9 8 10 32 36 13 6 4 3 13 11 14 3 4 7 19 25 -4 35
12 Pisa 27 8 9 10 34 35 14 5 5 4 19 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 -1 33
13 Perugia 27 9 6 12 28 36 14 6 3 5 16 15 13 3 3 7 12 21 -8 33
14 Juve Stabia 27 9 6 12 32 42 14 7 2 5 20 20 13 2 4 7 12 22 -10 33
15 Ascoli 26 9 5 12 36 38 12 7 3 2 19 11 14 2 2 10 17 27 -2 32
16 Venezia 27 7 11 9 25 30 13 2 5 6 10 16 14 5 6 3 15 14 -5 32
17 Cremonese 26 6 9 11 26 32 13 5 4 4 18 14 13 1 5 7 8 18 -6 27
18 Cosenza 27 5 9 13 29 33 13 2 4 7 10 15 14 3 5 6 19 18 -4 24
19 Trapani 27 5 9 13 30 51 13 3 5 5 17 19 14 2 4 8 13 32 -21 24
20 Livorno 27 4 6 17 23 44 13 3 2 8 17 28 14 1 4 9 6 16 -21 18

Read more about Serie B

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.