Chievo supporters put their faith in manager M. Marcolini to deliver victory against Venezia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (42160 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Chievo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Venezia.

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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Chievo form and stats

Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Chievo are 5-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Chievo manager M. Marcolini and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Empoli (placed 15th) in the Serie B. Ahead of that match, Chievo won a home game hosting Perugia (2-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Chievo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won six times, drawn three and lost zero.

The Chievo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Venezia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

There were no winners in Venezia's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 1-1 vs Trapani (placed 19th). Before that, Venezia travelled to Cremonese and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Venezia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, ten draws and six defeats. From a total of 19 matches.

Venezia have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Venezia in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Venezia - Chievo 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

ChievoR. Meggiorini
R. Meggiorini
6 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
5 goals
VeneziaA. Capello
A. Capello
4 goals

Chievo missing players

Venezia missing players

Chievo Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 11 21
7 5 1 Won W 2 3 5
9 3 1 Drew D 2 6 9
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 7
27 16 4 Scored S 6 12 19
23 11 4 Conceded C 3 11 23
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 90%
81% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 71%
33% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 18% 24%
14% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 10%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 5%
62% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 52%
29% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 33%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 24%
 
4.3 5.3 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 6.8 6.5 5.3
4 2.9 2.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 3.7 4
2.7 2.2 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.7
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 4
 
265 145 27 Total Shots T S 51 145 265
91 51 9 Shots on Target S O 15 45 76
30% 31% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 25%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Chievo has the most points from losing position (11)
  • Chievo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chievo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Chievo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Chievo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Venezia have won significantly more corners away than 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 Benevento 21 15 5 1 37 11 11 9 2 0 24 3 10 6 3 1 13 8 26 50
2 Pordenone 22 10 5 7 29 28 11 8 2 1 16 5 11 2 3 6 13 23 1 35
3 Crotone 22 10 4 8 34 27 11 6 3 2 20 11 11 4 1 6 14 16 7 34
4 Frosinone 22 9 7 6 26 19 11 7 3 1 20 7 11 2 4 5 6 12 7 34
5 Cittadella 22 9 6 7 27 26 11 4 3 4 14 17 11 5 3 3 13 9 1 33
6 Salernitana 21 9 5 7 31 27 10 5 4 1 18 11 11 4 1 6 13 16 4 32
7 Spezia 21 8 7 6 26 22 11 5 3 3 15 11 10 3 4 3 11 11 4 31
8 Virtus Entella 22 8 7 7 26 24 10 5 4 1 10 5 12 3 3 6 16 19 2 31
9 Chievo 21 7 9 5 27 23 10 5 3 2 16 11 11 2 6 3 11 12 4 30
10 Ascoli 22 9 3 10 31 30 10 7 1 2 16 8 12 2 2 8 15 22 1 30
11 Perugia 21 8 6 7 25 27 11 6 3 2 15 9 10 2 3 5 10 18 -2 30
12 Pescara 21 8 5 8 32 28 11 3 5 3 18 14 10 5 0 5 14 14 4 29
13 Pisa 22 7 8 7 30 29 11 4 4 3 16 14 11 3 4 4 14 15 1 29
14 Juve Stabia 21 8 4 9 23 29 11 6 1 4 14 14 10 2 3 5 9 15 -6 28
15 Empoli 22 6 9 7 24 28 12 5 6 1 18 11 10 1 3 6 6 17 -4 27
16 Venezia 21 5 9 7 19 23 10 2 3 5 7 12 11 3 6 2 12 11 -4 24
17 Cremonese 21 5 8 8 17 25 11 4 4 3 11 11 10 1 4 5 6 14 -8 23
18 Cosenza 21 4 8 9 23 25 10 2 4 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 14 15 -2 20
19 Trapani 22 4 7 11 23 41 11 2 4 5 12 17 11 2 3 6 11 24 -18 19
20 Livorno 22 3 4 15 18 36 11 3 1 7 15 23 11 0 3 8 3 13 -18 13

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.