Cittadella vs Cremonese match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato (7623 seats)

Both these contenders are capable of winning this one, Cremonese enjoying a 6 point edge on Cittadella in the tables. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cremonese is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cittadella form and stats

The Serie B stats at home this season for Cittadella are 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Cittadella has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Parma defeat 106 days ago.

Cittadella shared the glory with Crotone in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Benedetti, defender, was given a rating of 7.8/10 in that game, top of the team. Benedetti hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Cosenza.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cittadella have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost four.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cittadella as they are travelling to their away game against Pordenone in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

The Cittadella fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Cittadella have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cremonese form and stats

Playing away, Cremonese have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Cremonese had fun at their own home (Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato) last time out, beating Monza 3-2. Ciofani (2) and Gaetano scored. Attacker Ciofani got a player rating of 9.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Ciofani scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lecce wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Cremonese in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Cremonese, five draws and seven defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cremonese are hosting Parma in the Serie B only three days away.

Cremonese have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier this match year: Cremonese - Cittadella 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cittadella two wins, four draws and Cremonese four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
7 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
7 goals
CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
6 goals

Cittadella missing players

Cremonese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cittadella Cremonese
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
8 5 1 Won W 2 5 11
8 3 0 Drew D 0 1 5
5 2 1 Lost L 1 4 5
25 15 3 Scored S 6 14 33
22 9 2 Conceded C 3 10 21
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 81%
29% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 43%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 19%
14% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 14%
48% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
43% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 29%
19% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 19%
 
5.2 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.4 4.3
3.9 3.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.7 4.1 4.9
3.3 3.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 13.1 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.7 13.3 13.3
5 5.9 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.2 4.3
24% 25% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 37%
 
11.1 8.9 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.9 11.6
4 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 2.9 3.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cremonese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cremonese haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cremonese is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 21 11 8 2 35 18 10 7 3 0 23 9 11 4 5 2 12 9 17 41
2 Pisa 21 11 7 3 28 16 10 6 3 1 13 7 11 5 4 2 15 9 12 40
3 Brescia 21 11 6 4 33 21 10 3 4 3 14 13 11 8 2 1 19 8 12 39
4 Cremonese 21 11 5 5 33 21 11 6 4 1 19 11 10 5 1 4 14 10 12 38
5 Frosinone 21 9 10 2 34 18 11 4 6 1 17 10 10 5 4 1 17 8 16 37
6 Benevento 21 10 6 5 33 20 11 6 3 2 21 11 10 4 3 3 12 9 13 36
7 Monza 21 9 8 4 30 24 10 8 2 0 20 9 11 1 6 4 10 15 6 35
8 Cittadella 21 8 8 5 25 22 10 5 3 2 15 9 11 3 5 3 10 13 3 32
9 Ascoli 21 9 5 7 29 28 10 2 3 5 8 14 11 7 2 2 21 14 1 32
10 Perugia 21 7 10 4 22 19 10 3 4 3 10 10 11 4 6 1 12 9 3 31
11 Como 21 6 9 6 27 26 11 3 5 3 12 10 10 3 4 3 15 16 1 27
12 Ternana 21 7 6 8 32 32 11 5 1 5 17 16 10 2 5 3 15 16 0 27
13 Parma 21 5 10 6 22 23 10 2 5 3 7 8 11 3 5 3 15 15 -1 25
14 SPAL 21 5 8 8 24 28 11 2 5 4 17 17 10 3 3 4 7 11 -4 23
15 Reggina 21 6 5 10 16 29 10 3 2 5 9 15 11 3 3 5 7 14 -13 23
16 Alessandria 21 6 3 12 23 32 11 4 2 5 9 13 10 2 1 7 14 19 -9 21
17 Cosenza 21 4 6 11 17 33 11 4 2 5 10 12 10 0 4 6 7 21 -16 18
18 Crotone 21 2 8 11 22 34 11 2 5 4 13 16 10 0 3 7 9 18 -12 14
19 Pordenone 21 2 6 13 17 39 11 1 4 6 10 19 10 1 2 7 7 20 -22 12
20 Vicenza 21 3 2 16 21 40 10 1 2 7 11 19 11 2 0 9 10 21 -19 11

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 Lecce 21 11 8 2 35 18 10 7 3 0 23 9 11 4 5 2 12 9 17 41
2 Pisa 21 11 7 3 28 16 10 6 3 1 13 7 11 5 4 2 15 9 12 40
3 Brescia 21 11 6 4 33 21 10 3 4 3 14 13 11 8 2 1 19 8 12 39
4 Cremonese 21 11 5 5 33 21 11 6 4 1 19 11 10 5 1 4 14 10 12 38
5 Frosinone 21 9 10 2 34 18 11 4 6 1 17 10 10 5 4 1 17 8 16 37
6 Benevento 21 10 6 5 33 20 11 6 3 2 21 11 10 4 3 3 12 9 13 36
7 Monza 21 9 8 4 30 24 10 8 2 0 20 9 11 1 6 4 10 15 6 35
8 Cittadella 21 8 8 5 25 22 10 5 3 2 15 9 11 3 5 3 10 13 3 32
9 Ascoli 21 9 5 7 29 28 10 2 3 5 8 14 11 7 2 2 21 14 1 32
10 Perugia 21 7 10 4 22 19 10 3 4 3 10 10 11 4 6 1 12 9 3 31
11 Como 21 6 9 6 27 26 11 3 5 3 12 10 10 3 4 3 15 16 1 27
12 Ternana 21 7 6 8 32 32 11 5 1 5 17 16 10 2 5 3 15 16 0 27
13 Parma 21 5 10 6 22 23 10 2 5 3 7 8 11 3 5 3 15 15 -1 25
14 SPAL 21 5 8 8 24 28 11 2 5 4 17 17 10 3 3 4 7 11 -4 23
15 Reggina 21 6 5 10 16 29 10 3 2 5 9 15 11 3 3 5 7 14 -13 23
16 Alessandria 21 6 3 12 23 32 11 4 2 5 9 13 10 2 1 7 14 19 -9 21
17 Cosenza 21 4 6 11 17 33 11 4 2 5 10 12 10 0 4 6 7 21 -16 18
18 Crotone 21 2 8 11 22 34 11 2 5 4 13 16 10 0 3 7 9 18 -12 14
19 Pordenone 21 2 6 13 17 39 11 1 4 6 10 19 10 1 2 7 7 20 -22 12
20 Vicenza 21 3 2 16 21 40 10 1 2 7 11 19 11 2 0 9 10 21 -19 11

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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.