Balanced ball game between Cittadella and Crotone expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 10.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato (7623 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Cittadella - Crotone!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Crotone, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Cittadella form and stats

Cittadella have played 16 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Cittadella in their previous match, an away game at Pisa that ended in defeat 0-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Perugia in a game that was won 2-0.

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 ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost four.

There will be little rest for Cittadella after this match as they are travelling to Salernitana for a Serie B game in only three days.

Cittadella has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Cittadella's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crotone form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Crotone, who have the most scored goals (22) away in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 6-3-7 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Crotone, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Crotone go into this game after a win, the home game against Benevento that ended 3-0. A 1-1 draw at Ascoli's stadium before that.

It's hard not to mention Simy's lethal finishing against Benevento. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Crotone in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Crotone, one draw and nine defeats.

After this away game Crotone return home for a Serie B game against Pordenone. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Crotone have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 16 games. Crotone have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Crotone - Cittadella 1-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Cittadella victories, five draws and three Crotone wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneS. Tochukwu Nwankwo
S. Tochukwu Nwankwo
16 goals
CittadellaD. Diaw
D. Diaw
13 goals
CittadellaM. Iori
M. Iori
8 goals

Cittadella missing players

Crotone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cittadella Crotone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
15 6 0 Won W 2 6 16
7 4 1 Drew D 0 3 7
10 6 3 Lost L 2 7 9
41 20 1 Scored S 4 22 52
34 21 7 Conceded C 5 22 35
91% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
78% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 78%
41% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 59%
12% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 28%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 16%
44% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 62%
41% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 31%
25% 25% 75% Failed to Score F T 50% 19% 16%
 
6 6.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.1 6.9
4.8 4.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 4
3.1 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2.3
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
399 204 38 Total Shots T S 55 247 539
126 58 8 Shots on Target S O 17 78 171
33% 34% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 28% 30%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crotone has the most scored goals (22) away
  • Crotone has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
  • Crotone 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 32 23 7 2 56 18 16 13 3 0 35 6 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 76
2 Crotone 32 16 7 9 52 35 16 10 4 2 30 13 16 6 3 7 22 22 17 55
3 Cittadella 32 15 7 10 41 34 16 6 4 6 20 21 16 9 3 4 21 13 7 52
4 Pordenone 32 15 7 10 41 38 16 10 4 2 22 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 3 52
5 Frosinone 32 14 9 9 35 28 16 10 3 3 24 12 16 4 6 6 11 16 7 51
6 Spezia 32 14 8 10 46 37 16 9 3 4 25 16 16 5 5 6 21 21 9 50
7 Salernitana 32 13 8 11 42 38 16 9 6 1 28 16 16 4 2 10 14 22 4 47
8 Chievo 32 11 13 8 39 32 16 8 3 5 23 16 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 46
9 Pisa 32 12 10 10 42 38 17 8 5 4 24 18 15 4 5 6 18 20 4 46
10 Empoli 32 11 12 9 36 36 16 6 8 2 21 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 0 45
11 Virtus Entella 32 11 9 12 38 41 16 8 5 3 18 12 16 3 4 9 20 29 -3 42
12 Perugia 32 11 7 14 31 40 17 7 4 6 18 17 15 4 3 8 13 23 -9 40
13 Pescara 32 11 6 15 43 49 16 6 6 4 27 20 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 39
14 Venezia 32 9 12 11 30 36 16 3 5 8 13 22 16 6 7 3 17 14 -6 39
15 Cremonese 32 9 10 13 35 39 16 6 4 6 19 17 16 3 6 7 16 22 -4 37
16 Ascoli 32 10 6 16 40 48 15 7 4 4 21 16 17 3 2 12 19 32 -8 36
17 Juve Stabia 32 10 6 16 39 52 16 8 2 6 25 24 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 36
18 Trapani 32 7 12 13 38 55 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 2 6 8 16 35 -17 32
19 Cosenza 32 7 10 15 35 39 16 3 5 8 14 19 16 4 5 7 21 20 -4 31
20 Livorno 32 5 6 21 27 53 15 3 2 10 17 32 17 2 4 11 10 21 -26 21

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 Benevento 32 23 7 2 56 18 16 13 3 0 35 6 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 76
2 Crotone 32 16 7 9 52 35 16 10 4 2 30 13 16 6 3 7 22 22 17 55
3 Cittadella 32 15 7 10 41 34 16 6 4 6 20 21 16 9 3 4 21 13 7 52
4 Pordenone 32 15 7 10 41 38 16 10 4 2 22 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 3 52
5 Frosinone 32 14 9 9 35 28 16 10 3 3 24 12 16 4 6 6 11 16 7 51
6 Spezia 32 14 8 10 46 37 16 9 3 4 25 16 16 5 5 6 21 21 9 50
7 Salernitana 32 13 8 11 42 38 16 9 6 1 28 16 16 4 2 10 14 22 4 47
8 Chievo 32 11 13 8 39 32 16 8 3 5 23 16 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 46
9 Pisa 32 12 10 10 42 38 17 8 5 4 24 18 15 4 5 6 18 20 4 46
10 Empoli 32 11 12 9 36 36 16 6 8 2 21 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 0 45
11 Virtus Entella 32 11 9 12 38 41 16 8 5 3 18 12 16 3 4 9 20 29 -3 42
12 Perugia 32 11 7 14 31 40 17 7 4 6 18 17 15 4 3 8 13 23 -9 40
13 Pescara 32 11 6 15 43 49 16 6 6 4 27 20 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 39
14 Venezia 32 9 12 11 30 36 16 3 5 8 13 22 16 6 7 3 17 14 -6 39
15 Cremonese 32 9 10 13 35 39 16 6 4 6 19 17 16 3 6 7 16 22 -4 37
16 Ascoli 32 10 6 16 40 48 15 7 4 4 21 16 17 3 2 12 19 32 -8 36
17 Juve Stabia 32 10 6 16 39 52 16 8 2 6 25 24 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 36
18 Trapani 32 7 12 13 38 55 16 5 6 5 22 20 16 2 6 8 16 35 -17 32
19 Cosenza 32 7 10 15 35 39 16 3 5 8 14 19 16 4 5 7 21 20 -4 31
20 Livorno 32 5 6 21 27 53 15 3 2 10 17 32 17 2 4 11 10 21 -26 21

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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.