Cittadella vs Padova: Match guide and preview

Competition: Italy Serie B
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Cittadella are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 18th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cittadella form and stats

7-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Cittadella so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Cittadella bring valid hopes of a third.

Cittadella manager R. Venturato and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Foggia (placed 16th) in the Serie B. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Pescara.

A quite possible distraction for the home team is the Cittadella - Venezia game in the Serie B only three days away. That match is played on a neutral venue.

The Cittadella manager R. Venturato has got the team scoring with 27 from 13 home games. On the other hand, Cittadella have conceded 14 goals.

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Padova form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Padova so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

Padova failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Perugia (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Spezia with the score of 2-0.

Padova find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures. In the opposite end, Padova have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Padova - Cittadella 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Cittadella victories, 2 draws and 3 Padova wins.

Top Goalscorers

F. Bonazzoli
7 goals / 2 assists
M. Finotto
6 goals / 2 assists
G. Moncini
6 goals

Cittadella missing players

Padova missing players

Cittadella Padova
Total Home Statistic Away Total
27 13 Played 14 28
85% 100% Over 0.5 71% 82%
56% 77% Over 1.5 43% 68%
33% 62% Over 2.5 21% 43%
30% 54% Over 3.5 14% 21%
11% 23% Over 4.5 0% 14%
41% 62% Both teams to score 36% 54%
33% 15% Clean Sheet 43% 29%
41% 23% Failed To Score 50% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Brescia 27 13 11 3 56 35 13 9 3 1 29 15 14 4 8 2 27 20 21 50
2 Palermo 27 13 10 4 42 25 14 7 6 1 25 11 13 6 4 3 17 14 17 49
3 Hellas Verona 28 12 10 6 41 31 14 7 6 1 24 13 14 5 4 5 17 18 10 46
4 Lecce 27 12 9 6 44 37 12 7 4 1 19 12 15 5 5 5 25 25 7 45
5 Pescara 28 12 9 7 40 36 14 9 3 2 21 13 14 3 6 5 19 23 4 45
6 Benevento 27 12 7 8 38 30 14 8 2 4 26 16 13 4 5 4 12 14 8 43
7 Perugia 27 12 5 10 38 36 13 7 1 5 19 14 14 5 4 5 19 22 2 41
8 Cittadella 27 10 10 7 33 25 13 7 3 3 27 14 14 3 7 4 6 11 8 40
9 Spezia 28 11 7 10 42 36 14 7 4 3 23 14 14 4 3 7 19 22 6 40
10 Salernitana 28 9 7 12 31 37 14 7 2 5 18 15 14 2 5 7 13 22 -6 34
11 Cosenza 28 8 10 10 25 32 14 5 6 3 16 13 14 3 4 7 9 19 -7 34
12 Ascoli 26 7 11 8 28 34 14 5 6 3 19 19 12 2 5 5 9 15 -6 32
13 Cremonese 27 7 10 10 24 26 14 7 4 3 15 5 13 0 6 7 9 21 -2 31
14 Livorno 27 7 9 11 27 33 14 6 4 4 14 12 13 1 5 7 13 21 -6 30
15 Venezia 27 6 10 11 25 32 14 5 6 3 17 15 13 1 4 8 8 17 -7 28
16 Foggia 28 7 12 9 35 40 14 5 7 2 24 20 14 2 5 7 11 20 -5 27
17 Crotone 28 6 9 13 28 37 14 3 7 4 18 18 14 3 2 9 10 19 -9 27
18 Padova 28 4 11 13 26 38 14 2 8 4 10 11 14 2 3 9 16 27 -12 23
19 Carpi 27 5 7 15 26 49 13 2 5 6 13 22 14 3 2 9 13 27 -23 22

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