Serie B match prediction: Little separates Cittadella and Perugia in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Wed 06.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato (7623 seats)

Which side will claim the win when Perugia travel to Cittadella? In this pre-match guide you'll learn all the relevant information and stats needed to get smart.

Insights:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perugia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cittadella and Perugia.

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Cittadella form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Cittadella have to build on here at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato in the Serie B.

Cittadella's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Ternana (placed 11th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Pisa.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cittadella perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cittadella as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Cittadella has won seven of these, drawn two and lost four.

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

Cittadella are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Perugia form and stats

The visitors are W7-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Crotone (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Como.

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

A quick return to home after this game, as Perugia are hosting Pisa in the Serie B only four days away.

Perugia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 19 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

Perugia - Cittadella 1-1 was the scoreline in these participants' previous head-to-head fixture, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cittadella three wins, five draws and Perugia two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PerugiaM. De Luca
M. De Luca
10 goals
CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
8 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
7 goals

Cittadella missing players

Perugia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cittadella Perugia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
11 6 2 Won W 2 7 11
11 4 2 Drew D 1 7 14
10 6 1 Lost L 1 2 7
34 20 8 Scored S 3 19 34
32 16 4 Conceded C 4 14 28
88% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 81% 88%
59% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 62% 62%
31% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 44% 28%
12% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 6%
44% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 56% 50%
41% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 75% 44% 38%
28% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 25%
 
5.2 5.5 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.6
3.9 3.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.7 4.5
3.7 3.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.6 3.2
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
13.4 13.9 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 12.5 13.3
4.7 5.6 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.7
23% 22% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 35% 29%
 
11.6 9.5 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 15.5 13.7
4 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.2
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perugia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Perugia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie B
  • Perugia have won significantly less corners away then 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 Cremonese 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
5 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
6 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
13 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

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 Cremonese 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 32 16 9 7 51 32 16 11 3 2 31 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 19 57
5 Brescia 32 15 12 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 17 57
6 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 32 11 14 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 7 7 2 19 14 6 47
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Como 32 10 14 8 39 40 16 5 7 4 18 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -1 44
13 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
14 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 32 6 6 20 31 54 16 4 4 8 18 22 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 32 3 11 18 32 52 16 3 8 5 19 21 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 20
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

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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.