After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Cittadella and Pordenone in this fresh Serie B season. Read our match preview!
It's no vacation for neither Cittadella nor Pordenone as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cittadella form and stats
Cittadella have only played one Serie B game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 19 matches.
Cittadella travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cosenza that ended 1-1. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Brescia.
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 Cittadella have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won six times, drawn five and lost four.
The manager R. Venturato will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Reggiana in only four days.
Cittadella has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Pordenone form and stats
Things could have gone better for Pordenone in their Serie B away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. The last three matches for Pordenone have all ended in a draw. Visiting Pordenone has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
There were no winners in Pordenone's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 3-3 vs SPAL (placed 12th). Before that, Pordenone travelled to Vicenza and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
It looked so good for Pordenone vs SPAL, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Pordenone, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Pordenone 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, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Reggina in just four days.
Pordenone have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Cittadella-Pordenone H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Cittadella two wins, Pordenone one win, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Diaw 3 goals |   A. Benedetti 1 goals | C. D'Urso 1 goals |
Cittadella missing players
Pordenone missing players
| Cittadella | Pordenone | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 36 |
| 15 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 29% |
- Cittadella has the the best goal difference (+5) in Serie B
| Cittadella | Last season | Pordenone | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 39 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 49 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Conceded | C | 34 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 49% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 18% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 51% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 484 | 262 | Total Shots | T S | 252 | 541 | ||
| 152 | 74 | Shots on Target | S O | 79 | 161 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cittadella | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Empoli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Frosinone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Reggina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Reggiana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Brescia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Chievo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Lecce | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Venezia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Pordenone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | SPAL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cosenza | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Monza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Cremonese | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Virtus Entella | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Pisa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Vicenza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Pescara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Ascoli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 40 | 86 |
| 2 | Crotone | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 68 |
| 3 | Spezia | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 61 |
| 4 | Pordenone | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 58 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 58 |
| 6 | Chievo | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 56 |
| 7 | Pisa | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 54 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 54 |
| 9 | Empoli | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -1 | 54 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Venezia | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -3 | 50 |
| 12 | Cremonese | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -1 | 49 |
| 13 | Virtus Entella | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -4 | 48 |
| 14 | Cosenza | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 46 |
| 15 | Ascoli | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -8 | 46 |
| 16 | Pescara | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -7 | 45 |
| 17 | Perugia | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 45 |
| 18 | Trapani | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 60 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -12 | 44 |
| 19 | Juve Stabia | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 63 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -16 | 41 |
| 20 | Livorno | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 25 | -37 | 21 |