Match preview for Serie B: Cittadella - Reggiana at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 20.Aug
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato (7623 seats)

Finally! The Serie B season opener for these sides, whom at last are playing for points again. Will Cittadella or Reggiana get that crucial first win?

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!

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Cittadella form and stats

The previous season, Cittadella's league results were 9 wins, 16 draws and 13 losses, providing 14th position in the Serie B. In these 38 matches they scored {34 goals} and gave away 45. Appearing at home in the last season Cittadella produced 5-8-6 (win-draw-lost) with {19 goals} and 22 conceded.

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 12 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Cittadella friendly games in pre-season: Cittadella played four friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Cittadella scored {7 goals} and conceded 7 in these four games.

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Reggiana form and stats

A job perfectly done for Reggiana last season as they secured promotion from Serie C: Girone B. With a grand total of 24 wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 12 were in away matches.

We have checked recent matches where Reggiana have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Reggiana have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from two fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Cittadella wins - draws - Reggiana wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Cittadella missing players

Reggiana missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cittadella Reggiana
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Cittadella Last season Reggiana
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 5   Won W   12 24
16 8   Drew D   4 9
13 6   Lost L   3 5
34 19   Scored S   28 63
45 22   Conceded C   15 27
79% 74%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
66% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
34% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
13% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 21%
8% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
42% 32%   BTTS BTTS   37% 37%
32% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   53% 53%
47% 58%   Failed to Score F T   21% 21%
 
4.4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6.2
4.4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   2.5 2.6
3.3 3.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.8
9 6   Red cards R C   9 10
 
13.1 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   10 11.5
3.9 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 5
23% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 33%
 
10.5 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   6.5 6.6
3.8 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 2.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FeralpiSalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sampdoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
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 Frosinone 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Sudtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35
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 Reggiana 38 24 9 5 63 27 19 12 5 2 35 12 19 12 4 3 28 15 36 81
2 Cesena 38 23 10 5 66 24 19 11 5 3 37 15 19 12 5 2 29 9 42 79
3 Virtus Entella 38 23 10 5 60 31 19 11 6 2 32 14 19 12 4 3 28 17 29 79
4 Carrarese 38 18 8 12 51 42 19 13 2 4 31 14 19 5 6 8 20 28 9 62
5 Gubbio 38 17 10 11 50 34 19 8 4 7 24 17 19 9 6 4 26 17 16 61
6 Pontedera 38 16 12 10 48 39 19 9 6 4 24 20 19 7 6 6 24 19 9 60
7 Ancona 1905 38 16 10 12 55 44 19 10 5 4 33 17 19 6 5 8 22 27 11 58
8 Lucchese 38 12 15 11 36 32 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 5 8 6 15 15 4 51
9 Rimini 38 11 14 13 43 41 19 5 8 6 28 22 19 6 6 7 15 19 2 47
10 Recanatese 38 11 14 13 39 43 19 5 5 9 20 23 19 6 9 4 19 20 -4 47
11 Robur Siena 38 11 17 10 40 40 19 5 11 3 21 14 19 6 6 7 19 26 0 44
12 Fermana 38 9 17 12 43 49 19 6 7 6 18 20 19 3 10 6 25 29 -6 44
13 Sassari Torres 38 8 17 13 33 36 19 3 10 6 14 17 19 5 7 7 19 19 -3 41
14 Olbia 38 9 14 15 43 50 19 4 7 8 25 28 19 5 7 7 18 22 -7 41
15 Fiorenzuola 38 11 8 19 31 44 19 6 3 10 16 21 19 5 5 9 15 23 -13 41
16 Vis Pesaro 38 9 12 17 24 55 19 6 4 9 11 23 19 3 8 8 13 32 -31 39
17 Alessandria 38 9 11 18 33 52 19 4 7 8 20 23 19 5 4 10 13 29 -19 38
18 San Donato Tavarnelle 38 8 13 17 40 62 19 2 8 9 15 30 19 6 5 8 25 32 -22 37
19 Imolese 38 9 9 20 29 55 19 5 4 10 16 27 19 4 5 10 13 28 -26 30
20 Montevarchi Calcio 38 6 10 22 32 59 19 3 6 10 17 27 19 3 4 12 15 32 -27 28

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 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FeralpiSalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sampdoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2

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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.