Cittadella vs Venezia: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 10.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato (7623 seats)

A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Cittadella in 6th position and Venezia placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Venezia are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Cittadella form and stats

Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Cittadella are 9-6-3 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Cittadella after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Virtus Entella.

Cittadella has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Cittadella have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Venezia form and stats

5-10-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Venezia in their Serie B matches away.

A 2-2 draw at Pisa's stadium before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Venezia have scored 24 goals in 18 league games away. Venezia have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Venezia - Cittadella 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - one - two (Cittadella wins - draws - Venezia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaF. Forte
F. Forte
13 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
9 goals
CittadellaM. Gargiulo
M. Gargiulo
8 goals

Cittadella missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cittadella Venezia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 4 18 37
15 9 0 Won W 1 5 15
11 6 3 Drew D 2 10 13
11 3 1 Lost L 1 3 9
47 24 5 Scored S 8 24 52
34 13 6 Conceded C 6 19 38
95% 94% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 86%
65% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 78%
32% 33% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 44% 46%
19% 11% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 8%
41% 33% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 54%
38% 56% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 32%
27% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 2.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
14.1 14 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 13.2 13.3
4.6 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.4 4.6
27% 27% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 30% 31%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 37 18 16 3 66 34 18 10 8 0 36 14 19 8 8 3 30 20 32 70
2 Salernitana 37 18 12 7 43 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 9 66
3 Monza 37 17 13 7 51 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 19 8 7 4 24 17 20 64
4 Lecce 37 16 14 7 67 45 19 6 9 4 36 28 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 62
5 Venezia 37 15 13 9 52 38 19 10 3 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 58
6 Cittadella 37 15 11 11 47 34 18 9 6 3 24 13 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 56
7 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 37 18 9 5 4 26 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 10 53
8 Brescia 37 14 11 12 59 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 18 5 6 7 23 26 6 53
9 SPAL 37 13 14 10 43 42 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 1 53
10 Reggina 37 12 14 11 42 41 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 4 10 5 22 23 1 50
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 46 43 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 3 48
12 Frosinone 37 11 14 12 34 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 47
13 Pisa 37 10 15 12 51 57 18 6 10 2 23 17 19 4 5 10 28 40 -6 45
14 Vicenza 37 10 15 12 46 52 18 4 9 5 20 23 19 6 6 7 26 29 -6 45
15 Ascoli 37 11 11 15 37 45 19 8 5 6 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -8 44
16 Pordenone 37 9 15 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 -1 42
17 Cosenza 37 6 17 14 29 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 18 3 8 7 14 25 -16 35
18 Reggiana 37 9 7 21 30 55 19 6 5 8 19 23 18 3 2 13 11 32 -25 34
19 Pescara 37 7 11 19 29 57 18 4 5 9 18 26 19 3 6 10 11 31 -28 32
20 Virtus Entella 37 4 11 22 28 61 19 3 4 12 17 35 18 1 7 10 11 26 -33 23

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 Empoli 37 18 16 3 66 34 18 10 8 0 36 14 19 8 8 3 30 20 32 70
2 Salernitana 37 18 12 7 43 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 9 66
3 Monza 37 17 13 7 51 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 19 8 7 4 24 17 20 64
4 Lecce 37 16 14 7 67 45 19 6 9 4 36 28 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 62
5 Venezia 37 15 13 9 52 38 19 10 3 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 58
6 Cittadella 37 15 11 11 47 34 18 9 6 3 24 13 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 56
7 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 37 18 9 5 4 26 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 10 53
8 Brescia 37 14 11 12 59 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 18 5 6 7 23 26 6 53
9 SPAL 37 13 14 10 43 42 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 1 53
10 Reggina 37 12 14 11 42 41 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 4 10 5 22 23 1 50
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 46 43 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 3 48
12 Frosinone 37 11 14 12 34 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 47
13 Pisa 37 10 15 12 51 57 18 6 10 2 23 17 19 4 5 10 28 40 -6 45
14 Vicenza 37 10 15 12 46 52 18 4 9 5 20 23 19 6 6 7 26 29 -6 45
15 Ascoli 37 11 11 15 37 45 19 8 5 6 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -8 44
16 Pordenone 37 9 15 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 -1 42
17 Cosenza 37 6 17 14 29 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 18 3 8 7 14 25 -16 35
18 Reggiana 37 9 7 21 30 55 19 6 5 8 19 23 18 3 2 13 11 32 -25 34
19 Pescara 37 7 11 19 29 57 18 4 5 9 18 26 19 3 6 10 11 31 -28 32
20 Virtus Entella 37 4 11 22 28 61 19 3 4 12 17 35 18 1 7 10 11 26 -33 23

More from Italy - Serie B

Read more about Serie B

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.