Como vs Cittadella match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia (13602 seats)

Como are psyched for a new task after their 3-4 vs Parma in the previous game. Cittadella are coming to play!

Insights:
  • Como have the most matches under the total-line (18) 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.

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Como form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Como at their home stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia) is 5 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.

Como lost their last game at Parma (placed 10th) after a 3-4 scoreline. Midfielder Iovine was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Iovine served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).

Ahead of that match, Como won a home game hosting Monza (2-0).

Como has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Como are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches.

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Cittadella form and stats

Playing away, Cittadella have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Cittadella's last game was the home draw against Perugia (0-0). Kastrati (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.53. Kastrati topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 loss hosting Ternana before that.

The attacking power of Cittadella when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Many of these goals have been scored late in the matches; more than 50 % (12 goals) after the 60th minute.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H match ended Cittadella - Como 2-2, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

ComoA. Cerri
A. Cerri
9 goals
ComoA. La Gumina
A. La Gumina
8 goals
ComoE. Gliozzi
E. Gliozzi
8 goals

Como missing players

Cittadella missing players

Como Cittadella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
10 5 1 Won W 1 5 11
14 7 2 Drew D 3 7 12
9 4 2 Lost L 0 4 10
42 18 6 Scored S 4 14 34
44 15 6 Conceded C 3 16 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
85% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 58%
30% 12% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 19% 30%
21% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
15% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
64% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 44% 42%
15% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 42%
21% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 30%
 
3.6 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.9 5.2
6.7 6.3 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 3.9
2.4 2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.8 3.6
5 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
12.1 14.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 12.9 13.4
4.2 4.5 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.5
30% 25% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 23%
 
17.1 14.2 14.6 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.7 11.5
5.5 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Como have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Serie B
  • Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 33 18 9 6 50 31 17 10 6 1 29 16 16 8 3 5 21 15 19 63
2 Lecce 33 16 14 3 54 28 16 10 5 1 33 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 26 62
3 Monza 33 17 9 7 53 32 17 12 3 2 33 13 16 5 6 5 20 19 21 60
4 Pisa 33 16 11 6 41 29 17 9 7 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 59
5 Brescia 33 15 13 5 49 32 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 9 6 2 24 13 17 58
6 Benevento 32 16 9 7 55 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 25 57
7 Ascoli 33 15 7 11 44 41 16 6 5 5 18 17 17 9 2 6 26 24 3 52
8 Frosinone 33 13 12 8 47 34 16 8 6 2 27 12 17 5 6 6 20 22 13 51
9 Perugia 33 11 15 7 34 28 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 7 8 2 19 14 6 48
10 Parma 33 10 15 8 44 37 17 5 8 4 23 17 16 5 7 4 21 20 7 45
11 Cittadella 33 11 12 10 34 32 17 6 5 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 45
12 Como 33 10 14 9 42 44 16 5 7 4 18 15 17 5 7 5 24 29 -2 44
13 Ternana 33 12 8 13 48 51 17 8 1 8 25 23 16 4 7 5 23 28 -3 44
14 Reggina 33 12 8 13 29 40 17 8 2 7 17 20 16 4 6 6 12 20 -11 44
15 SPAL 33 7 13 13 39 50 17 3 7 7 26 27 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 34
16 Alessandria 33 6 8 19 31 55 16 4 5 7 14 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -24 26
17 Vicenza 33 6 7 20 32 55 17 4 5 8 19 23 16 2 2 12 13 32 -23 25
18 Cosenza 32 5 10 17 29 52 15 5 3 7 16 20 17 0 7 10 13 32 -23 25
19 Crotone 33 3 12 18 33 53 16 3 8 5 19 21 17 0 4 13 14 32 -20 21
20 Pordenone 33 3 8 22 24 58 17 2 6 9 15 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -34 17

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.