Como favourites for feisty fight facing Crotone

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 22.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia (13602 seats)

The home crowds plan for a win and three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Como are in 11th place while the guesting Crotone worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie B

Crotone have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Como form and stats

Como have played 9 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Gattuso led his Como to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Cremonese. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Como's goalkeeper Facchin was extremely busy against Cremonese, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Facchin, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.8 out of 10 in that game. Facchin stopped the opponent with six saves.

In the match before that, Como hosted Reggina and drew the game 1-1.

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 Como have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won seven times, drawn six and lost one.

Como has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Como have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crotone form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crotone so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Crotone, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Crotone won their last game, 4-1 versus Pordenone played at home. Kargbo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.45. Kargbo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Udinese's place.

We have checked recent matches where Crotone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, two draws and six defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crotone as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Crotone - Como 2-2 was the scoreline in these sides' previous head to head game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Como zero wins, one draw and Crotone two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneS. Mulattieri
S. Mulattieri
6 goals
ComoA. La Gumina
A. La Gumina
5 goals
ComoA. Cerri
A. Cerri
5 goals

Como missing players

Crotone missing players

Como Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 8 18
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 2
7 3 1 Drew D 0 1 5
6 3 0 Lost L 3 7 11
25 10 4 Scored S 2 7 20
24 8 1 Conceded C 7 16 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 78%
32% 11% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 56%
26% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 33%
16% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 17%
58% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 61%
16% 22% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
26% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 39%
 
4.4 4.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.1 5.9
6.2 5.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.6 4.6
2.6 2.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.4 15.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 17.3 13.9 12.9
4.6 5.1 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.1 4.1
28% 22% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 27%
 
16.8 14.1 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.2 12.8
5.4 3.8 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.9 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (1) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Crotone 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 Pisa 19 11 5 3 27 15 10 6 3 1 13 7 9 5 2 2 14 8 12 38
2 Brescia 19 11 4 4 32 20 9 3 3 3 13 12 10 8 1 1 19 8 12 37
3 Cremonese 19 10 5 4 29 17 10 5 4 1 16 9 9 5 1 3 13 8 12 35
4 Benevento 18 10 4 4 32 17 10 6 2 2 21 11 8 4 2 2 11 6 15 34
5 Lecce 17 8 7 2 29 15 8 5 3 0 19 7 9 3 4 2 10 8 14 31
6 Frosinone 19 7 10 2 31 18 10 3 6 1 15 10 9 4 4 1 16 8 13 31
7 Monza 18 8 7 3 25 19 8 7 1 0 17 7 10 1 6 3 8 12 6 31
8 Cittadella 18 8 5 5 21 18 9 5 2 2 14 8 9 3 3 3 7 10 3 29
9 Ascoli 19 8 5 6 26 26 9 2 3 4 8 13 10 6 2 2 18 13 0 29
10 Perugia 18 6 9 3 19 16 9 3 4 2 10 9 9 3 5 1 9 7 3 27
11 Como 19 6 7 6 25 24 9 3 3 3 10 8 10 3 4 3 15 16 1 25
12 Parma 18 5 8 5 21 21 8 2 4 2 6 6 10 3 4 3 15 15 0 23
13 Ternana 19 6 5 8 29 31 10 4 1 5 15 16 9 2 4 3 14 15 -2 23
14 Reggina 19 6 5 8 16 26 10 3 2 5 9 15 9 3 3 3 7 11 -10 23
15 SPAL 18 5 5 8 22 26 9 2 3 4 16 16 9 3 2 4 6 10 -4 20
16 Alessandria 18 5 2 11 19 29 9 3 1 5 6 12 9 2 1 6 13 17 -10 17
17 Cosenza 18 4 4 10 15 29 9 4 1 4 9 9 9 0 3 6 6 20 -14 16
18 Crotone 18 2 5 11 20 32 10 2 4 4 13 16 8 0 1 7 7 16 -12 11
19 Pordenone 18 1 5 12 15 37 9 1 3 5 9 17 9 0 2 7 6 20 -22 8
20 Vicenza 17 2 1 14 15 32 8 0 1 7 6 15 9 2 0 7 9 17 -17 7

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.