Evenly matched teams: Como vs Venezia match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 06.November
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia (13602 seats)

Important face-off in the lower section of the Serie B, with both Como and Venezia suffering more stress than bliss. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the hosts at 19th and the visiting team in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Como have the most conceded goals (21) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie B

This has all the signs of an appealing game with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Como form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Como, who have the most conceded goals (21) in Serie B, at their home stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. When Como hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Palermo, Como, Pisa, Benevento, Cosenza and Perugia), they have won 2 of 2 matches! Two home wins in a row for Como bring valid hopes of a third.

Como are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Parma. Midfield player Arrigoni got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Arrigoni hit one key pass and had 26 successful passes (of 30 total).

Before that, Como had a home game versus Benevento which ended with a victory 2-1.

Como are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Como have conceded 8 goals.

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Venezia form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie B, are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Ascoli with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Svoboda, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.71. Svoboda hit two key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Brescia that ended 1-1.

Venezia has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, Venezia have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the former three meetings): Como won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Venezia got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

ComoP. Cutrone
P. Cutrone
3 goals
VeneziaD. Cheryshev
D. Cheryshev
3 goals
ComoA. Cerri
A. Cerri
2 goals

Como missing players

Venezia missing players

Como Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 0 5 11
2 2 2 Won W 0 2 2
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
6 2 0 Lost L 0 1 6
11 7 3 Scored S 0 8 12
21 8 1 Conceded C 0 6 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
73% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
45% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 45%
36% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 18%
18% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 9%
55% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 73%
9% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
36% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 27%
 
4.4 4.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.4 5.1
6.4 5.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.5
2.7 2.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.6 2.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.8 12.3 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14.2 12.5
4.2 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.5
24% 23% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 24%
 
15.3 16.7 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.6 14.1
5.4 4.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • All of Venezia's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Como have the most conceded goals (21) in Serie B
  • Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Venezia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the most points from losing position (8) in Serie B
  • Venezia 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 Frosinone 11 8 0 3 17 7 5 5 0 0 9 0 6 3 0 3 8 7 10 24
2 Genoa 11 6 4 1 14 8 5 1 4 0 5 4 6 5 0 1 9 4 6 22
3 Ternana 11 6 2 3 17 13 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 3 1 2 10 10 4 20
4 Reggina 11 6 1 4 20 9 5 4 0 1 15 3 6 2 1 3 5 6 11 19
5 Bari 1908 11 5 4 2 18 12 5 1 3 1 9 7 6 4 1 1 9 5 6 19
6 Parma 11 5 4 2 16 11 6 4 1 1 10 6 5 1 3 1 6 5 5 19
7 Ascoli 11 5 3 3 15 12 6 2 2 2 7 8 5 3 1 1 8 4 3 18
8 Brescia 11 5 3 3 15 16 5 3 2 0 7 3 6 2 1 3 8 13 -1 18
9 Sudtirol 11 5 3 3 12 13 5 2 2 1 6 5 6 3 1 2 6 8 -1 18
10 Cagliari 11 4 3 4 11 12 6 3 1 2 7 8 5 1 2 2 4 4 -1 15
11 SPAL 11 3 5 3 16 14 6 3 1 2 10 6 5 0 4 1 6 8 2 14
12 Cittadella 11 3 5 3 10 12 5 2 2 1 6 6 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2 14
13 Modena 11 4 0 7 16 17 6 3 0 3 11 8 5 1 0 4 5 9 -1 12
14 Palermo 11 3 3 5 11 15 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 1 1 3 3 8 -4 12
15 Pisa 11 2 5 4 17 17 5 1 2 2 6 6 6 1 3 2 11 11 0 11
16 Cosenza 11 3 2 6 10 18 5 2 0 3 7 7 6 1 2 3 3 11 -8 11
17 Benevento 11 2 4 5 9 12 6 1 2 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 4 4 -3 10
18 Venezia 11 2 3 6 12 18 6 0 1 5 4 12 5 2 2 1 8 6 -6 9
19 Como 11 2 3 6 11 21 6 2 2 2 7 8 5 0 1 4 4 13 -10 9
20 Perugia 11 2 1 8 8 18 6 1 1 4 4 10 5 1 0 4 4 8 -10 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.