Here's what we know about the Cosenza - Alessandria match:

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Cosenza - Alessandria: Serie B cellar dwellers scrapping for points and greatness. Read all the interesting numbers and facts before the match!

Insights:
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Serie B
  • Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's quite the trip for Alessandria when visiting Cosenza as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cosenza and Alessandria.

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Cosenza form and stats

The overall Serie B results playing at home this season for Cosenza are 4-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Cosenza hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like SPAL, Parma, Vicenza, Cosenza, Crotone and Pordenone), they have won 2 of 3 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 15 attempts.

Cosenza drew their last game, 3-3 away at Crotone (placed 18th). Liotti (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Liotti scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Como (1-2).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cosenza as they are travelling to their away game against Frosinone in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.

Cosenza have scored 11 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Cosenza have conceded 14 goals. Cosenza has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Alessandria form and stats

There's been little loot from Alessandria's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Alessandria only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.

The manager Longo was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta. Alessandria suffered a 1-2 loss to Perugia (placed 8th). Defender Casarini was the best team player with a rating of 7.32. Casarini served one assist, hit two key passes and won 1 of 2 duels.

Prior to that match, the Alessandria manager Longo faced defeat when travelling to Ascoli and losing 0-3.

After this away game Alessandria return home for a Serie B game against Como. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Alessandria have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Alessandria struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games. When Alessandria is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against SPAL, Alessandria, Parma, Vicenza, Crotone and Pordenone.

Head 2 Head

Cosenza and Alessandria have met earlier this season: Alessandria - Cosenza 1-0. Cosenza-Alessandria H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Cosenza zero wins, Alessandria two wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AlessandriaS. Corazza
S. Corazza
9 goals
CosenzaG. Gori
G. Gori
5 goals
CosenzaG. Caso
G. Caso
4 goals

Cosenza missing players

Alessandria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Alessandria
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
4 4 2 Won W 1 2 6
8 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
13 6 1 Lost L 2 8 14
22 11 3 Scored S 4 15 26
40 14 2 Conceded C 6 23 39
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 80%
40% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 36%
24% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 24%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 12%
56% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 48%
16% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 20%
36% 42% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 42% 32%
 
4.2 3.6 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.2 5.5
4.6 4.5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 5.2
2.2 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 2.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.7 10.5 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 11.6
3.6 4 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.1 4.2
24% 23% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 25%
 
15.4 15.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 13.3 14.6 13.1
5 4.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 4.3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alessandria have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Alessandria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) 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 Brescia 25 13 8 4 39 24 13 4 6 3 19 16 12 9 2 1 20 8 15 47
2 Lecce 25 12 10 3 41 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 12 4 6 2 13 10 19 46
3 Cremonese 25 13 7 5 38 22 13 7 5 1 22 12 12 6 2 4 16 10 16 46
4 Pisa 25 12 10 3 32 19 13 6 6 1 15 9 12 6 4 2 17 10 13 46
5 Monza 25 12 8 5 40 27 12 9 2 1 25 11 13 3 6 4 15 16 13 44
6 Benevento 25 12 7 6 40 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 12 5 4 3 14 10 17 43
7 Frosinone 25 10 11 4 40 25 13 5 6 2 21 12 12 5 5 2 19 13 15 41
8 Perugia 25 10 11 4 29 21 12 4 5 3 13 10 13 6 6 1 16 11 8 41
9 Ascoli 25 11 6 8 35 31 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 8 2 3 23 16 4 39
10 Cittadella 25 10 8 7 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 2 38
11 Como 25 8 10 7 32 34 12 4 5 3 14 11 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 34
12 Reggina 25 9 5 11 22 33 12 5 2 5 12 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -11 32
13 Ternana 25 8 7 10 36 40 12 5 1 6 17 17 13 3 6 4 19 23 -4 31
14 Parma 25 6 11 8 29 30 12 3 5 4 13 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 -1 29
15 SPAL 25 6 9 10 31 37 13 3 5 5 23 21 12 3 4 5 8 16 -6 27
16 Alessandria 25 6 5 14 26 39 13 4 3 6 11 16 12 2 2 8 15 23 -13 23
17 Cosenza 25 4 8 13 22 40 12 4 2 6 11 14 13 0 6 7 11 26 -18 20
18 Crotone 25 2 9 14 25 42 13 2 6 5 16 20 12 0 3 9 9 22 -17 15
19 Vicenza 25 3 6 16 24 43 12 1 4 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -19 15
20 Pordenone 25 2 6 17 19 50 13 1 4 8 11 24 12 1 2 9 8 26 -31 12

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 Brescia 25 13 8 4 39 24 13 4 6 3 19 16 12 9 2 1 20 8 15 47
2 Lecce 25 12 10 3 41 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 12 4 6 2 13 10 19 46
3 Cremonese 25 13 7 5 38 22 13 7 5 1 22 12 12 6 2 4 16 10 16 46
4 Pisa 25 12 10 3 32 19 13 6 6 1 15 9 12 6 4 2 17 10 13 46
5 Monza 25 12 8 5 40 27 12 9 2 1 25 11 13 3 6 4 15 16 13 44
6 Benevento 25 12 7 6 40 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 12 5 4 3 14 10 17 43
7 Frosinone 25 10 11 4 40 25 13 5 6 2 21 12 12 5 5 2 19 13 15 41
8 Perugia 25 10 11 4 29 21 12 4 5 3 13 10 13 6 6 1 16 11 8 41
9 Ascoli 25 11 6 8 35 31 12 3 4 5 12 15 13 8 2 3 23 16 4 39
10 Cittadella 25 10 8 7 28 26 12 5 3 4 15 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 2 38
11 Como 25 8 10 7 32 34 12 4 5 3 14 11 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 34
12 Reggina 25 9 5 11 22 33 12 5 2 5 12 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -11 32
13 Ternana 25 8 7 10 36 40 12 5 1 6 17 17 13 3 6 4 19 23 -4 31
14 Parma 25 6 11 8 29 30 12 3 5 4 13 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 -1 29
15 SPAL 25 6 9 10 31 37 13 3 5 5 23 21 12 3 4 5 8 16 -6 27
16 Alessandria 25 6 5 14 26 39 13 4 3 6 11 16 12 2 2 8 15 23 -13 23
17 Cosenza 25 4 8 13 22 40 12 4 2 6 11 14 13 0 6 7 11 26 -18 20
18 Crotone 25 2 9 14 25 42 13 2 6 5 16 20 12 0 3 9 9 22 -17 15
19 Vicenza 25 3 6 16 24 43 12 1 4 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -19 15
20 Pordenone 25 2 6 17 19 50 13 1 4 8 11 24 12 1 2 9 8 26 -31 12

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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.