Cosenza vs Cittadella match guide

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Here's every little thing you must be aware of, and then some, ahead of the Cosenza - Cittadella match!

Insights:
  • Cosenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cittadella have the most clean sheets (16) in Serie B

Cosenza are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Cittadella most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

These teams have little in common geographically as Cittadella have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This should be an exciting match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Cosenza form and stats

The complete Serie B statistics playing at home this season for Cosenza are 7-3-8 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Cosenza bring valid hopes of a third.

Cosenza drew their last game, 1-1 away at Pisa (placed 4th). Liotti was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Pisa after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Liotti, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Liotti scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that, Cosenza had a home game versus Pordenone which ended with a victory 3-1.

Cosenza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 18 games. On the other hand, Cosenza have conceded 23 goals.

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Cittadella form and stats

6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cittadella playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cittadella goalkeeper Luca Maniero is eager to challenge this, with his 238 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Cassandro scored in Cittadella's previous match, the home game against Brescia that ended 1-0. Maniero (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.05. Maniero topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Cittadella travelled to Ascoli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Cittadella as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled previously this season: Cittadella - Cosenza 1-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Cosenza victories, three draws and two Cittadella wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
10 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
7 goals
CosenzaJ. Larrivey
J. Larrivey
6 goals

Cosenza missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Cittadella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
7 7 2 Won W 3 6 13
11 3 1 Drew D 3 8 13
19 8 3 Lost L 0 4 11
35 20 9 Scored S 6 16 38
59 23 10 Conceded C 3 17 35
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 84%
73% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 17% 50% 57%
43% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 22% 32%
30% 28% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 11%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
57% 50% 83% BTTS BTTS 17% 44% 43%
14% 22% 17% Clean Sheets C S 83% 39% 43%
35% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 30%
 
4.2 3.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5.2 5.2
4.4 4.1 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.1 3.9
2.5 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.8 3.6
6 2 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
9.8 10.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13 13.2 13.3
3.6 3.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.4
27% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 24% 23%
 
14.6 14.1 16.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 13.6 11.7
4.6 4.2 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Serie B
  • Cittadella have the most clean sheets (16) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 37 18 14 5 58 31 18 12 5 1 36 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 27 68
2 Monza 37 19 10 8 60 37 19 13 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 23 23 23 67
3 Cremonese 37 19 9 9 55 38 19 11 6 2 32 18 18 8 3 7 23 20 17 66
4 Pisa 37 17 13 7 46 34 19 10 8 1 26 13 18 7 5 6 20 21 12 64
5 Benevento 37 18 9 10 61 37 18 10 4 4 37 18 19 8 5 6 24 19 24 63
6 Brescia 37 16 15 6 52 35 18 7 8 3 27 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 17 63
7 Ascoli 37 18 8 11 48 41 18 7 6 5 20 17 19 11 2 6 28 24 7 62
8 Frosinone 37 15 13 9 57 43 18 10 6 2 33 14 19 5 7 7 24 29 14 58
9 Perugia 37 13 16 8 39 32 18 5 8 5 18 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 7 55
10 Ternana 37 15 9 13 57 57 19 9 2 8 30 27 18 6 7 5 27 30 0 54
11 Cittadella 37 13 13 11 38 35 19 7 5 7 22 18 18 6 8 4 16 17 3 52
12 Como 37 11 14 12 48 52 18 5 7 6 19 19 19 6 7 6 29 33 -4 47
13 Parma 37 10 16 11 47 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 18 5 7 6 22 23 4 46
14 Reggina 37 13 9 15 31 46 19 9 2 8 19 24 18 4 7 7 12 22 -15 46
15 SPAL 37 8 15 14 44 53 19 4 8 7 30 28 18 4 7 7 14 25 -9 39
16 Alessandria 37 8 10 19 37 58 18 5 6 7 16 22 19 3 4 12 21 36 -21 34
17 Cosenza 37 7 11 19 35 59 18 7 3 8 20 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -24 32
18 Vicenza 37 8 7 22 37 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 18 3 2 13 15 33 -22 31
19 Crotone 37 4 14 19 41 60 18 4 8 6 23 24 19 0 6 13 18 36 -19 26
20 Pordenone 37 3 9 25 29 70 19 2 7 10 19 34 18 1 2 15 10 36 -41 18

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 Lecce 37 18 14 5 58 31 18 12 5 1 36 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 27 68
2 Monza 37 19 10 8 60 37 19 13 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 23 23 23 67
3 Cremonese 37 19 9 9 55 38 19 11 6 2 32 18 18 8 3 7 23 20 17 66
4 Pisa 37 17 13 7 46 34 19 10 8 1 26 13 18 7 5 6 20 21 12 64
5 Benevento 37 18 9 10 61 37 18 10 4 4 37 18 19 8 5 6 24 19 24 63
6 Brescia 37 16 15 6 52 35 18 7 8 3 27 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 17 63
7 Ascoli 37 18 8 11 48 41 18 7 6 5 20 17 19 11 2 6 28 24 7 62
8 Frosinone 37 15 13 9 57 43 18 10 6 2 33 14 19 5 7 7 24 29 14 58
9 Perugia 37 13 16 8 39 32 18 5 8 5 18 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 7 55
10 Ternana 37 15 9 13 57 57 19 9 2 8 30 27 18 6 7 5 27 30 0 54
11 Cittadella 37 13 13 11 38 35 19 7 5 7 22 18 18 6 8 4 16 17 3 52
12 Como 37 11 14 12 48 52 18 5 7 6 19 19 19 6 7 6 29 33 -4 47
13 Parma 37 10 16 11 47 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 18 5 7 6 22 23 4 46
14 Reggina 37 13 9 15 31 46 19 9 2 8 19 24 18 4 7 7 12 22 -15 46
15 SPAL 37 8 15 14 44 53 19 4 8 7 30 28 18 4 7 7 14 25 -9 39
16 Alessandria 37 8 10 19 37 58 18 5 6 7 16 22 19 3 4 12 21 36 -21 34
17 Cosenza 37 7 11 19 35 59 18 7 3 8 20 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -24 32
18 Vicenza 37 8 7 22 37 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 18 3 2 13 15 33 -22 31
19 Crotone 37 4 14 19 41 60 18 4 8 6 23 24 19 0 6 13 18 36 -19 26
20 Pordenone 37 3 9 25 29 70 19 2 7 10 19 34 18 1 2 15 10 36 -41 18

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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.