Serie B fixture prediction and preview for the Cosenza vs Modena battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

It's match week two of the Serie B campaign and everything to play for. Check out our complete preview of Cosenza-Modena!

It's quite the trip for Modena when visiting Cosenza as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Cosenza and Modena should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Cosenza form and stats

The season before, Cosenza's league statistics were 8 wins, 11 draws and 19 losses, providing 16th spot in the Serie B. During these 38 matches they scored 36 goals and gave away 59. Playing as the home team in the previous season Cosenza delivered 8-3-8 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 23 conceded.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kristjan Matosevic not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.

Happy days for Cosenza in their previous game, a fixture away at Benevento (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. At last, a league win after three matches without. Goalkeeper Matošević got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.44 out of ten. Matošević topped it up with a clean sheet.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cosenza perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cosenza as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Cosenza has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

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Modena form and stats

Let's have a look at how Modena performed last season in the Serie C: Girone B: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 27 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 69 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 13 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 31/12 goals scored/conceded.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Frosinone with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Oukhadda was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.25. The defender Oukhadda hit the woodwork once and won 8 of 10 duels.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Modena in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Modena, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ModenaM. Minesso
M. Minesso
11 goals
ModenaL. Tremolada
L. Tremolada
10 goals
ModenaP. Dentello Azzi
P. Dentello Azzi
6 goals

Cosenza missing players

Modena missing players

Cosenza Modena
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
18 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 16
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
Cosenza Last season Modena
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   19 38
9 9   Won W   13 27
11 3   Drew D   4 7
20 8   Lost L   2 4
38 23   Scored S   31 69
60 23   Conceded C   12 25
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
70% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 76%
40% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 55%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
52% 45%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
18% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 47%
35% 30%   Failed to Score F T   21% 13%
 
4.2 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 6.4
4.3 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.9
2.6 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.2
6 2   Red cards R C   2 5
 
9.8 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 11.2
3.6 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.2
26% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 43%
 
14.6 13.7   Shots against (avg) S A   8.9 7.7
4.5 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 2.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Palermo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Genoa 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Frosinone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
10 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Como 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Pisa 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
14 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Venezia 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Benevento 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Modena 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 SPAL 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Perugia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Südtirol 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season 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 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Modena 38 27 7 4 69 25 19 14 3 2 38 13 19 13 4 2 31 12 44 88
2 Reggiana 38 25 11 2 72 26 19 15 4 0 42 10 19 10 7 2 30 16 46 86
3 Cesena 38 18 13 7 53 31 19 11 7 1 34 11 19 7 6 6 19 20 22 67
4 Virtus Entella 38 19 8 11 62 40 19 14 3 2 40 14 19 5 5 9 22 26 22 65
5 Pescara 38 17 14 7 56 41 19 9 8 2 30 20 19 8 6 5 26 21 15 65
6 Ancona 1905 38 16 9 13 61 50 19 10 3 6 30 26 19 6 6 7 31 24 11 57
7 Gubbio 38 12 16 10 53 44 19 9 8 2 34 17 19 3 8 8 19 27 9 52
8 Lucchese 38 12 14 12 39 39 19 8 8 3 27 19 19 4 6 9 12 20 0 50
9 Olbia 38 11 13 14 44 47 19 7 5 7 22 21 19 4 8 7 22 26 -3 46
10 Montevarchi Calcio 38 12 9 17 41 55 19 9 6 4 31 20 19 3 3 13 10 35 -14 45
11 Carrarese 38 10 15 13 39 55 19 9 7 3 30 18 19 1 8 10 9 37 -16 45
12 Vis Pesaro 38 11 12 15 35 56 19 8 4 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 18 31 -21 45
13 Robur Siena 38 10 14 14 40 41 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 3 7 9 16 23 -1 44
14 Pontedera 38 11 10 17 38 56 19 7 5 7 25 26 19 4 5 10 13 30 -18 43
15 Teramo 38 10 12 16 36 57 19 5 6 8 16 27 19 5 6 8 20 30 -21 42
16 Viterbese Castrense 38 8 15 15 44 51 19 2 8 9 18 29 19 6 7 6 26 22 -7 39
17 Pistoiese 38 8 12 18 40 59 19 6 5 8 20 22 19 2 7 10 20 37 -19 36
18 Imolese 38 8 13 17 42 56 19 5 7 7 22 21 19 3 6 10 20 35 -14 35
19 Fermana 38 7 14 17 31 49 19 5 9 5 20 21 19 2 5 12 11 28 -18 35
20 Grosseto 38 5 15 18 30 47 19 3 10 6 14 13 19 2 5 12 16 34 -17 30

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.