Balanced ball game between Cosenza and Pescara expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie B, Cosenza holding 17th place and Pescara lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Serie B
  • Pescara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Serie B match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Pisa, so at least Cosenza are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Relegation threatens Cosenza who should definitely be looking for some points here. Pescara are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Cosenza form and stats

Cosenza's results here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the Serie B have been very modest with 2 victories, 9 draws and 6 defeats. Cosenza has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Occhiuzzi and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 307 minutes without scoring a league goal. B. L. Kone was the last player to find the net.

No payout for Cosenza in their previous match, an away game at Pisa that ended in defeat 0-3. Prior to that, an away loss at Venezia.

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 17 games. Cosenza has won eight of these, drawn six and lost three.

There will be little rest for Cosenza after this match as they are travelling to Empoli for a Serie B game in only three days.

Cosenza aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the league, with only 12 goals from 17 games. Cosenza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pescara form and stats

There's been little loot from Pescara's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 17 away games in the Serie B. Pescara only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 6 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Pescara, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Pescara are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Brescia (placed 10th). Before that, Pescara travelled to Monza and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Pescara in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Pescara, three draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Pescara are hosting Reggiana in the Serie B only three days away.

The attacking power of Pescara when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 17 league matches away. 25 goals have been conceded by Pescara in these games.

Head 2 Head

Pescara - Cosenza 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Cosenza-Pescara H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Cosenza zero wins, Pescara two wins, three draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CosenzaE. Gliozzi
E. Gliozzi
7 goals
PescaraD. Ceter Valencia
D. Ceter Valencia
5 goals
CosenzaM. Carretta
M. Carretta
4 goals

Cosenza missing players

Pescara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Pescara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 33
5 2 1 Won W 2 3 6
17 9 2 Drew D 2 6 10
12 6 2 Lost L 1 8 17
26 12 3 Scored S 3 11 27
38 17 4 Conceded C 3 25 50
82% 82% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 82% 85%
68% 59% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 65% 73%
29% 24% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 35% 36%
9% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
47% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 35% 42%
26% 24% 40% Clean Sheets C S 80% 35% 24%
44% 41% 60% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 2.3
8 3 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
10.7 12.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 9.1 10.6
3.2 3.3 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 2.7 3
24% 21% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 24% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most matches under the total-line (24) in Serie B
  • Pescara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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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.