Soccer betting preview: Cosenza welcomes SPAL in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Cosenza - SPAL: Serie B basement dwellers hungry for points and glory. Read all the interesting numbers and tables before the game!

Insights:
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals (47) in Serie B

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

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cosenza form and stats

All-inclusive Serie B stats at home this season for Cosenza, who have the most conceded goals (47) in Serie B, are 5-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Cosenza in their previous match, an away game at Genoa that ended in defeat 0-4. As you see from the result above, Cosenza suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfield player Cortinovis got a match rating of 6.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Cortinovis dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Reggina.

The Cosenza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Cosenza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Cosenza has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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SPAL form and stats

There's been little loot from SPAL's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Serie B. SPAL only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 6 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means SPAL are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Fetfatzidis and Prati scored in SPAL's previous match, the home game against Cittadella that ended 2-1. Hooray; their first three points in the league after seven rounds not winning. Fetfatzidis got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Fetfatzidis scored one goal.

A 0-2 loss hosting Frosinone before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with SPAL playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 SPAL win, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, SPAL have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

SPAL have won or drawn the last 5 matches (2-3-0) facing Cosenza.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: SPAL - Cosenza 5-0. The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

SPALA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
5 goals
SPALG. Moncini
G. Moncini
5 goals
CosenzaA. Florenzi
A. Florenzi
3 goals

Cosenza missing players

SPAL missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza SPAL
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 13 28
6 5 0 Won W 0 2 6
8 5 3 Drew D 2 6 10
14 4 0 Lost L 2 5 12
23 16 2 Scored S 1 10 31
47 15 2 Conceded C 4 17 39
89% 79% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 77% 89%
75% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 75%
46% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 39%
25% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 21%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 14%
54% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 50%
18% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 29%
39% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 46% 32%
 
4.6 4.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.9 4.7
5.6 5.3 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.5 5
2.8 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 3.1
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
10.7 11.1 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.1 12.6
3.5 4.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 4.2
24% 28% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 23% 26%
 
16 14.8 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 14.8 13.8
5.2 4.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.3 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cosenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals (47) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most points from losing position (13) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-24) 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 Frosinone 28 19 4 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 14 8 2 4 21 11 30 61
2 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
3 Bari 1908 28 13 10 5 45 27 14 5 6 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 49
4 Sudtirol 28 12 11 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 13 7 3 3 14 12 4 47
5 Pisa 28 10 12 6 40 28 14 6 4 4 22 14 14 4 8 2 18 14 12 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Parma 28 11 7 10 35 31 14 7 1 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 40
8 Cagliari 28 9 12 7 30 28 14 8 4 2 19 13 14 1 8 5 11 15 2 39
9 Palermo 28 9 11 8 30 32 14 6 5 3 15 11 14 3 6 5 15 21 -2 38
10 Ascoli 28 9 9 10 29 31 14 3 5 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 17 15 -2 36
11 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
12 Modena 28 10 5 13 38 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 0 35
13 Como 28 8 11 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 14 2 7 5 14 21 -3 35
14 Cittadella 28 8 10 10 25 34 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 34
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 28 7 8 13 29 38 14 3 4 7 14 20 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 29
17 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
18 Benevento 28 6 10 12 23 31 14 3 3 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 28
19 Brescia 28 6 9 13 22 40 15 4 5 6 13 17 13 2 4 7 9 23 -18 27
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

SPAL:
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 Frosinone 28 19 4 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 14 8 2 4 21 11 30 61
2 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
3 Bari 1908 28 13 10 5 45 27 14 5 6 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 49
4 Sudtirol 28 12 11 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 13 7 3 3 14 12 4 47
5 Pisa 28 10 12 6 40 28 14 6 4 4 22 14 14 4 8 2 18 14 12 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Parma 28 11 7 10 35 31 14 7 1 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 40
8 Cagliari 28 9 12 7 30 28 14 8 4 2 19 13 14 1 8 5 11 15 2 39
9 Palermo 28 9 11 8 30 32 14 6 5 3 15 11 14 3 6 5 15 21 -2 38
10 Ascoli 28 9 9 10 29 31 14 3 5 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 17 15 -2 36
11 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
12 Modena 28 10 5 13 38 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 0 35
13 Como 28 8 11 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 14 2 7 5 14 21 -3 35
14 Cittadella 28 8 10 10 25 34 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 34
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 28 7 8 13 29 38 14 3 4 7 14 20 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 29
17 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
18 Benevento 28 6 10 12 23 31 14 3 3 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 28
19 Brescia 28 6 9 13 22 40 15 4 5 6 13 17 13 2 4 7 9 23 -18 27
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

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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.