Cosenza vs Südtirol betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Cosenza saw a 1-2 scoreline facing Bari 1908 in their previous match, a match to remember. Next up is this fierce Südtirol side.

Insights:
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals (37) in Serie B
  • Südtirol have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Serie B

Südtirol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

This promises to be an exciting fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Cosenza form and stats

4-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Cosenza so far this season.

The followers are hoping that Cosenza will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Bari 1908 (placed 3rd). The forward Marras outdid all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 7.15 out of 10. Marras hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ternana.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 11 league matches, 9 have produced zero, one or two goals.

Cosenza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Cosenza have conceded 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Cosenza hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cittadella, Brescia, SPAL, Como, Benevento and Perugia), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Südtirol form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Südtirol have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Südtirol delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Como (placed 14th) in their previous fixture. Zaro was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Zaro scored one goal and won 1 of 2 duels.

Prior to that result Südtirol won their away game at Pisa. The scoreline was 1-0.

Lacking goals? 9 of this club's last 10 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.

Südtirol are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Südtirol have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Südtirol - Cosenza 1-1 was the score in these squads' latest head to head fixture, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the prior three meetings): Cosenza won one game, one match ended in a draw and Südtirol have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three.

Top Goalscorers

SüdtirolR. Odogwu
R. Odogwu
8 goals
SüdtirolM. Rover
M. Rover
5 goals
CosenzaA. Florenzi
A. Florenzi
3 goals

Cosenza missing players

Südtirol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Südtirol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 5 11 24
5 4 0 Won W 3 6 10
7 4 0 Drew D 1 2 9
12 4 3 Lost L 1 3 5
20 14 2 Scored S 7 12 27
37 14 5 Conceded C 4 12 26
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
75% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 75%
42% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 27% 33%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 17%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
54% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 27% 50%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 45% 33%
38% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 21%
 
4.4 4.5 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.6 3.4
5.8 5.8 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.1 5.2
2.8 2.9 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.5 2.5
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.5 10.4 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 15 10.8 10.8
3.3 3.8 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 3.5
25% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 33% 32%
 
16.2 15.8 17.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 16.5 15
5.2 5.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals (37) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Serie B
  • Südtirol have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Serie B
  • Südtirol haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Frosinone 24 17 3 4 39 13 12 10 2 0 21 3 12 7 1 4 18 10 26 54
2 Genoa 24 12 7 5 26 17 12 5 6 1 12 6 12 7 1 4 14 11 9 43
3 Bari 1908 24 10 9 5 40 26 12 4 5 3 22 15 12 6 4 2 18 11 14 39
4 Reggina 24 12 3 9 34 24 12 6 2 4 21 13 12 6 1 5 13 11 10 39
5 Südtirol 24 10 9 5 27 26 13 4 7 2 15 14 11 6 2 3 12 12 1 39
6 Cagliari 23 9 8 6 28 24 13 8 3 2 19 13 10 1 5 4 9 11 4 35
7 Pisa 24 8 10 6 35 25 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 3 8 2 17 14 10 34
8 Parma 24 9 7 8 30 26 12 7 1 4 18 11 12 2 6 4 12 15 4 34
9 Palermo 24 9 7 8 27 29 12 6 3 3 14 10 12 3 4 5 13 19 -2 34
10 Ternana 24 9 7 8 25 28 12 6 4 2 12 8 12 3 3 6 13 20 -3 34
11 Modena 23 9 4 10 33 32 10 4 3 3 17 12 13 5 1 7 16 20 1 31
12 Ascoli 24 7 8 9 27 30 12 3 4 5 12 15 12 4 4 4 15 15 -3 29
13 Venezia 24 7 6 11 28 33 13 3 3 7 14 20 11 4 3 4 14 13 -5 27
14 Como 24 6 9 9 26 34 12 4 4 4 13 14 12 2 5 5 13 20 -8 27
15 Cittadella 24 6 9 9 19 29 11 3 5 3 10 12 13 3 4 6 9 17 -10 27
16 Perugia 24 7 5 12 25 30 11 4 3 4 14 14 13 3 2 8 11 16 -5 26
17 Brescia 24 6 7 11 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 11 2 3 6 9 22 -15 25
18 SPAL 24 5 9 10 28 32 12 3 3 6 18 18 12 2 6 4 10 14 -4 24
19 Benevento 24 5 8 11 20 27 12 2 3 7 9 16 12 3 5 4 11 11 -7 23
20 Cosenza 24 5 7 12 20 37 12 4 4 4 14 14 12 1 3 8 6 23 -17 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 Frosinone 24 17 3 4 39 13 12 10 2 0 21 3 12 7 1 4 18 10 26 54
2 Genoa 24 12 7 5 26 17 12 5 6 1 12 6 12 7 1 4 14 11 9 43
3 Bari 1908 24 10 9 5 40 26 12 4 5 3 22 15 12 6 4 2 18 11 14 39
4 Reggina 24 12 3 9 34 24 12 6 2 4 21 13 12 6 1 5 13 11 10 39
5 Südtirol 24 10 9 5 27 26 13 4 7 2 15 14 11 6 2 3 12 12 1 39
6 Cagliari 23 9 8 6 28 24 13 8 3 2 19 13 10 1 5 4 9 11 4 35
7 Pisa 24 8 10 6 35 25 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 3 8 2 17 14 10 34
8 Parma 24 9 7 8 30 26 12 7 1 4 18 11 12 2 6 4 12 15 4 34
9 Palermo 24 9 7 8 27 29 12 6 3 3 14 10 12 3 4 5 13 19 -2 34
10 Ternana 24 9 7 8 25 28 12 6 4 2 12 8 12 3 3 6 13 20 -3 34
11 Modena 23 9 4 10 33 32 10 4 3 3 17 12 13 5 1 7 16 20 1 31
12 Ascoli 24 7 8 9 27 30 12 3 4 5 12 15 12 4 4 4 15 15 -3 29
13 Venezia 24 7 6 11 28 33 13 3 3 7 14 20 11 4 3 4 14 13 -5 27
14 Como 24 6 9 9 26 34 12 4 4 4 13 14 12 2 5 5 13 20 -8 27
15 Cittadella 24 6 9 9 19 29 11 3 5 3 10 12 13 3 4 6 9 17 -10 27
16 Perugia 24 7 5 12 25 30 11 4 3 4 14 14 13 3 2 8 11 16 -5 26
17 Brescia 24 6 7 11 21 36 13 4 4 5 12 14 11 2 3 6 9 22 -15 25
18 SPAL 24 5 9 10 28 32 12 3 3 6 18 18 12 2 6 4 10 14 -4 24
19 Benevento 24 5 8 11 20 27 12 2 3 7 9 16 12 3 5 4 11 11 -7 23
20 Cosenza 24 5 7 12 20 37 12 4 4 4 14 14 12 1 3 8 6 23 -17 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.