Cosenza vs Trapani: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 05.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Cosenza and Trapani experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 18th place.

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Cosenza form and stats

Cosenza's struggle is real here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla with only 10 points collected from 13 Serie B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-7. It's been an uphill battle for Cosenza in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Empoli game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

The fans are hoping that Cosenza will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie B game against Chievo (placed 8th). Before that game, the home loss against Cittadella with the scoreline 1-2.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cosenza here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). On the other hand, Cosenza have conceded 15 goals.

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Trapani form and stats

There's been little loot from Trapani's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Trapani, who have the most conceded goals (52) in Serie B, only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. Visiting Trapani has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Trapani are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Empoli (placed 9th). That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Virtus Entella.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Trapani manager F. Castori has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Trapani - Cosenza 2-2. Cosenza-Trapani H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Cosenza six wins, Trapani zero wins, one draw. five of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

TrapaniS. Pettinari
S. Pettinari
14 goals
CosenzaE. Rivière
E. Rivière
7 goals
CosenzaM. Bruccini
M. Bruccini
5 goals

Cosenza missing players

Trapani missing players

Cosenza Trapani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 15 28
5 2 1 Won W 1 2 5
9 4 2 Drew D 2 5 10
14 7 1 Lost L 2 8 13
29 10 5 Scored S 5 14 31
35 15 4 Conceded C 11 33 52
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
71% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 82%
39% 23% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 61%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 39%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 14%
57% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 80% 60% 61%
14% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
32% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 40% 36%
 
5.1 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.3 4.6
4.5 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.7 4.6
2.6 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 7
 
350 182 54 Total Shots T S 54 166 356
115 56 14 Shots on Target S O 18 57 122
25% 18% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 25% 25%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza has the fewest points (10) at home
  • Cosenza has the fewest scored goals (10) at home
  • Cosenza haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Trapani has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
  • Trapani has the fewest clean sheets (2)
  • Trapani has the most conceded goals (33) away
  • Trapani has the most conceded goals (52)
  • Trapani has the most conceded goals in the second half (30)
  • Trapani has the the worst goal difference (-19) away
  • Trapani have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Trapani have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Trapani 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 Benevento 28 21 6 1 54 15 15 12 3 0 34 6 13 9 3 1 20 9 39 69
2 Crotone 28 15 4 9 47 33 14 9 3 2 26 12 14 6 1 7 21 21 14 49
3 Frosinone 28 13 8 7 33 23 14 9 3 2 22 9 14 4 5 5 11 14 10 47
4 Pordenone 28 13 6 9 37 34 14 9 3 2 20 9 14 4 3 7 17 25 3 45
5 Spezia 28 12 8 8 40 32 14 8 3 3 23 14 14 4 5 5 17 18 8 44
6 Cittadella 28 12 7 9 35 32 15 5 4 6 18 21 13 7 3 3 17 11 3 43
7 Salernitana 28 12 6 10 36 32 13 8 4 1 22 11 15 4 2 9 14 21 4 42
8 Chievo 28 10 11 7 34 27 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 3 8 3 14 14 7 41
9 Empoli 28 10 10 8 33 34 15 6 7 2 21 14 13 4 3 6 12 20 -1 40
10 Virtus Entella 28 10 8 10 35 36 14 7 4 3 16 11 14 3 4 7 19 25 -1 38
11 Pisa 28 9 9 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 20 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 0 36
12 Perugia 28 10 6 12 29 36 15 7 3 5 17 15 13 3 3 7 12 21 -7 36
13 Juve Stabia 28 10 6 12 35 43 15 8 2 5 23 21 13 2 4 7 12 22 -8 36
14 Pescara 28 10 5 13 38 44 14 5 5 4 23 18 14 5 0 9 15 26 -6 35
15 Ascoli 27 9 5 13 36 41 12 7 3 2 19 11 15 2 2 11 17 30 -5 32
16 Venezia 28 7 11 10 26 33 14 2 5 7 11 19 14 5 6 3 15 14 -7 32
17 Cremonese 27 7 9 11 28 32 13 5 4 4 18 14 14 2 5 7 10 18 -4 30
18 Trapani 28 5 10 13 31 52 13 3 5 5 17 19 15 2 5 8 14 33 -21 25
19 Cosenza 28 5 9 14 29 35 13 2 4 7 10 15 15 3 5 7 19 20 -6 24
20 Livorno 28 4 6 18 23 45 13 3 2 8 17 28 15 1 4 10 6 17 -22 18

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.