Serie B: Cosenza - Venezia preview and the hard facts

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 06.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla (24209 seats)

Serie B: Cosenza are 7 points behind Venezia, but are psyched to go full force. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Serie B
  • Venezia is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie B

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cosenza form and stats

Cosenza have played 17 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Cosenza faced defeat in their previous match, away at Brescia (1-2). Before that beating this club had gone six consecutive league meetings without a defeat. D'Orazio, defender, was given a rating of 8.45/10 in that game, top of the team. D'Orazio scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 10 of 11 duels.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Perugia the opponent.

The Cosenza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 17 matches. Cosenza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Venezia form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Venezia have produced an overall stat of 6-4-7 so far.

Venezia won their last game, 5-0 versus Modena played at home. As mentioned above, Venezia was the only team on the pitch versus Modena in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Pohjanpalo's lethal finishing against Modena. four goals were a big reason for the important victory. Attacker Pohjanpalo got a player rating of 10.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Pohjanpalo scored four goals and hit two key passes.

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Ternana.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Venezia have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. 20 goals have been conceded by Venezia in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Venezia have not lost in the last 6 fixtures (2-4-0) against Cosenza.

The fixture history shows this score when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Venezia - Cosenza 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaJ. Pohjanpalo
J. Pohjanpalo
17 goals
CosenzaM. Nasti
M. Nasti
4 goals
VeneziaD. Cheryshev
D. Cheryshev
4 goals

Cosenza missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cosenza Venezia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
9 7 5 Won W 2 6 12
11 6 0 Drew D 2 4 9
15 4 1 Lost L 2 7 14
28 19 12 Scored S 9 20 46
50 16 8 Conceded C 8 20 45
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
66% 59% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 65% 77%
40% 41% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 49%
20% 18% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 23%
9% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 14%
49% 59% 83% BTTS BTTS 83% 53% 60%
29% 35% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 14%
37% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 17% 35% 29%
 
4.6 4.8 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.5
5.4 5.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.5 5.3
2.7 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.3
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
10.5 11.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 12.9 12.7
3.5 4.1 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.5 4.4
23% 27% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 26% 30%
 
15.6 14.9 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.7 13.9
4.8 4.6 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.4 4.3
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 (10) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the most points from losing position (16) in Serie B
  • Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Venezia is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 35 21 8 6 54 21 18 13 3 2 32 9 17 8 5 4 22 12 33 71
2 Genoa 35 19 11 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 18 9 5 4 22 15 24 67
3 Bari 1908 35 16 13 6 53 32 18 6 9 3 29 19 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 61
4 Südtirol 35 13 15 7 35 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 54
5 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 52
6 Cagliari 35 12 15 8 42 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 17 2 9 6 16 17 9 51
7 Pisa 35 11 13 11 45 36 17 7 5 5 25 16 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 46
8 Reggina 35 15 4 16 46 43 17 8 2 7 25 21 18 7 2 9 21 22 3 46
9 Ascoli 35 12 10 13 38 43 18 6 5 7 19 21 17 6 5 6 19 22 -5 46
10 Venezia 35 12 9 14 46 45 18 6 5 7 26 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 1 45
11 Palermo 35 10 15 10 43 44 17 7 7 3 21 14 18 3 8 7 22 30 -1 45
12 Modena 35 12 8 15 43 49 17 6 7 4 23 16 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 44
13 Como 35 9 16 10 43 45 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 43
14 Ternana 35 11 10 14 34 45 17 8 5 4 19 17 18 3 5 10 15 28 -11 43
15 Cittadella 35 8 14 13 30 43 17 4 7 6 16 21 18 4 7 7 14 22 -13 38
16 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
17 Cosenza 35 9 11 15 28 50 17 7 6 4 19 16 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 38
18 Perugia 35 9 9 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 18 4 3 11 16 23 -7 36
19 SPAL 35 7 14 14 38 47 18 4 7 7 25 26 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 35
20 Benevento 35 6 14 15 28 42 18 3 6 9 14 24 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 32

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 35 21 8 6 54 21 18 13 3 2 32 9 17 8 5 4 22 12 33 71
2 Genoa 35 19 11 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 18 9 5 4 22 15 24 67
3 Bari 1908 35 16 13 6 53 32 18 6 9 3 29 19 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 61
4 Südtirol 35 13 15 7 35 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 54
5 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 52
6 Cagliari 35 12 15 8 42 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 17 2 9 6 16 17 9 51
7 Pisa 35 11 13 11 45 36 17 7 5 5 25 16 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 46
8 Reggina 35 15 4 16 46 43 17 8 2 7 25 21 18 7 2 9 21 22 3 46
9 Ascoli 35 12 10 13 38 43 18 6 5 7 19 21 17 6 5 6 19 22 -5 46
10 Venezia 35 12 9 14 46 45 18 6 5 7 26 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 1 45
11 Palermo 35 10 15 10 43 44 17 7 7 3 21 14 18 3 8 7 22 30 -1 45
12 Modena 35 12 8 15 43 49 17 6 7 4 23 16 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 44
13 Como 35 9 16 10 43 45 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 43
14 Ternana 35 11 10 14 34 45 17 8 5 4 19 17 18 3 5 10 15 28 -11 43
15 Cittadella 35 8 14 13 30 43 17 4 7 6 16 21 18 4 7 7 14 22 -13 38
16 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
17 Cosenza 35 9 11 15 28 50 17 7 6 4 19 16 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 38
18 Perugia 35 9 9 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 18 4 3 11 16 23 -7 36
19 SPAL 35 7 14 14 38 47 18 4 7 7 25 26 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 35
20 Benevento 35 6 14 15 28 42 18 3 6 9 14 24 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 32

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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.