Soccer match preview: Home fans have big expectations when Cremonese meet Alessandria

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 05.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

Cremonese are considered as favourites to win this home game versus Alessandria, if the league positions are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Cremonese nor Alessandria as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Cremonese form and stats

Cremonese have performed here at Stadio Giovanni Zini this season with 9 wins from 16 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Cremonese tasted defeat here at Stadio Giovanni Zini, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

Cremonese drew their last game, also a home match. Reggina (placed 12th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Midfield player Castagnetti got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Castagnetti hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that match, a win away at SPAL.

Cremonese are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Frosinone awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Cremonese in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 16 league matches. Cremonese have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Alessandria form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alessandria so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-11 (win-draw-lose). Alessandria are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Benevento fixture.

Alessandria delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against SPAL (placed 15th) in their previous game. Attacker Corazza got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Corazza scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Alessandria manager Longo faced defeat when travelling to Ternana and losing 0-3.

A quick return to home after this game, as Alessandria are hosting Pordenone in the Serie B only four days away.

As for defending, Alessandria rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other earlier on this season: Alessandria - Cremonese 1-0. Previous seven meetings between these squads: Cremonese won two, Alessandria triumphed in two and we saw three draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

AlessandriaS. Corazza
S. Corazza
10 goals
CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
8 goals
CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
7 goals

Cremonese missing players

Alessandria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cremonese Alessandria
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
17 9 3 Won W 0 2 6
9 6 2 Drew D 1 3 8
6 1 0 Lost L 4 11 18
48 27 8 Scored S 6 16 30
30 15 4 Conceded C 11 31 53
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
81% 94% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 81%
44% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 44%
16% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 22%
9% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 19% 9%
53% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 47%
31% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
22% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 38%
 
4.6 4.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 5.6
4.8 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 5.1
2.3 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.7 2.7
3 3 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
13.4 14 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.2 11.8
4.2 4.3 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 4.1
36% 39% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 23%
 
11.8 12 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.9 12.7
3.7 3.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 4.3
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alessandria have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
5 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
6 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
13 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
14 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

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 Cremonese 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
5 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
6 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
13 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
14 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

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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.