Cremonese - Brescia: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

Serie B: A pair of participants who have played superbly thus far. Prepare for Cremonese - Brescia with this complete guide!

Insights:
  • Brescia have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cremonese form and stats

Cremonese have performed here at Stadio Giovanni Zini this season with 7 wins from 13 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1. The Cremonese fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadio Giovanni Zini and will expect new points from this game. Cremonese has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

An away draw last time out for Cremonese, facing Benevento in a game that ended 1-1.

Before that match, a win away at Ternana.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cremonese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost two.

The Cremonese fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. Cremonese have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Brescia form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie B. In general it has been a productive period now for Brescia as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Brescia go into this game after a win, the home game against Perugia that ended 2-1. Midfielder Palacio was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.83. Palacio scored one goal, hit six key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Como.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brescia playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Brescia wins, three draws and six defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Brescia's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Brescia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other previously this match year: Brescia - Cremonese 1-0. Last ten meetings with these sides: Cremonese won three, Brescia were winners in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
7 goals
CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
6 goals
BresciaS. Moreo
S. Moreo
6 goals

Cremonese missing players

Brescia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cremonese Brescia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 1 13 27
14 7 2 Won W 1 9 14
8 5 2 Drew D 0 3 9
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
41 22 8 Scored S 1 21 42
24 12 4 Conceded C 0 9 26
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
78% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 70%
41% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 33%
19% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 30%
11% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 15%
52% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 52%
33% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 37%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 15%
 
4.6 4.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.4 6.3
4.8 5.3 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5.1 5.4
2.3 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.3 13.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 13.5 15.1
4.3 4.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 5
35% 38% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 31%
 
11.8 12.5 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.5 12.7
3.9 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Brescia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Brescia have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Serie B
  • Brescia have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie B
  • Brescia have the most clean sheets (7) away in Serie B
  • Brescia have the most points (30) away in Serie B
  • Brescia have the most points from losing position (16) in Serie B
  • Brescia have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Serie B
  • Brescia have the the best goal difference (+12) away 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 Brescia 27 14 9 4 42 26 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 9 3 1 21 9 16 51
2 Cremonese 27 14 8 5 41 24 13 7 5 1 22 12 14 7 3 4 19 12 17 50
3 Lecce 26 13 10 3 42 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 13 5 6 2 14 10 20 49
4 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
5 Pisa 26 12 10 4 32 20 13 6 6 1 15 9 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 46
6 Monza 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 3 6 4 15 16 12 44
7 Ascoli 26 12 6 8 37 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 13 8 2 3 23 16 5 42
8 Frosinone 26 10 11 5 40 28 13 5 6 2 21 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 41
9 Perugia 27 10 11 6 30 24 13 4 5 4 13 11 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 41
10 Cittadella 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 5 41
11 Como 27 8 12 7 34 36 13 4 6 3 15 12 14 4 6 4 19 24 -2 36
12 Reggina 26 10 5 11 23 33 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -10 35
13 Ternana 27 9 7 11 38 42 14 6 1 7 19 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -4 34
14 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 27 6 6 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 24
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 26 2 9 15 26 44 13 2 6 5 16 20 13 0 3 10 10 24 -18 15
20 Pordenone 27 2 6 19 19 52 13 1 4 8 11 24 14 1 2 11 8 28 -33 12

Brescia:
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 Brescia 27 14 9 4 42 26 14 5 6 3 21 17 13 9 3 1 21 9 16 51
2 Cremonese 27 14 8 5 41 24 13 7 5 1 22 12 14 7 3 4 19 12 17 50
3 Lecce 26 13 10 3 42 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 13 5 6 2 14 10 20 49
4 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
5 Pisa 26 12 10 4 32 20 13 6 6 1 15 9 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 46
6 Monza 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 3 6 4 15 16 12 44
7 Ascoli 26 12 6 8 37 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 13 8 2 3 23 16 5 42
8 Frosinone 26 10 11 5 40 28 13 5 6 2 21 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 41
9 Perugia 27 10 11 6 30 24 13 4 5 4 13 11 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 41
10 Cittadella 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 5 41
11 Como 27 8 12 7 34 36 13 4 6 3 15 12 14 4 6 4 19 24 -2 36
12 Reggina 26 10 5 11 23 33 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -10 35
13 Ternana 27 9 7 11 38 42 14 6 1 7 19 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -4 34
14 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 27 6 6 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 24
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 26 2 9 15 26 44 13 2 6 5 16 20 13 0 3 10 10 24 -18 15
20 Pordenone 27 2 6 19 19 52 13 1 4 8 11 24 14 1 2 11 8 28 -33 12

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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.