Serie B match preview and statistics: Cremonese fight Pisa

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Date: Fri 31.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Cremonese and Pisa experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 14th place.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cremonese form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Cremonese at their home stadium (Stadio Giovanni Zini) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Cremonese.

Cremonese drew their last game, 1-1 away at Virtus Entella (placed 6th). Before that, Cremonese drew at home versus Venezia.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Cremonese's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Cremonese have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Cremonese have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pisa form and stats

Pisa have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-4-4 (10 played). Pisa have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Pisa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Juve Stabia (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Serie B game. Before that, Pisa travelled to Benevento and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Pisa playing away, we found two games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 1 home win.

Pisa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Pisa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Pisa - Cremonese 4-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Cremonese won 0 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Pisa has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 0

Top Goalscorers

PisaM. Marconi
M. Marconi
10 goals
CremoneseV. Mogoș
V. Mogoș
3 goals
CremoneseS. Palombi
S. Palombi
2 goals

Cremonese missing players

Pisa missing players

Cremonese Pisa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
5 4 0 Won W 1 2 6
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 8
7 2 0 Lost L 1 4 7
14 8 0 Scored S 4 10 26
21 7 0 Conceded C 3 12 26
85% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 76%
20% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 38%
5% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 29%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
45% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 57%
25% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 19%
45% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 33%
 
4.6 5.1 5 Corners For (avg) C F 3.7 3.4 3.8
4.8 4.5 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 6.5 5.9
2.7 2.4 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.7 3.2
4 2 1 Red Cards R C 2 4 8
 
284 150 17 Total Shots T S 48 114 236
98 52 3 Shots on Target S O 11 33 73
14% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 30% 36%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cremonese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
  • Cremonese has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
  • Cremonese has the fewest scored goals (14)
  • Cremonese has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Pisa 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 21 15 5 1 37 11 11 9 2 0 24 3 10 6 3 1 13 8 26 50
2 Pordenone 21 10 5 6 29 27 11 8 2 1 16 5 10 2 3 5 13 22 2 35
3 Crotone 21 10 4 7 33 24 11 6 3 2 20 11 10 4 1 5 13 13 9 34
4 Salernitana 21 9 5 7 31 27 10 5 4 1 18 11 11 4 1 6 13 16 4 32
5 Frosinone 21 8 7 6 25 19 10 6 3 1 19 7 11 2 4 5 6 12 6 31
6 Virtus Entella 21 8 7 6 26 23 10 5 4 1 10 5 11 3 3 5 16 18 3 31
7 Chievo 21 7 9 5 27 23 10 5 3 2 16 11 11 2 6 3 11 12 4 30
8 Perugia 21 8 6 7 25 27 11 6 3 2 15 9 10 2 3 5 10 18 -2 30
9 Cittadella 21 8 6 7 24 26 11 4 3 4 14 17 10 4 3 3 10 9 -2 30
10 Pescara 21 8 5 8 32 28 11 3 5 3 18 14 10 5 0 5 14 14 4 29
11 Spezia 20 7 7 6 25 22 10 4 3 3 14 11 10 3 4 3 11 11 3 28
12 Juve Stabia 21 8 4 9 23 29 11 6 1 4 14 14 10 2 3 5 9 15 -6 28
13 Ascoli 21 8 3 10 28 30 10 7 1 2 16 8 11 1 2 8 12 22 -2 27
14 Pisa 21 6 8 7 26 26 11 4 4 3 16 14 10 2 4 4 10 12 0 26
15 Venezia 21 5 9 7 19 23 10 2 3 5 7 12 11 3 6 2 12 11 -4 24
16 Empoli 21 5 9 7 21 27 11 4 6 1 15 10 10 1 3 6 6 17 -6 24
17 Cremonese 20 5 8 7 14 21 10 4 4 2 8 7 10 1 4 5 6 14 -7 23
18 Cosenza 21 4 8 9 23 25 10 2 4 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 14 15 -2 20
19 Trapani 21 4 7 10 23 38 10 2 4 4 12 14 11 2 3 6 11 24 -15 19
20 Livorno 21 3 4 14 18 33 10 3 1 6 15 20 11 0 3 8 3 13 -15 13

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.