A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Crotone in 2nd position and Benevento placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Crotone nor Benevento 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.
Crotone form and stats
Crotone are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Stadio Ezio Scida. 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Crotone.
Crotone drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ascoli (placed 17th). 0-0 away at Perugia before that.
Crotone were only inches away from victory, versus Ascoli, as they hit the woodwork three times in the 1-1 draw.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Crotone matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and one defeat (from six games).
The Crotone fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 15 league matches. Crotone are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Ezio Scida in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Benevento form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (56) in Serie B, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie B. In general it has been a productive period now for Benevento as they haven't lost any of their last 22 games. Benevento are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
The Benevento goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 360 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Marco Sau secured the home win 1-0 against Juve Stabia in their previous game. Before that, Benevento travelled to Empoli and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A heroic performance from Benevento in their game against Juve Stabia last time out. Things got complicated when Luca Caldirola was sent off in the 24th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory! World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager F. Inzaghi when Marco Sau scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.
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 Benevento playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.
Benevento have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 21 goals have been scored. Benevento are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Benevento - Crotone 2-0, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Crotone victories, zero draws and three Benevento wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Tochukwu Nwankwo 13 goals |   B. Viola 9 goals |  M. Sau 9 goals |
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| Crotone | Benevento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | 27 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 56 |
| 35 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 94% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 58% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 23% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 65% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 60% | 61% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 7 | 8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 531 | 284 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 177 | 439 |
| 167 | 89 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 64 | 155 |
| 29% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 36% |
- Benevento has the fewest conceded goals (15)
- Benevento has the fewest conceded goals (9) away
- Benevento has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
- Benevento has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Benevento has the most clean sheets (19)
- Benevento has the most clean sheets (9) away
- Benevento has the most points (34) away
- Benevento has the most scored goals (56)
- Benevento has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Benevento has the the best goal difference (+41)
- Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benevento is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Crotone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Crotone have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Benevento | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 76 |
| 2 | Crotone | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Cittadella | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 52 |
| 4 | Spezia | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Pordenone | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Frosinone | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Chievo | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 45 |
| 8 | Salernitana | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Pisa | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Empoli | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 42 |
| 11 | Virtus Entella | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Perugia | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 40 |
| 13 | Venezia | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -4 | 39 |
| 14 | Pescara | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -5 | 39 |
| 15 | Juve Stabia | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 36 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 34 |
| 17 | Ascoli | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 32 | -9 | 33 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 19 | Trapani | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 35 | -18 | 29 |
| 20 | Livorno | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -25 | 21 |