Serie B prediction and preview: Frosinone modest favorites to beat Pordenone

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 09.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Benito Stirpe (16125 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Frosinone have their presumed home advantage while Pordenone are ahead 4 points in the Serie B table.

Frosinone have less rest than Pordenone in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie B game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Cittadella, so at least Frosinone are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Frosinone can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie B. Pordenone are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Frosinone form and stats

10 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Frosinone have to build on here at Stadio Benito Stirpe in the Serie B.

A strong away win for Frosinone against Cittadella (after extra-time) the last match, as Federico Dionisi, Alessandro Salvi and Camillo Ciano were on target. In the match before that, Frosinone hosted Pisa and drew the game 1-1.

The game against Cittadella (after extra-time) had lots of late drama as Frosinone came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Camillo Ciano's goal in the 120th minute. The victory against Cittadella (after extra-time) came after Camillo Ciano's winning goal. The Frosinone manager A. Nesta was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 87th minute. A late climax in the match against Cittadella (after extra-time) as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Camillo Ciano.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Frosinone handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and one defeat.

There will be little rest for Frosinone after this match as they are travelling to Pordenone for a Serie B game in only three days.

The Frosinone fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 19 league matches. Frosinone have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pordenone form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Pordenone have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Visiting Pordenone has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Pordenone has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cremonese for a Serie B game that ended a draw (2-2). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Salernitana.

Michele Di Gregorio had red hot gloves after the game against Cremonese, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. As mentioned above, Pordenone drew the match against Cremonese. Manager A. Tesser brought on Salvatore Burrai to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Pordenone are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of six matches.

After this away game Pordenone return home for a Serie B game against Frosinone. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Pordenone have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 19 games. Pordenone struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 34 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Frosinone - Pordenone 2-2, played this season. Last two meetings between the teams: Frosinone won zero, Pordenone won one and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FrosinoneF. Dionisi
F. Dionisi
12 goals
FrosinoneC. Ciano
C. Ciano
9 goals
FrosinoneL. Paganini
L. Paganini
5 goals

Frosinone missing players

Pordenone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Frosinone Pordenone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 6 19 38
15 10 2 Won W 2 5 16
12 5 0 Drew D 2 5 10
12 4 3 Lost L 2 9 12
44 29 7 Scored S 6 23 48
40 18 8 Conceded C 10 34 46
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
69% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 84% 74%
31% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 63% 50%
18% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 18%
5% 5% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
38% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 63% 50%
38% 42% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 11% 32%
31% 11% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 26% 24%
 
5.3 5.9 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5 4.6
4.2 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.8 5.5
2.5 2.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.6
6 4 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
503 262 71 Total Shots T S 74 235 511
150 86 18 Shots on Target S O 22 73 154
29% 34% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 32% 31%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Frosinone have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Frosinone haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pordenone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pordenone 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 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21

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 Benevento 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21

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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.