Another action-packed fixture in Serie B as Lecce welcome Cittadella

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Via del Mare (33876 seats)

The Lecce & Cittadella managers E. Corini and R. Venturato are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.

Insights:
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (64) in Serie B
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Lecce nor Cittadella 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cittadella, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

Lecce are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Cittadella are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Lecce form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Lecce, who have the most scored goals (64) in Serie B, have managed 6 wins, 8 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games.

A strong away win for Lecce against Vicenza the last match, as Liam Henderson and Stefano Pettinari were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against SPAL that was lost 1-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lecce as they are travelling to their away game against Monza in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Lecce have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Via del Mare with 33 goals in 17 league matches. Lecce have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Cittadella form and stats

5-5-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cittadella in their Serie B matches away.

Cittadella won their last game, 1-0 versus Chievo played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Frosinone.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager R. Venturato when Mario Gargiulo scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Virtus Entella in just three days.

The visiting Cittadella have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cittadella have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cittadella - Lecce 2-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - two - three (Lecce wins - draws - Cittadella wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
21 goals
LecceM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
8 goals
CittadellaM. Gargiulo
M. Gargiulo
8 goals

Lecce missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lecce Cittadella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
16 6 1 Won W 0 5 13
13 8 3 Drew D 2 5 11
5 3 0 Lost L 2 7 10
64 33 6 Scored S 1 20 43
39 23 4 Conceded C 3 18 31
91% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 94%
82% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 59% 65%
65% 76% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 32%
38% 53% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 18%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
65% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 47% 41%
26% 24% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 38%
18% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 35% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
15.2 15.5 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 14.3 14
4.7 4.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.6
40% 45% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 28% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B
  • Lecce have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecce have the fewest matches under the total-line (13) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (33) at home in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (64) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals in the second half (37) 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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

Lecce:
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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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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.