It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 13th place.
It's no vacation for neither Livorno nor Cremonese 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.
Livorno form and stats
6-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Livorno so far this season. After failing to beat Pescara here at Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.In their previous game, the manager R. Breda led his Livorno to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Perugia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Armando Picchi. Ahead of that match, Livorno won a home game hosting Salernitana (1-0).
There will be little rest for Livorno after this match as they are travelling to Cittadella for a Serie B game in only three days.
Livorno are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 14 goals in 14 matches. Livorno are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Armando Picchi, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.
Last season, Livorno's league statistics were 20 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the Serie C: Girone A. Over these 36 matches they scored 64 goals and conceded 38. Playing at home last season Livorno managed 11-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 13 conceded.
Cremonese form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Cremonese as they have only collected 11 points from their 13 away games. Cremonese only has 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 11 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.Cremonese's last game was the home draw against Hellas Verona (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Venezia that ended 1-1.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Cremonese have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Let's have a look at how Cremonese performed last season in the Serie B. They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 21 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 12 and lost 6 with 18/19 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cremonese - Livorno 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 3 Livorno victories, 0 draws and 1 Cremonese win.Top Goalscorers
  A. Diamanti 8 goals / 4 assists |  N. Giannetti 5 goals |   V. Mogoș 4 goals / 1 assists |
Livorno missing players
Cremonese missing players
| Livorno | Cremonese | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 13 | 28 |
| 28 | 14 | Scored | 9 | 25 |
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | 21 | 27 |
| 89% | 79% | Over 0.5 | 85% | 82% |
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 85% | 64% |
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 31% | 21% |
| 25% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 23% | 14% |
| 11% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 29% | Both teams to score | 54% | 36% |
| 29% | 57% | Clean Sheet | 15% | 43% |
| 32% | 36% | Failed To Score | 46% | 39% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Brescia | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Palermo | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Lecce | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | Hellas Verona | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Pescara | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 45 |
| 6 | Benevento | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Perugia | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Cittadella | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Spezia | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 40 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Cosenza | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Ascoli | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Cremonese | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Crotone | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 30 |
| 15 | Livorno | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 30 |
| 16 | Venezia | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Foggia | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Padova | 29 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -12 | 24 |
| 19 | Carpi | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 22 |
