Monza vs Brescia: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: U-Power Stadium (18568 seats)

The Monza & Brescia bosses Stroppa and Corini are both fearful of and feeling excited about this crucial game in the upper part of the Serie B league table.

Insights:
  • Monza have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie B
  • Brescia have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Monza form and stats

43 points is a decent return from 19 Serie B games here at U-Power Stadium for Monza. The data says 13 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Monza are returning here after visiting Brescia and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Gytkjær (2) scored the goal(s). Attacking player Gytkjær bettered all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 7.95 out of 10. Gytkjær scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Perugia (0-1).

A decent goal production from Monza in their home games so far, with 37 goals from 19 league matches. From these home matches, Monza have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Brescia form and stats

The visitors are W9-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Brescia's previous game was their home loss versus Monza (1-2). Midfielder Bisoli was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Bisoli hit four key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Perugia (after extra-time).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brescia have scored 25 goals in 19 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have fought previously this season: Brescia - Monza 1-2. Previous six meetings between these squads: Monza won three, Brescia triumphed in two and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
11 goals
MonzaC. Gytkjær
C. Gytkjær
11 goals
MonzaM. Valoti
M. Valoti
10 goals

Monza missing players

Brescia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monza Brescia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 4 Played P 4 19 40
20 13 2 Won W 1 9 18
10 4 0 Drew D 2 7 15
9 2 2 Lost L 1 3 7
62 37 4 Scored S 5 25 59
39 14 3 Conceded C 5 15 39
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 89% 95%
74% 68% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 63% 72%
46% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 26% 35%
28% 37% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 25%
15% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 12%
51% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 55%
38% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 42% 35%
15% 5% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 15%
 
5.7 5.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 6.2 6.5
4.5 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 5.1
2.5 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2
7 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.5 14.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 13.7 15.5
3.9 4.4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.7 4.9
41% 45% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 30%
 
12.3 11.3 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.9 11.9
3.8 3.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Brescia have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in Serie B
  • Brescia have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Serie B
  • Monza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Monza have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie B
  • Monza haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

Brescia:
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 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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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.