Serie B preview: Can Monza edge out victory against Cittadella?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: U-Power Stadium (18568 seats)

Monza and Cittadella are both riding high in the Serie B with their 3rd and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Monza have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Serie B
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Monza 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.

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Monza form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Monza, who have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Serie B, have managed 9 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 19 games.

Monza haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 182 minutes ago. D. Diaw scored that one.

Monza are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Cittadella. Midfielder Carlos Augusto was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.32 (out of ten) in that game. Augusto hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Ahead of that match, Monza lost 0-2 at home to Brescia.

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

Monza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Monza have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cittadella form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Cittadella playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

237 minutes! That's how long the Cittadella goalkeeper Elhan Kastrati and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Cittadella had fun at their own home (U-Power Stadium) last time out, beating Monza 3-0. Enrico Baldini (3) scored. Attacker Enrico Baldini got a player rating of 9.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Baldini scored three goals, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total). Goalkeeper Elhan Kastrati was absolutely vital in the Cittadella victory against Monza, making seven saves. It's hard not to mention Enrico Baldini's lethal finishing against Monza. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Brescia.

We have checked recent matches where Cittadella have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were five victories, three draws and zero defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cittadella have scored 23 goals in 19 league games away. As opposed to that, Cittadella have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Cittadella - Monza 3-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Monza won one, Cittadella won one and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MonzaD. Frattesi
D. Frattesi
8 goals
CittadellaM. Gargiulo
M. Gargiulo
8 goals
CittadellaF. Proia
F. Proia
8 goals

Monza missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monza Cittadella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 4 Played P 4 19 40
17 9 2 Won W 1 6 17
13 6 1 Drew D 1 5 12
9 4 1 Lost L 2 8 11
51 27 6 Scored S 4 23 52
36 16 5 Conceded C 4 21 35
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
74% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 63% 65%
36% 32% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 32% 32%
15% 16% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 26% 18%
8% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
41% 37% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 40%
44% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 40%
26% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 37% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.2 2.9
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
14.4 16.1 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 14.1 13.9
4.6 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.7
28% 28% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Serie B
  • Cittadella have the most matches under the total-line (27) in Serie B
  • Monza have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Serie B
  • Monza have the fewest points from losing position (4) 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 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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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.