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

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: U-Power Stadium (18568 seats)

This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, highs and lows giving mid-table places so far. Get ready for Monza - Cittadella!

Insights:
  • Monza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie B
  • Cittadella have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Monza form and stats

Monza have collected seven points from their first three Serie B games here at U-Power Stadium, a promising start.

Stress levels are on the rise for Monza's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Vignato was their last goal scorer.

Monza shared the glory with Parma in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Defender Giulio Donati got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.74/10. Donati hit one key pass and won 4 of 7 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Monza lost 0-3 at Lecce's place.

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

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

The Monza fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Monza have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cittadella form and stats

Things could have gone better for Cittadella in their Serie B away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

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

Cittadella's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus SPAL that finished 0-0. Defender Davide Adorni was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Adorni won 6 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Frosinone at their stadium, the result 1-0.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cittadella as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. For Cittadella, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Monza, one draw and two wins for Cittadella. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
5 goals
MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
2 goals
CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
2 goals

Monza missing players

Cittadella missing players

Monza Cittadella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 1 3 8
2 2 0 Won W 1 1 4
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
7 5 0 Scored S 1 2 9
8 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 10
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 50%
38% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
12% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 25%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
38% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 50%
38% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
4.9 4.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.3 5
4.5 5.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2.7 3.4
2.9 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 4.3 3.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.1 12.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 14 12.9
3.2 3.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 6.3 6.9
27% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 11% 16%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cittadella have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Cittadella have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Monza have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Monza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) 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 Pisa 8 6 1 1 16 6 4 4 0 0 7 1 4 2 1 1 9 5 10 19
2 Cremonese 8 5 1 2 11 6 5 3 1 1 8 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 5 16
3 Lecce 8 4 3 1 13 8 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 15
4 Brescia 8 4 2 2 19 13 3 1 1 1 9 7 5 3 1 1 10 6 6 14
5 Ascoli 8 4 2 2 13 11 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 14
6 Benevento 8 3 4 1 12 7 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 13
7 Perugia 8 3 4 1 9 5 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 2 2 0 4 0 4 13
8 Reggina 8 3 4 1 8 7 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 1 13
9 Cittadella 8 4 1 3 9 10 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 1 0 2 2 6 -1 13
10 Frosinone 8 2 5 1 9 6 4 0 3 1 4 5 4 2 2 0 5 1 3 11
11 Cosenza 8 3 2 3 8 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 0 1 3 2 8 -2 11
12 Parma 8 2 4 2 12 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 9 7 2 10
13 Monza 8 2 4 2 7 8 3 2 1 0 5 2 5 0 3 2 2 6 -1 10
14 Ternana 8 3 1 4 11 14 4 2 0 2 5 7 4 1 1 2 6 7 -3 10
15 SPAL 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 2 2 0 11 5 4 0 1 3 1 4 3 9
16 Como 8 2 3 3 10 11 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 7 7 -1 9
17 Crotone 8 1 4 3 11 16 5 1 3 1 7 9 3 0 1 2 4 7 -5 7
18 Alessandria 8 1 1 6 9 18 3 1 0 2 3 6 5 0 1 4 6 12 -9 4
19 Vicenza 8 1 0 7 8 15 4 0 0 4 1 7 4 1 0 3 7 8 -7 3
20 Pordenone 8 0 1 7 5 22 5 0 1 4 4 13 3 0 0 3 1 9 -17 1

Read more about Serie B

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.