Monza and Como have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf expression. Both teams hold mid-table positions in the Serie B.
- Monza have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Serie B
- Como is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Monza form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Monza have to build on here at U-Power Stadium in the Serie B. Monza are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Monza drew their last game, 1-1 away at Crotone (placed 17th). Midfielder Andrea Colpani was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Colpani scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Monza had a home game versus Alessandria which ended with a victory 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Monza handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and three defeats.
Monza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. As for guarding their own goal, Monza have only let in 2 goals at home.
Como form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Como go into this game after a win, the home game against Perugia that ended 4-1. Attacker Alberto Cerri got a player rating of 8.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Cerri scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that result Como won their away game at Ternana. The scoreline was 2-1.Como are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Como has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Como have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Monza three wins, three draws and Como zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. La Gumina 4 goals |  A. Cerri 4 goals |  A. Bellemo 3 goals |
Monza missing players
Como missing players
| Monza | Como | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 58% |
| 42% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.3 | 5.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.5 | 12.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 33% | 50% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 37% | 29% |
| 12.5 | 14.6 | 17.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 28 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.8 | 5.1 |
- All of Como's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Como have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Como have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Como haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Como is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
- Monza have not yet lost a game at home.
- Monza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Monza have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Monza have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Serie B
- Monza have the most matches under the total-line (9) 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 | Brescia | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Lecce | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Pisa | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Reggina | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Frosinone | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Benevento | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Como | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | Cremonese | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Cittadella | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Ascoli | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | Monza | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Perugia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Ternana | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Parma | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 | SPAL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Crotone | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Alessandria | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
| 19 | Vicenza | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -14 | 4 |
| 20 | Pordenone | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -19 | 3 |