Monza followers expect points in home match facing Crotone

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: U-Power Stadium (18568 seats)

Monza warm up for Crotone with hopes of taking all three points. Can they? Read our match preview!

Insights:
  • Monza have the most scored goals (50) in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (3) away in Serie B

These teams have little in common geographically as Crotone have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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

Monza are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at U-Power Stadium. 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games.

The Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 232 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.

Happy days for Monza in their previous game, a fixture away at Alessandria (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Defender Augusto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.8/10. Augusto served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 14 duels.

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Vicenza.

Monza have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crotone form and stats

Crotone have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 0-3-12 (15 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.

Crotone go into this game after a win, the home game against Frosinone that ended 2-0. Golemić was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Golemić scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.

Prior to that match, the Crotone manager Modesto faced defeat when travelling to Benevento and losing 1-3.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Crotone has visited these top teams five times, and 5 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Crotone - Monza 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneM. Marić
M. Marić
9 goals
MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
8 goals
MonzaM. Valoti
M. Valoti
8 goals

Monza missing players

Crotone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monza Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 5 15 30
15 10 6 Won W 0 0 3
9 3 0 Drew D 1 3 10
6 2 0 Lost L 4 12 17
50 30 19 Scored S 7 13 31
30 13 4 Conceded C 14 30 50
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 73%
50% 53% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 53% 50%
33% 47% 83% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 33% 30%
17% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 20% 17%
57% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 60% 57%
37% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
13% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 40% 40%
 
5.7 5.9 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 5 5.5
4.6 4.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.9 5
2.5 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.4
7 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
12.2 14.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 11.5 12
3.8 4.1 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.9
44% 48% 61% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 25% 26%
 
11.7 10.2 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 13.9 12.9
3.5 3.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crotone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (3) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crotone have scored away.
  • Monza have the most points (33) at home in Serie B
  • Monza have the most scored goals (50) in Serie B
  • Monza have the most scored goals in the second half (29) 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 30 14 13 3 49 27 15 9 5 1 32 14 15 5 8 2 17 13 22 55
2 Pisa 29 15 10 4 39 22 15 8 6 1 21 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 17 55
3 Monza 30 15 9 6 50 30 15 10 3 2 30 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 20 54
4 Brescia 30 14 11 5 46 31 15 5 7 3 23 19 15 9 4 2 23 12 15 53
5 Cremonese 29 15 8 6 43 28 14 8 5 1 24 13 15 7 3 5 19 15 15 53
6 Benevento 29 14 9 6 47 27 15 8 4 3 30 15 14 6 5 3 17 12 20 51
7 Frosinone 30 12 12 6 45 31 15 7 6 2 25 12 15 5 6 4 20 19 14 48
8 Ascoli 29 13 7 9 41 37 14 4 5 5 15 17 15 9 2 4 26 20 4 46
9 Perugia 29 11 12 6 32 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 15 7 6 2 18 13 7 45
10 Cittadella 30 11 11 8 33 29 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 7 3 14 15 4 44
11 Reggina 30 11 7 12 27 36 15 7 2 6 16 17 15 4 5 6 11 19 -9 40
12 Parma 30 8 14 8 37 33 15 4 7 4 19 14 15 4 7 4 18 19 4 38
13 Ternana 30 10 8 12 42 46 15 7 1 7 21 19 15 3 7 5 21 27 -4 38
14 Como 30 8 14 8 36 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 15 4 7 4 20 25 -4 38
15 SPAL 29 7 10 12 34 43 15 3 6 6 24 23 14 4 4 6 10 20 -9 31
16 Alessandria 30 6 7 17 28 48 15 4 4 7 12 20 15 2 3 10 16 28 -20 25
17 Cosenza 29 5 9 15 26 46 14 5 3 6 15 17 15 0 6 9 11 29 -20 24
18 Vicenza 30 5 6 19 29 52 15 3 4 8 16 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -23 21
19 Crotone 30 3 10 17 31 50 15 3 7 5 18 20 15 0 3 12 13 30 -19 19
20 Pordenone 29 2 7 20 20 54 15 1 5 9 12 26 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 13

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 30 14 13 3 49 27 15 9 5 1 32 14 15 5 8 2 17 13 22 55
2 Pisa 29 15 10 4 39 22 15 8 6 1 21 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 17 55
3 Monza 30 15 9 6 50 30 15 10 3 2 30 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 20 54
4 Brescia 30 14 11 5 46 31 15 5 7 3 23 19 15 9 4 2 23 12 15 53
5 Cremonese 29 15 8 6 43 28 14 8 5 1 24 13 15 7 3 5 19 15 15 53
6 Benevento 29 14 9 6 47 27 15 8 4 3 30 15 14 6 5 3 17 12 20 51
7 Frosinone 30 12 12 6 45 31 15 7 6 2 25 12 15 5 6 4 20 19 14 48
8 Ascoli 29 13 7 9 41 37 14 4 5 5 15 17 15 9 2 4 26 20 4 46
9 Perugia 29 11 12 6 32 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 15 7 6 2 18 13 7 45
10 Cittadella 30 11 11 8 33 29 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 7 3 14 15 4 44
11 Reggina 30 11 7 12 27 36 15 7 2 6 16 17 15 4 5 6 11 19 -9 40
12 Parma 30 8 14 8 37 33 15 4 7 4 19 14 15 4 7 4 18 19 4 38
13 Ternana 30 10 8 12 42 46 15 7 1 7 21 19 15 3 7 5 21 27 -4 38
14 Como 30 8 14 8 36 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 15 4 7 4 20 25 -4 38
15 SPAL 29 7 10 12 34 43 15 3 6 6 24 23 14 4 4 6 10 20 -9 31
16 Alessandria 30 6 7 17 28 48 15 4 4 7 12 20 15 2 3 10 16 28 -20 25
17 Cosenza 29 5 9 15 26 46 14 5 3 6 15 17 15 0 6 9 11 29 -20 24
18 Vicenza 30 5 6 19 29 52 15 3 4 8 16 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -23 21
19 Crotone 30 3 10 17 31 50 15 3 7 5 18 20 15 0 3 12 13 30 -19 19
20 Pordenone 29 2 7 20 20 54 15 1 5 9 12 26 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 13

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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.