The league table in Serie B tells a story about these teams so far, with Monza leading Pescara by 25 points. Match preview to follow:
- Monza have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
- Pescara have the fewest scored goals (9) 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.
Monza form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Monza, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B, have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
The home team returns to U-Power Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Virtus Entella (placed 20th) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Venezia that was lost 1-4.
The Monza fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Monza have conceded only 12 goals.
Pescara form and stats
There's been little loot from Pescara's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Pescara, who have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Serie B, only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
Pescara are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Serie B against Pisa (placed 11th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vicenza wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The attacking power of Pescara when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches 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. Pescara have conceded 23 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Pescara - Monza 3-2.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gytkjær 6 goals |  D. Frattesi 5 goals | D. Carvalho 5 goals |
Monza missing players
Pescara missing players
| Monza | Pescara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 41 | 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | 48 |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 74% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 71% |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 40% | 39% |
| 16% | 20% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 32% |
| 10% | 13% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 42% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 27% | 39% |
| 48% | 60% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 26% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 53% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14.3 | 16.5 | 18.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 28% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | 26% |
- Monza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pescara have scored away.
- Monza have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
- Monza have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Serie B
- Pescara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pescara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pescara have the fewest scored goals (9) away 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 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Lecce | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 55 |
| 3 | Monza | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Salernitana | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 5 | Venezia | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | SPAL | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Chievo | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | Brescia | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Vicenza | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Pisa | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 12 | Reggina | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 40 |
| 13 | Frosinone | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 | Cremonese | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 15 | Pordenone | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 31 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 17 | Reggiana | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 30 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 19 | Pescara | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 26 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 22 |