Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Monza welcomes Virtus Entella

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 15.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Monza are in the 9th position while the guesting Virtus Entella worry at 20th.

Insights:
  • Virtus Entella is in the worst form (0-1-5)

It's no vacation for neither Monza nor Virtus Entella 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.

9 - 13 - 17 with 49-58. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Virtus Entella when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Virtus Entella play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Monza form and stats

Monza have played 5 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Monza are returning here after visiting Venezia in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Carlos Augusto and Dany Mota scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Reggiana (0-3).

There will be little rest for Monza after this match as they are travelling to Pescara for a Serie B game in only four days.

The Monza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Monza are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

Playing away, Virtus Entella, who have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Serie B, have won 0 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie B this season. Virtus Entella are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Cosenza fixture.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie B home defeat versus Empoli with 2-5 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Cremonese's place.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Empoli was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

After this away game Virtus Entella return home for a Serie B game against Pordenone. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Virtus Entella have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
3 goals
Virtus EntellaM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
3 goals
MonzaM. Marić
M. Marić
2 goals

Monza missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Monza Virtus Entella
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 1 5 11
4 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
5 2 1 Drew D 1 4 5
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 6
11 5 2 Scored S 2 4 8
9 3 1 Conceded C 2 5 21
82% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 60% 82%
73% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 73%
27% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
45% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 55%
45% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 18%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.8 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.4 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.9 12.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.4 9.1
4.8 5.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 2.6
21% 19% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 27% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Virtus Entella has the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella has the the worst goal difference (-13) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have yet to win a game.
  • Virtus Entella is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salernitana 11 7 2 2 17 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 23
2 Empoli 11 6 4 1 21 11 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 10 22
3 SPAL 11 6 3 2 18 10 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 21
4 Lecce 11 5 5 1 26 14 6 2 4 0 16 8 5 3 1 1 10 6 12 20
5 Frosinone 11 6 2 3 13 11 6 3 1 2 5 6 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 20
6 Venezia 11 5 3 3 16 11 6 4 0 2 9 5 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 18
7 Cittadella 10 5 2 3 18 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 8 6 8 17
8 Chievo 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 17
9 Monza 11 4 5 2 11 9 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 2 3 1 6 6 2 17
10 Reggiana 10 4 2 4 13 17 5 2 2 1 8 5 5 2 0 3 5 12 -4 14
11 Brescia 11 3 4 4 17 17 6 2 3 1 12 8 5 1 1 3 5 9 0 13
12 Pordenone 11 2 7 2 11 11 5 0 5 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 13
13 Pisa 11 3 4 4 16 25 5 2 2 1 6 7 6 1 2 3 10 18 -9 13
14 Vicenza 10 2 6 2 16 16 4 0 4 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 12
15 Reggina 11 2 4 5 10 16 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 0 3 3 4 11 -6 10
16 Cosenza 11 1 6 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 -3 9
17 Cremonese 11 1 6 4 12 16 6 1 3 2 7 9 5 0 3 2 5 7 -4 9
18 Pescara 11 2 1 8 10 22 6 1 1 4 6 10 5 1 0 4 4 12 -12 7
19 Ascoli 11 1 3 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 0 2 4 6 10 -8 6
20 Virtus Entella 11 0 5 6 8 21 6 0 1 5 4 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 -13 5

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.