Evenly matched teams: Parma vs Benevento match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 29.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ennio Tardini (27906 seats)

After the first game it's Parma - Benevento 1-3 in points. Who will prevail in this second Serie B fixture of the season?

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.

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Parma form and stats

In the previous season, Parma's league stats were 3 wins, 11 draws and 24 losses, results that produced 20th place in the Serie A. In these 38 matches they scored 39 goals and gave away 83. Appearing as the home team in the last season Parma produced 2-5-12 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 39 conceded. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.

The home team returns to Stadio Ennio Tardini after being equal after 90 minutes with Frosinone (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 2-2. The goalie Gianluigi Buffon was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.04 out of ten. Buffon stopped the opponent with seven saves. The Parma goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was crucial in the match against Frosinone last time out, making seven saves.

Preceding that match was the home Coppa Italia game against Lecce that was lost 1-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Parma have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost three.

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Benevento form and stats

Let's have a look at how Benevento performed last season in the Serie A: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 12 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 75 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 21/36 goals scored/conceded.

Benevento won their last game, 4-3 versus Alessandria played at home. Defender Gaetano Letizia was the best team player with a rating of 7.22. Letizia served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Benevento, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs SPAL (after extra-time).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Benevento in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Benevento, two draws and four defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Parma victories, two draws and zero Benevento wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ParmaD. Man
D. Man
1 goals
ParmaG. Tutino
G. Tutino
1 goals
BeneventoD. Foulon
D. Foulon
1 goals

Parma missing players

Benevento missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Parma Benevento
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
Parma Last season Benevento
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
3 2   Won W   5 7
11 5   Drew D   5 12
24 12   Lost L   9 19
39 16   Scored S   21 40
83 39   Conceded C   36 75
92% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
84% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
68% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 47%
42% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 37%
16% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 21%
55% 42%   BTTS BTTS   53% 58%
13% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 18%
39% 47%   Failed to Score F T   32% 29%
 
4.1 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 6
2.4 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
1 0   Red cards R C   3 5
 
10.4 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11.3
3.2 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.6
32% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Benevento 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Perugia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Pisa 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Como 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Crotone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Frosinone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Reggina 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Alessandria 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
15 Cosenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Pordenone 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SPAL 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Ternana 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Lecce 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 38 28 7 3 89 35 19 17 1 1 53 18 19 11 6 2 36 17 54 91
2 Milan 38 24 7 7 74 41 19 8 6 5 31 24 19 16 1 2 43 17 33 79
3 Atalanta 38 23 9 6 90 47 19 12 3 4 49 24 19 11 6 2 41 23 43 78
4 Juventus 38 23 9 6 77 38 19 14 2 3 40 18 19 9 7 3 37 20 39 78
5 Napoli 38 24 5 9 86 41 19 12 4 3 50 20 19 12 1 6 36 21 45 77
6 Lazio 38 21 5 12 61 55 19 13 3 3 36 23 19 8 2 9 25 32 6 68
7 Roma 38 18 8 12 68 58 19 13 4 2 42 18 19 5 4 10 26 40 10 62
8 Sassuolo 38 17 11 10 64 56 19 7 8 4 31 27 19 10 3 6 33 29 8 62
9 Sampdoria 38 15 7 16 52 54 19 9 3 7 32 26 19 6 4 9 20 28 -2 52
10 Hellas Verona 38 11 12 15 46 48 19 6 6 7 23 23 19 5 6 8 23 25 -2 45
11 Genoa 38 10 12 16 47 58 19 5 7 7 29 30 19 5 5 9 18 28 -11 42
12 Bologna 38 10 11 17 51 65 19 7 5 7 33 33 19 3 6 10 18 32 -14 41
13 Fiorentina 38 9 13 16 47 59 19 6 6 7 25 25 19 3 7 9 22 34 -12 40
14 Udinese 38 10 10 18 42 58 19 5 4 10 14 19 19 5 6 8 28 39 -16 40
15 Spezia 38 9 12 17 52 72 19 5 7 7 28 33 19 4 5 10 24 39 -20 39
16 Cagliari 38 9 10 19 43 59 19 5 4 10 22 32 19 4 6 9 21 27 -16 37
17 Torino 38 7 16 15 50 69 19 3 9 7 25 36 19 4 7 8 25 33 -19 37
18 Benevento 38 7 12 19 40 75 19 2 7 10 19 39 19 5 5 9 21 36 -35 33
19 Crotone 38 6 5 27 45 92 19 5 2 12 23 35 19 1 3 15 22 57 -47 23
20 Parma 38 3 11 24 39 83 19 2 5 12 16 39 19 1 6 12 23 44 -44 20

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 Cremonese 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Benevento 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Perugia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Pisa 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Como 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Crotone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Frosinone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Reggina 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Alessandria 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
15 Cosenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Pordenone 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SPAL 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Ternana 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Lecce 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.