Parma supporters put their faith in manager E. Maresca to deliver victory against Cremonese

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ennio Tardini (27906 seats)

Cremonese have travelled here for an engaging fight against the home side Parma. Read up on the game with this thorough Serie B preview!

This looks to be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Parma form and stats

The hosts won their first Serie B game here at Stadio Ennio Tardini, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Parma last season were 2 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses from 19 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.

It's back home for Parma, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pordenone away with the result 4-0. Dennis Man, Stanko Jurić, Roberto Inglese and Franco Vázquez found the net in that victory. Midfielder Stanko Jurić was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.42 (out of ten) in that game. Jurić scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Parma played a great game against Pordenone and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Benevento in a game that was won 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Parma have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Parma as they are travelling to their away game against Ternana in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Parma's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Cremonese form and stats

Cremonese have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Serie B were 5 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Cremonese go into this game after a win, the home game against Cittadella that ended 2-0. Goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi got the top player rating of the team with 8.34/10. Carnesecchi stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi was absolutely vital in the Cremonese victory against Cittadella, making six saves.

Before that, Cremonese secured a home win against Lecce with the score 3-0.

Cremonese are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, six draws and six defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cremonese are hosting Perugia in the Serie B only three days away.

Cremonese have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior two meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Parma, zero draws and one win for Cremonese. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

ParmaD. Man
D. Man
2 goals
CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
2 goals
ParmaS. Jurić
S. Jurić
1 goals

Parma missing players

Cremonese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Parma Cremonese
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 1 0 Scored S 0 0 5
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
3.7 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 3.3
7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 4.3
2 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.3 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 17 11.3
5.3 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
44% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 56%
Parma Last season Cremonese
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
3 2   Won W   5 12
11 5   Drew D   6 12
24 12   Lost L   8 14
39 16   Scored S   19 46
83 39   Conceded C   22 44
92% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
84% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 74%
68% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
42% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
16% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
55% 42%   BTTS BTTS   58% 53%
13% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
39% 47%   Failed to Score F T   26% 29%
 
4.1 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 5.6
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.7
2.4 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
1 0   Red cards R C   1 5
 
10.4 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   16 15.7
3.2 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.7
32% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 26%

  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 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 9
2 Pisa 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 9
3 Ascoli 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 9
4 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
5 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
6 Cittadella 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
7 Frosinone 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
8 Reggina 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
9 Monza 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
10 SPAL 3 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 4
11 Benevento 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
12 Perugia 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
13 Cosenza 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
14 Como 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
15 Crotone 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 2
16 Lecce 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
17 Vicenza 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
18 Alessandria 3 0 0 3 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0
19 Ternana 3 0 0 3 3 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 3 0 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 -10 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
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 Empoli 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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