Serie B forecast and preview: Parma small favourite to beat Südtirol

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ennio Tardini (27906 seats)

Südtirol will not expect any freebies from hosting team Parma in this Serie B fixture. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Parma haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

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

The story so far in the Serie B for Parma at their home stadium (Stadio Ennio Tardini) is 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Parma, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

It's back home for Parma, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reggina away with the result 1-0. Vázquez found the net in that victory. The striker Vázquez was announced as "man of the match" for Parma with the rating of 7.92/10. Vázquez scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Pisa with the scoreline 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Parma handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

It should be added that a glance at the 13 latest league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

The Parma fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Parma have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Südtirol form and stats

Playing away, Südtirol have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Impressive finishing from Curto and Mazzocchi secured the home win 2-1 against Perugia in their previous game. Curto, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.75. Curto scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.

Prior to that result Südtirol won their away game at Benevento. The scoreline was 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Südtirol have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 6 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Low on goals? 12 of this club's most recent 14 league matches have had two or less goals.

Südtirol find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Südtirol are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Südtirol - Parma 1-0 was the story when these participants last met, also in this season. Last three meetings featuring these participants: Parma won one, Südtirol were winners in two and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ParmaF. Vázquez
F. Vázquez
8 goals
SüdtirolR. Odogwu
R. Odogwu
8 goals
SüdtirolM. Rover
M. Rover
5 goals

Parma missing players

Südtirol missing players

Parma Südtirol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 2 13 28
11 7 3 Won W 2 7 12
7 1 1 Drew D 0 3 11
10 6 1 Lost L 0 3 5
35 18 8 Scored S 3 14 32
31 13 4 Conceded C 0 12 28
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
57% 57% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 75%
36% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 32%
29% 21% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 14%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 36% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 23% 50%
32% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 36%
36% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 21%
 
6.4 6.8 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.6 3.7
3.6 3.6 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.5 5.4
2.6 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 2.3
5 2 2 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
13.8 13.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16 10.5 10.9
4.6 4.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.1 3.6
27% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 35% 32%
 
9.9 9.1 11 Shots against (avg) S A 20 16.8 14.9
3.3 3 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 3.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Parma 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 Frosinone 28 19 4 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 14 8 2 4 21 11 30 61
2 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
3 Bari 1908 28 13 10 5 45 27 14 5 6 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 49
4 Südtirol 28 12 11 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 13 7 3 3 14 12 4 47
5 Pisa 28 10 12 6 40 28 14 6 4 4 22 14 14 4 8 2 18 14 12 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Parma 28 11 7 10 35 31 14 7 1 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 40
8 Cagliari 28 9 12 7 30 28 14 8 4 2 19 13 14 1 8 5 11 15 2 39
9 Palermo 28 9 11 8 30 32 14 6 5 3 15 11 14 3 6 5 15 21 -2 38
10 Ascoli 28 9 9 10 29 31 14 3 5 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 17 15 -2 36
11 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
12 Modena 28 10 5 13 38 38 13 5 4 4 21 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 0 35
13 Como 28 8 11 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 14 2 7 5 14 21 -3 35
14 Cittadella 28 8 10 10 25 34 13 4 6 3 13 14 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 34
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 28 7 8 13 29 38 14 3 4 7 14 20 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 29
17 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
18 Benevento 28 6 10 12 23 31 14 3 3 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 28
19 Brescia 28 6 9 13 22 40 15 4 5 6 13 17 13 2 4 7 9 23 -18 27
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

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.