Serie B match prediction: Little separates Perugia and Reggina in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: AntiStadio Renato Curi Campo 1 (1000 seats)

Perugia have struggled for points this season. Will the gang get some sugar when Reggina come to visit AntiStadio Renato Curi Campo 1?

Insights:
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B
  • Reggina have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Serie B

It's quite the trip for Reggina when visiting Perugia as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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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Perugia form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Perugia have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.

The fans are hoping that Perugia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Südtirol (placed 4th). Midfield player Casasola got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Casasola scored one goal and hit one key pass.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Como.

This is expected to be a close game, with Perugia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Perugia as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Perugia has won 2 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.

The Perugia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. 14 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Perugia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cittadella, Brescia, SPAL, Venezia, Benevento and Cosenza), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Reggina form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Reggina have produced an overall stat of 6-1-7 so far. It's all red in the travel logs of Reggina, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Reggina's previous game was their home loss versus Parma (0-1). Attacker Ménez got a player rating of 7.61 in the game. "Man of the match" Ménez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 26 successful passes (of 29 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Cosenza's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reggina playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Reggina wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.

Reggina are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). 16 goals have been conceded by Reggina in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Reggina - Perugia 2-3. Previous three meetings featuring these teams: Perugia won two, Reggina were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RegginaG. Fabbian
G. Fabbian
8 goals
PerugiaT. Casasola
T. Casasola
5 goals
RegginaJ. Ménez
J. Ménez
5 goals

Perugia missing players

Reggina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Perugia Reggina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 14 28
8 5 1 Won W 3 6 13
6 4 0 Drew D 0 1 3
14 4 3 Lost L 2 7 12
30 17 4 Scored S 10 16 39
34 14 8 Conceded C 7 16 31
86% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
64% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 71%
43% 54% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 43% 57%
21% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 14% 18%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 7%
39% 38% 75% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 43%
36% 54% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 32%
39% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 29%
 
5.5 6.4 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.9 4.9
4.9 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 4.8 5
2.7 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.5
6 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.5 14.1 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 12.2 13.3
4.2 5.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.9 4.7
26% 25% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 30%
 
13.5 11.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 10.9 10
4.7 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.6 3.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Perugia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B
  • Reggina have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Serie B
  • Reggina have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Serie B
  • Reggina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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

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 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

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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.