Pescara fights Virtus Entella in Serie B battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia (23800 seats)

Pescara are welcoming Virtus Entella for another important game after their 1-1 result against 9th-placed Brescia.

Insights:
  • Pescara have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the fewest scored goals (25) in Serie B

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Virtus Entella have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 7-12-21 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.

Pescara are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Virtus Entella are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Pescara form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Pescara, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie B, have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia.

Pescara drew their last game, 1-1 away at Brescia (placed 9th). Before that, Pescara played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Monza.

The manager G. Grassadonia will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cosenza in only three days.

Pescara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 16 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Pescara defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

There's been little loot from Virtus Entella's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Serie B. Virtus Entella, who have the fewest scored goals (25) in Serie B, only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Virtus Entella, who have now gone 14 games without a victory. The Pisa game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Entella are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Entella aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 217 league minutes without a goal. M. Brunori was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Entella in their previous game, as they lost their Serie B-match, hosting Salernitana, 0-3. A 0-3 defeat away at Pordenone before that.

A new game in only three days for Entella, the Serie B home match versus Vicenza. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Entella have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Virtus Entella - Pescara 3-0 earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Pescara victories, four draws and two Virtus Entella wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PescaraD. Ceter Valencia
D. Ceter Valencia
5 goals
Virtus EntellaM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
5 goals
PescaraC. Galano
C. Galano
4 goals

Pescara missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pescara Virtus Entella
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
6 3 0 Won W 0 1 4
10 4 1 Drew D 3 6 10
17 9 3 Lost L 2 9 19
27 16 2 Scored S 2 10 25
50 25 7 Conceded C 6 24 54
85% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 75% 85%
73% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 67%
36% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 45%
30% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 18%
9% 19% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
42% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 45%
24% 12% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 24%
48% 50% 75% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.8
6 3 2 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.6 12.2 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 8.5 9.3
3 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.2 2.7
27% 30% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pescara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pescara have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home 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 the fewest points (9) away in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the fewest scored goals (25) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals (54) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 31 16 14 1 54 24 15 8 7 0 26 10 16 8 7 1 28 14 30 62
2 Lecce 33 15 13 5 62 38 17 6 8 3 33 23 16 9 5 2 29 15 24 58
3 Salernitana 33 15 12 6 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 9 17 6 6 5 15 20 7 57
4 Monza 33 13 13 7 42 29 16 7 6 3 24 13 17 6 7 4 18 16 13 52
5 Venezia 32 13 11 8 43 33 16 8 2 6 22 18 16 5 9 2 21 15 10 50
6 SPAL 33 12 14 7 39 35 16 7 6 3 23 16 17 5 8 4 16 19 4 50
7 Cittadella 33 12 11 10 42 31 16 7 6 3 22 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 11 47
8 Chievo 31 11 12 8 38 29 16 8 4 4 23 13 15 3 8 4 15 16 9 45
9 Brescia 33 11 11 11 47 45 17 7 5 5 29 23 16 4 6 6 18 22 2 44
10 Cremonese 32 11 9 12 38 37 16 6 4 6 21 19 16 5 5 6 17 18 1 42
11 Vicenza 32 9 14 9 42 42 16 4 9 3 19 18 16 5 5 6 23 24 0 41
12 Reggina 32 10 11 11 32 35 15 6 3 6 13 15 17 4 8 5 19 20 -3 41
13 Pisa 31 9 13 9 40 44 16 5 9 2 18 15 15 4 4 7 22 29 -4 40
14 Frosinone 33 9 13 11 29 38 17 3 8 6 12 19 16 6 5 5 17 19 -9 40
15 Pordenone 32 8 13 11 33 34 15 3 9 3 20 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 -1 37
16 Ascoli 33 8 10 15 29 42 17 6 5 6 14 19 16 2 5 9 15 23 -13 34
17 Cosenza 32 5 17 10 26 32 17 2 9 6 12 17 15 3 8 4 14 15 -6 32
18 Reggiana 33 8 7 18 27 50 17 5 5 7 17 21 16 3 2 11 10 29 -23 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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 Empoli 31 16 14 1 54 24 15 8 7 0 26 10 16 8 7 1 28 14 30 62
2 Lecce 33 15 13 5 62 38 17 6 8 3 33 23 16 9 5 2 29 15 24 58
3 Salernitana 33 15 12 6 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 9 17 6 6 5 15 20 7 57
4 Monza 33 13 13 7 42 29 16 7 6 3 24 13 17 6 7 4 18 16 13 52
5 Venezia 32 13 11 8 43 33 16 8 2 6 22 18 16 5 9 2 21 15 10 50
6 SPAL 33 12 14 7 39 35 16 7 6 3 23 16 17 5 8 4 16 19 4 50
7 Cittadella 33 12 11 10 42 31 16 7 6 3 22 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 11 47
8 Chievo 31 11 12 8 38 29 16 8 4 4 23 13 15 3 8 4 15 16 9 45
9 Brescia 33 11 11 11 47 45 17 7 5 5 29 23 16 4 6 6 18 22 2 44
10 Cremonese 32 11 9 12 38 37 16 6 4 6 21 19 16 5 5 6 17 18 1 42
11 Vicenza 32 9 14 9 42 42 16 4 9 3 19 18 16 5 5 6 23 24 0 41
12 Reggina 32 10 11 11 32 35 15 6 3 6 13 15 17 4 8 5 19 20 -3 41
13 Pisa 31 9 13 9 40 44 16 5 9 2 18 15 15 4 4 7 22 29 -4 40
14 Frosinone 33 9 13 11 29 38 17 3 8 6 12 19 16 6 5 5 17 19 -9 40
15 Pordenone 32 8 13 11 33 34 15 3 9 3 20 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 -1 37
16 Ascoli 33 8 10 15 29 42 17 6 5 6 14 19 16 2 5 9 15 23 -13 34
17 Cosenza 32 5 17 10 26 32 17 2 9 6 12 17 15 3 8 4 14 15 -6 32
18 Reggiana 33 8 7 18 27 50 17 5 5 7 17 21 16 3 2 11 10 29 -23 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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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.