Football tips: Pescara vs Virtus Entella - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 26.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia (23800 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Pescara and Virtus Entella experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 20th place.

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

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. 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 manager G. Grassadonia and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Brescia (placed 10th) in the Serie B. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Monza the opponent.

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 four days.

Pescara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

Virtus Entella, who have the fewest scored goals (25) in Serie B, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-6-9 (16 played). Entella are desperate to end a 14-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Pisa fixture. Entella has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The attacking players of Virtus Entella have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 217 minutes.

Entella's previous game was their home loss versus Salernitana (0-3). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Pordenone's place.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Entella playing away, we found seven games. Results were one away win, two draws and four home wins.

A quick return to home after this game, as Entella are hosting Vicenza in the Serie B only four days away.

The attacking power of Virtus Entella when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Entella rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Virtus Entella - Pescara 3-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Pescara, four draws and two wins for Virtus Entella. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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 (10) 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 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 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 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 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.