Balanced ball game between Pisa and Benevento expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

It's advantage Pisa at this point, with the 4th spot in the Serie B table and looking forward to facing Benevento (who are sitting at 7th).

Insights:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in Serie B
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (62) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Pisa form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani as Pisa have scored 26 goals to get 38 points from 19 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 10-8-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Pisa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Benevento (0-1). Defender Beruatto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Beruatto hit two key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Frosinone and winning 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pisa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Pisa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 19 matches. Pisa have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Benevento form and stats

Playing away, Benevento, who have the most scored goals (62) in Serie B, have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 6 defeats in the Serie B this season.

The Benevento goalkeeper Alberto Paleari is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 219 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The fans enjoyed Benevento's previous game versus Pisa, a 1-0 win played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Lapadula and that is impressive! Goalkeeper Paleari got the top player rating of the team with 8.03/10. Paleari topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Ascoli with the score of 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Benevento playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Benevento wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Benevento have scored 24 goals in 19 league games away.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other already this season, with the final score Benevento - Pisa 1-0 logged in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Pisa won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Benevento have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
13 goals
PisaG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
8 goals
PisaE. Torregrossa
E. Torregrossa
7 goals

Pisa missing players

Benevento missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pisa Benevento
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 20 40
18 10 2 Won W 2 9 20
13 8 3 Drew D 3 5 9
8 1 1 Lost L 1 6 11
48 26 6 Scored S 7 25 64
36 13 5 Conceded C 7 19 39
90% 84% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
67% 63% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 70% 70%
31% 32% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 42%
18% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 15% 28%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 18%
49% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 35% 42%
38% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 35% 38%
23% 16% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 30% 28%
 
5.2 4.8 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.5 5.3
5.8 6 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.4 5.7
2.8 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.2 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12.8 13.2 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 13.2 14.9
4.2 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.8 4.2
29% 34% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 33% 38%
 
13.2 12.2 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 13.5 12.7
3.7 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (62) in Serie B
  • Benevento have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Serie B
  • Benevento haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Pisa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in Serie B
  • Pisa have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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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.