Game information for Serie B: Pisa - Cittadella at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

3rd position in the Serie B table for Pisa right now, a great performance. The home team ticketholders pray for more fun as 10th-placed Cittadella visit Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani.

Insights:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Serie B

Only a few days to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a Serie B fixture only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ascoli.

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Pisa form and stats

Pisa are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani. 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. Pisa has recorded two wins in a row here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Pisa in their previous match, an away game at Ascoli that ended in defeat 0-2. Lucca, an attacker, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.34 (out of 10). Lucca hit two key passes and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Cremonese.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pisa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won six times, drawn six and lost zero.

Pisa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. Pisa have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cittadella form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Cittadella have produced an overall stat of 5-7-3 so far. Cittadella are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.

Cittadella's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Reggina that finished 0-0. Defender Fabro was the best team player with a rating of 7.9. Fabro won 9 of 16 duels.

Before that, Cittadella travelled to Parma and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Cittadella are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and three defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Cittadella - Pisa 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Pisa wins - draws - Cittadella wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
8 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
7 goals
PisaL. Lucca
L. Lucca
6 goals

Pisa missing players

Cittadella missing players

Pisa Cittadella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 5 15 30
15 8 1 Won W 1 5 11
10 6 4 Drew D 1 7 11
5 1 1 Lost L 3 3 8
39 21 5 Scored S 4 14 33
24 11 5 Conceded C 9 15 29
90% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 87%
67% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 53% 60%
30% 33% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 20% 30%
17% 20% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 13%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 10%
47% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 43%
43% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 43%
20% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 27%
 
5.5 5.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 5.1 5.3
5.9 6.4 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 4.3 3.9
2.7 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.7 3.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
13.4 13.3 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.3 13.7
4.2 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4 4.8
31% 36% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 23% 23%
 
12.7 12.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 13.9 11.7
3.5 3.3 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pisa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Serie B
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Serie B
  • Pisa have the most clean sheets (8) 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 Cremonese 30 16 8 6 45 29 15 9 5 1 26 14 15 7 3 5 19 15 16 56
2 Lecce 30 14 13 3 49 27 15 9 5 1 32 14 15 5 8 2 17 13 22 55
3 Pisa 30 15 10 5 39 24 15 8 6 1 21 11 15 7 4 4 18 13 15 55
4 Monza 30 15 9 6 50 30 15 10 3 2 30 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 20 54
5 Brescia 30 14 11 5 46 31 15 5 7 3 23 19 15 9 4 2 23 12 15 53
6 Benevento 29 14 9 6 47 27 15 8 4 3 30 15 14 6 5 3 17 12 20 51
7 Ascoli 30 14 7 9 43 37 15 5 5 5 17 17 15 9 2 4 26 20 6 49
8 Frosinone 30 12 12 6 45 31 15 7 6 2 25 12 15 5 6 4 20 19 14 48
9 Perugia 30 11 13 6 33 26 15 4 7 4 15 13 15 7 6 2 18 13 7 46
10 Cittadella 30 11 11 8 33 29 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 7 3 14 15 4 44
11 Reggina 30 11 7 12 27 36 15 7 2 6 16 17 15 4 5 6 11 19 -9 40
12 Parma 30 8 14 8 37 33 15 4 7 4 19 14 15 4 7 4 18 19 4 38
13 Ternana 30 10 8 12 42 46 15 7 1 7 21 19 15 3 7 5 21 27 -4 38
14 Como 30 8 14 8 36 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 15 4 7 4 20 25 -4 38
15 SPAL 30 7 11 12 35 44 15 3 6 6 24 23 15 4 5 6 11 21 -9 32
16 Alessandria 30 6 7 17 28 48 15 4 4 7 12 20 15 2 3 10 16 28 -20 25
17 Cosenza 29 5 9 15 26 46 14 5 3 6 15 17 15 0 6 9 11 29 -20 24
18 Vicenza 30 5 6 19 29 52 15 3 4 8 16 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -23 21
19 Crotone 30 3 10 17 31 50 15 3 7 5 18 20 15 0 3 12 13 30 -19 19
20 Pordenone 30 2 7 21 21 56 15 1 5 9 12 26 15 1 2 12 9 30 -35 13

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.