Serie B duel: Close contest expected between Pisa and Cremonese

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

A lot at stake in this game, with Pisa in 3rd and Cremonese at 2nd. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie B

This should be an interesting fixture with lots of action and energy as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Pisa form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Pisa have to build on here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani in the Serie B.

A strong away win for Pisa against Pordenone the last match, as Torregrossa were on target. Beruatto, defender, was given a rating of 8.03/10 in that game, top of the team. Beruatto hit three key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Crotone.

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 15 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn three and lost three.

Pisa are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Ascoli awaits in three days.

Pisa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. Pisa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.

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Cremonese form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cremonese playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Cremonese go into this game after a win, the home game against Brescia that ended 2-1. Valeri was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.0. The defender Valeri served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Benevento that ended 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cremonese playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were four Cremonese wins, six draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cremonese are hosting Pordenone in the Serie B only three days away.

The visiting Cremonese have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged meeting between these teams is the Cremonese - Pisa 1-1 played previously this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Pisa victories, four draws and one Cremonese win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
7 goals
PisaL. Lucca
L. Lucca
6 goals
CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
6 goals

Pisa missing players

Cremonese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pisa Cremonese
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
14 7 3 Won W 0 7 15
10 6 0 Drew D 1 3 8
4 1 0 Lost L 3 4 5
36 18 4 Scored S 2 19 43
22 11 1 Conceded C 5 12 25
89% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
64% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 79%
29% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 43%
18% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 18%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 11%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
43% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 32%
18% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 21%
 
5.6 5.1 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 4.6
5.8 6.1 8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.4 4.8
2.7 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.4 13.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.9 13.4
4.2 3.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.3
31% 35% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 32% 36%
 
12.6 12.4 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.2 11.7
3.4 3.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Serie B
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie B
  • Pisa have the most clean sheets (7) 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 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 12

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 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 12

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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.