Serie B preview: Can Pisa edge out victory against Crotone?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Wed 02.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia (23800 seats)

We should have a considerable contrast in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Pisa leading Crotone by 31 points.

Insights:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Crotone, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Pisa nor Crotone as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Pisa form and stats

6-6-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Pisa, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie B, so far this season. The home fans are hungry for more even though Pisa have been steadily collecting points here at Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia through three straight draws.

Pisa are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 205 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Pereira (own goal)).

Pisa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Reggina (0-1). Midfielder Mastinu was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Mastinu hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 44 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Parma that ended 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pisa handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, six draws and zero defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Pisa as they are travelling to their away game against Pordenone in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Pisa has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Pisa have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crotone form and stats

There's been little loot from Crotone's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 13 away games in the Serie B. Crotone only have 0 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Crotone play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Ascoli (placed 7th). Marras got a match rating of 7.54 in that game, top player of the team. Marras hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Cosenza.

We have checked recent matches where Crotone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were two victories, four draws and seven defeats.

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

The attacking power of Crotone when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crotone have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Crotone has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the result Crotone - Pisa 2-1 written in the official records. Last three meetings with these squads: Pisa won zero, Crotone triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneM. Marić
M. Marić
8 goals
PisaL. Lucca
L. Lucca
6 goals
CrotoneS. Mulattieri
S. Mulattieri
6 goals

Pisa missing players

Crotone missing players

Pisa Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 3 13 26
12 6 2 Won W 0 0 2
10 6 3 Drew D 1 3 9
4 1 0 Lost L 2 10 15
32 15 6 Scored S 4 10 26
20 9 3 Conceded C 8 24 44
88% 85% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
65% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
27% 23% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 46% 50%
15% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 23% 27%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 15%
50% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 58%
42% 54% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 4%
19% 15% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 46% 42%
 
5.8 5.4 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 5.4 5.8
6 6.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 5
2.7 2.2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
13.3 13.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.8 12.2
4.1 3.7 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.8
30% 31% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 22% 26%
 
12.9 12.6 10 Shots against (avg) S A 18 14.1 13
3.5 3.3 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 5.2 4.6
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (3) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Serie B
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home 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 26 13 10 3 42 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 13 5 6 2 14 10 20 49
2 Cremonese 26 14 7 5 40 23 13 7 5 1 22 12 13 7 2 4 18 11 17 49
3 Brescia 26 13 9 4 40 25 13 4 6 3 19 16 13 9 3 1 21 9 15 48
4 Benevento 26 13 7 6 41 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 46
5 Pisa 26 12 10 4 32 20 13 6 6 1 15 9 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 46
6 Monza 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 3 6 4 15 16 12 44
7 Ascoli 26 12 6 8 37 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 13 8 2 3 23 16 5 42
8 Frosinone 26 10 11 5 40 28 13 5 6 2 21 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 41
9 Perugia 26 10 11 5 29 22 13 4 5 4 13 11 13 6 6 1 16 11 7 41
10 Cittadella 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 5 41
11 Como 26 8 11 7 33 35 13 4 6 3 15 12 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 35
12 Reggina 26 10 5 11 23 33 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -10 35
13 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
14 Ternana 26 8 7 11 37 42 13 5 1 7 18 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -5 31
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 26 6 5 15 27 41 13 4 3 6 11 16 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 23
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 26 2 9 15 26 44 13 2 6 5 16 20 13 0 3 10 10 24 -18 15
20 Pordenone 26 2 6 18 19 51 13 1 4 8 11 24 13 1 2 10 8 27 -32 12

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.