Serie B: Pisa - Genoa match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

Genoa have travelled here for an absorbing fight versus the hosting Pisa. Prepare for the match with this full Serie B preview!

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

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Pisa form and stats

The first Serie B game here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani resulted in a draw. Last season Pisa's home game statistics were 10 victories, 8 draws and 1 defeat from 19 games.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Como last time out and are looking for a victory here. Torregrossa was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Como after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Moruțan (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Moruțan scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Heartbreak before that as Pisa lost 3-4 at Cittadella's place.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Pisa at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Genoa form and stats

Only one away game in the Serie B so far for Genoa and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 victory, 8 draws and 10 losses from 19 travels.

There were no winners in Genoa's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Benevento (placed 16th). Defender Bani was the best team player with a rating of 7.41. Bani won 6 of 11 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Venezia with the score of 2-1.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Genoa has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

PisaG. Sibilli
G. Sibilli
1 goals
PisaG. Masucci
G. Masucci
1 goals
PisaS. Canestrelli
S. Canestrelli
1 goals

Pisa missing players

Genoa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pisa Genoa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 2 0 Scored S 0 2 2
6 2 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
6.5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 10 9
3 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1 1
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15 15
7 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 6.5
36% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 15%
 
12 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 8
4.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3
Pisa Last season Genoa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
19 11   Won W   1 4
13 8   Drew D   8 16
10 2   Lost L   10 18
53 30   Scored S   13 27
42 17   Conceded C   35 60
90% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 79%
67% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 61%
33% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
19% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 29%
10% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
50% 48%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
38% 52%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
21% 14%   Failed to Score F T   58% 53%
 
5.2 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.1
5.8 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5.1
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
4 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
12.9 13.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 11.1
4.2 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3
30% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 24%
 
13.1 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   15.4 14.4
3.7 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
2 Cosenza 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Palermo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
4 Ascoli 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
5 Cagliari 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Genoa 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Reggina 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
8 Cittadella 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
9 Venezia 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
10 Ternana 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Brescia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Bari 1908 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Como 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
14 Parma 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Pisa 2 0 1 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 1
16 Benevento 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
17 SPAL 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
18 Perugia 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Modena 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
20 Südtirol 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
Last season 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
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 38 26 8 4 69 31 19 12 4 3 28 12 19 14 4 1 41 19 38 86
2 Inter 38 25 9 4 84 32 19 14 3 2 48 16 19 11 6 2 36 16 52 84
3 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 31 19 11 3 5 37 16 19 13 4 2 37 15 43 79
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 19 10 5 4 25 14 19 10 5 4 32 23 20 70
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 19 10 6 3 42 25 19 8 4 7 35 33 19 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 19 10 6 3 26 16 19 8 3 8 33 27 16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 19 13 2 4 38 20 19 6 3 10 21 31 8 62
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 19 4 8 7 31 29 19 12 3 4 34 19 17 59
9 Hellas Verona 38 14 11 13 65 59 19 9 3 7 34 25 19 5 8 6 31 34 6 53
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 19 8 5 6 29 21 19 5 6 8 17 20 5 50
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 19 6 6 7 27 30 19 7 5 7 37 36 -2 50
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 19 6 7 6 31 29 19 5 7 7 30 29 3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 19 8 4 7 25 24 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 19 4 5 10 28 44 19 6 6 7 22 26 -20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 19 6 3 10 29 32 19 4 3 12 17 31 -17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 19 5 3 11 21 30 19 5 3 11 20 41 -30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 19 3 6 10 17 39 19 4 4 11 16 39 -45 31
18 Cagliari 38 6 12 20 34 68 19 3 6 10 20 33 19 3 6 10 14 35 -34 30
19 Genoa 38 4 16 18 27 60 19 3 8 8 14 25 19 1 8 10 13 35 -33 28
20 Venezia 38 6 9 23 34 69 19 3 5 11 21 38 19 3 4 12 13 31 -35 27

Genoa:
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 Frosinone 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
2 Cosenza 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Palermo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
4 Ascoli 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
5 Cagliari 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Genoa 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Reggina 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
8 Cittadella 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
9 Venezia 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
10 Ternana 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Brescia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Bari 1908 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Como 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
14 Parma 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Pisa 2 0 1 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 1
16 Benevento 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
17 SPAL 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
18 Perugia 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
19 Modena 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
20 Südtirol 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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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.