Pisa vs Monza betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 21.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

Here's another action-packed match in the Serie B. Pisa is in the 1st place from completing four games. They greet Monza who are placed 10th from four fixtures.

Insights:
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Serie B
  • Monza have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Pisa nor Monza 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

Perfect Serie B season at home so far for Pisa 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Pisa enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vicenza's place. The match ended 3-1 with Idrissa Toure, Giuseppe Mastinu and Samuele Birindelli scoring. Midfield player Idrissa Toure got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Toure scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that match, a win away at Ternana.

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

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Pisa at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Monza form and stats

Things could have gone better for Monza in their Serie B away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Monza has drawn their two previous away games.

Monza's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ternana that finished 1-1. Midfielder Andrea Barberis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Barberis hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 63 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to SPAL.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Monza playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Monza wins, three draws and one defeat.

After this away game Monza return home for a Serie B game against Pordenone. That game is only four sleeps after this.

It's early days yet, but Monza has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Pisa three wins, three draws and Monza zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PisaL. Lucca
L. Lucca
3 goals
PisaS. Birindelli
S. Birindelli
1 goals
PisaA. De Vitis
A. De Vitis
1 goals

Pisa missing players

Monza missing players

Pisa Monza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
4 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
10 3 1 Scored S 0 1 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
4.2 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5 4.5
3.5 2.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3 4.8
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.8 14 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.5 10.5
5 4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4 3
50% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 25%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Monza have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Serie B
  • Monza have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Serie B
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Serie B
  • Pisa is in the best form (4-0-0)
Pisa Last season Monza
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   20 40
11 7   Won W   8 18
15 10   Drew D   7 13
12 2   Lost L   5 9
54 26   Scored S   24 53
59 19   Conceded C   20 36
92% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 90%
82% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 75%
58% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 35%
39% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 15%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
61% 53%   BTTS BTTS   45% 40%
29% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 45%
18% 21%   Failed to Score F T   30% 25%
 
4.8 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.6
5.4 5.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.6
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
5 4   Red cards R C   3 6
 
14.1 15.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 14.5
3.9 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.7
36% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pisa 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 8 12
2 Brescia 4 3 1 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 10
3 Cittadella 4 3 0 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 9
4 Ascoli 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 9
5 Frosinone 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 8
6 Reggina 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 8
7 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
8 Benevento 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
9 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
10 Monza 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
11 Perugia 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
12 Lecce 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 5
13 SPAL 4 1 1 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 4
14 Cosenza 4 1 1 2 4 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -4 4
15 Crotone 4 0 3 1 7 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 4 6 -2 3
16 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
17 Ternana 4 0 1 3 4 10 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 -6 1
18 Alessandria 4 0 0 4 6 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 5 9 -6 0
19 Vicenza 4 0 0 4 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 4 0 0 4 0 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 -11 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 Empoli 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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.