Pisa vs Monza match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 29.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani (14869 seats)

A very important match in Serie B as both contenders are battling for the top positions. With Pisa in 4th place and Monza at 3rd, this promises to be a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!

Insights:
  • Pisa have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Serie B
  • Monza have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Serie B

Monza are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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

Pisa have performed here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani this season with 10 wins from 19 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 8 games and lost 1. The Pisa fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani and will expect new points from this game. Pisa has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

No payout for Pisa in their previous match, an away game at Monza that ended in defeat 1-2. Hermannsson, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Hermannsson won 3 of 4 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Benevento in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Pisa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pisa as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Pisa has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Pisa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 19 games. From these home matches, Pisa have conceded only 13 goals.

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Monza form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Monza had fun at their own home (Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani) last time out, beating Pisa 2-1. Gytkjær and Mota scored. Gytkjær came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Pisa last time out, making the manager Stroppa feel like a tactical genius. Mota, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.81. Mota scored one goal.

Before that, Monza secured a home win against Brescia with the score 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Monza in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Monza, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

The visiting Monza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 19 games. As opposed to that, Monza have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Monza - Pisa 2-1 was the story when these two teams last did battle, earlier this season. Pisa-Monza H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Pisa five wins, Monza one win, three draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
12 goals
MonzaC. Gytkjær
C. Gytkjær
12 goals
MonzaM. Valoti
M. Valoti
10 goals

Pisa missing players

Monza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pisa Monza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 4 Played P 5 20 41
19 11 2 Won W 2 7 22
13 8 2 Drew D 1 6 10
9 1 0 Lost L 2 7 9
50 27 5 Scored S 7 25 66
38 13 1 Conceded C 8 25 41
90% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
66% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 76%
32% 30% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 45% 49%
17% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 20% 27%
7% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 15%
49% 45% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 55% 54%
39% 55% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 30% 37%
22% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 25% 15%
 
5.2 4.7 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.5 5.7
5.8 5.9 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.6 4.6
2.7 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 3 2.4
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 7 7
 
12.8 13.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.8 12.6
4.1 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.5 3.9
30% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 36% 41%
 
13 11.9 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 13.3 12.3
3.6 3.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.3 3.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Monza have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Serie B
  • Pisa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pisa have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in Serie B
  • Pisa have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Serie B
  • Pisa have the most matches under the total-line (19) 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 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

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 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

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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.