Pordenone vs Cosenza match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 17.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Nereo Rocco (28565 seats)

The league table in Serie B tells a story about these teams so far, with Pordenone leading Cosenza by 21 points. Match preview to follow:

It's no vacation for neither Pordenone nor Cosenza 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Cosenza are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Pordenone form and stats

Pordenone have performed here at Stadio Nereo Rocco this season with 11 wins from 17 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. Pordenone has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadio Nereo Rocco, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Pordenone in their previous match, an away game at Crotone that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Pordenone won a home game hosting Pisa (1-0).

The Pordenone fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Pordenone have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cosenza form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cosenza so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-8 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Cosenza's previous game versus Perugia (placed 16th), a Serie B 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Cosenza manager R. Occhiuzzi faced defeat when travelling to Spezia and losing 1-5.

Cosenza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 17 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Cosenza have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Cosenza - Pordenone 1-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

PordenoneL. Strizzolo
L. Strizzolo
8 goals
CosenzaM. Bruccini
M. Bruccini
8 goals
CosenzaE. Rivière
E. Rivière
8 goals

Pordenone missing players

Cosenza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pordenone Cosenza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
16 11 3 Won W 1 4 8
7 4 2 Drew D 2 5 10
11 2 1 Lost L 2 8 16
42 23 9 Scored S 5 22 38
39 9 6 Conceded C 8 25 45
94% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
71% 59% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 74%
47% 35% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 44%
15% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 21%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 6%
44% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 59% 59%
35% 59% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 15%
26% 24% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 29%
 
4.8 4.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.4 5
5.5 5.4 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.1 4.5
2.7 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.5
5 1 1 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
466 247 99 Total Shots T S 46 187 428
143 76 36 Shots on Target S O 22 66 142
29% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 33% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cosenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pordenone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 34 23 8 3 57 21 17 13 4 0 36 7 17 10 4 3 21 14 36 77
2 Crotone 34 18 7 9 56 36 17 11 4 2 31 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 61
3 Spezia 34 16 8 10 52 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 21 14 56
4 Pordenone 34 16 7 11 42 39 17 11 4 2 23 9 17 5 3 9 19 30 3 55
5 Frosinone 34 14 10 10 37 32 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 52
6 Cittadella 34 15 7 12 43 41 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 9 3 5 22 17 2 52
7 Salernitana 34 14 8 12 48 42 17 10 6 1 32 17 17 4 2 11 16 25 6 50
8 Empoli 34 12 12 10 38 37 17 7 8 2 23 14 17 5 4 8 15 23 1 48
9 Chievo 34 11 14 9 40 34 17 8 4 5 24 17 17 3 10 4 16 17 6 47
10 Pisa 34 12 11 11 43 40 17 8 5 4 24 18 17 4 6 7 19 22 3 47
11 Virtus Entella 34 11 11 12 40 43 17 8 6 3 19 13 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 44
12 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -2 43
13 Ascoli 34 12 6 16 44 50 17 9 4 4 25 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -6 42
14 Pescara 34 11 8 15 46 52 17 6 7 4 29 22 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 41
15 Venezia 34 9 14 11 32 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 41
16 Perugia 34 11 8 15 34 44 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 41
17 Juve Stabia 34 10 8 16 42 55 17 8 3 6 26 25 17 2 5 10 16 30 -13 38
18 Trapani 34 8 13 13 41 56 17 6 6 5 24 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -15 36
19 Cosenza 34 8 10 16 38 45 17 4 5 8 16 20 17 4 5 8 22 25 -7 34
20 Livorno 34 5 6 23 28 56 17 3 2 12 18 35 17 2 4 11 10 21 -28 21

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 Benevento 34 23 8 3 57 21 17 13 4 0 36 7 17 10 4 3 21 14 36 77
2 Crotone 34 18 7 9 56 36 17 11 4 2 31 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 61
3 Spezia 34 16 8 10 52 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 21 14 56
4 Pordenone 34 16 7 11 42 39 17 11 4 2 23 9 17 5 3 9 19 30 3 55
5 Frosinone 34 14 10 10 37 32 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 52
6 Cittadella 34 15 7 12 43 41 17 6 4 7 21 24 17 9 3 5 22 17 2 52
7 Salernitana 34 14 8 12 48 42 17 10 6 1 32 17 17 4 2 11 16 25 6 50
8 Empoli 34 12 12 10 38 37 17 7 8 2 23 14 17 5 4 8 15 23 1 48
9 Chievo 34 11 14 9 40 34 17 8 4 5 24 17 17 3 10 4 16 17 6 47
10 Pisa 34 12 11 11 43 40 17 8 5 4 24 18 17 4 6 7 19 22 3 47
11 Virtus Entella 34 11 11 12 40 43 17 8 6 3 19 13 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 44
12 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -2 43
13 Ascoli 34 12 6 16 44 50 17 9 4 4 25 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -6 42
14 Pescara 34 11 8 15 46 52 17 6 7 4 29 22 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 41
15 Venezia 34 9 14 11 32 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 41
16 Perugia 34 11 8 15 34 44 17 7 4 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 41
17 Juve Stabia 34 10 8 16 42 55 17 8 3 6 26 25 17 2 5 10 16 30 -13 38
18 Trapani 34 8 13 13 41 56 17 6 6 5 24 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -15 36
19 Cosenza 34 8 10 16 38 45 17 4 5 8 16 20 17 4 5 8 22 25 -7 34
20 Livorno 34 5 6 23 28 56 17 3 2 12 18 35 17 2 4 11 10 21 -28 21

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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.