The league table in Serie B tells a story about these teams so far, with Pordenone leading Cremonese by 13 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Pordenone nor Cremonese 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.
Pordenone form and stats
This stadium, Dacia Arena, has been a fortress for Pordenone in the Serie B so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-2-0. The Pordenone fans aren't used to losing here at Dacia Arena and will expect new points from this game. Pordenone has played 17 games in a row here without a defeat.
Pordenone's last game was hosting Cremonese (placed 17th) and winning 1-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Salernitana (0-4).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pordenone handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W7-D6-L2.
A decent goal production from Pordenone in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Defensively Pordenone have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cremonese form and stats
Cremonese have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-3-5 (9 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cremonese are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Cremonese play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Pordenone (placed 2nd). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Juve Stabia.
Cremonese are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
The attacking power of Cremonese when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Cremonese in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Pordenone - Cremonese 1-0. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Pordenone, 2 draws and 0 wins for Cremonese. Over 2,5 goals: 0 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Strizzolo 7 goals |  S. Burrai 3 goals |  T. Pobega 3 goals |
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| Pordenone | Cremonese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 79% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 61% |
| 53% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 53% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 37% | 70% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 44% |
| 5.4 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 271 | 153 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 116 | 260 |
| 87 | 48 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 40 | 91 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 14% |
- Cremonese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Cremonese has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Cremonese has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Cremonese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pordenone has the most scored goals in the first half (16)
- Pordenone have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pordenone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pordenone have scored more than double the goals of Cremonese.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | Pordenone | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 34 |
| 3 | Crotone | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Virtus Entella | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Frosinone | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Ascoli | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Perugia | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Pescara | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Chievo | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Spezia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Pisa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Juve Stabia | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Venezia | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Empoli | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Trapani | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -17 | 15 |
| 20 | Livorno | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -14 | 11 |