A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 5th position and the visitors placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Crotone have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Pordenone form and stats
Pordenone are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Dacia Arena. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. In general it's been a long time since Pordenone tasted defeat here at Dacia Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games.
In their previous game, the manager A. Tesser led his Pordenone to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Pisa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Dacia Arena. Before that, Pordenone had a home game versus Perugia which ended with a victory 3-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Pordenone perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pordenone as a small favourite), we find five games. Pordenone has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Pordenone have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dacia Arena with 12 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Pordenone have only let in 2 goals at home.
Crotone form and stats
Playing away, Crotone have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season. Crotone has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Crotone's last game was the home draw against Cittadella (1-1). A 0-2 defeat away at Benevento before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Crotone in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Crotone, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
Crotone find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Crotone have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Nwankwo 8 goals |   L. Strizzolo 4 goals |  T. Pobega 3 goals |
Pordenone missing players
Crotone missing players
| Pordenone | Crotone | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 50% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 36% | 71% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 207 | 115 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 100 | 280 |
| 65 | 37 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 35 | 89 |
| 32% | 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 23% | 25% |
- All of Crotone's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crotone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crotone have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pordenone have not yet lost a game at 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Cittadella | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Chievo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Crotone | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Pordenone | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Perugia | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Ascoli | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Pescara | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Empoli | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Pisa | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | Frosinone | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Spezia | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Virtus Entella | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Salernitana | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Venezia | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Juve Stabia | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 19 | Trapani | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 13 |
| 20 | Livorno | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 11 |