Serie B match preview: Pordenone versus Livorno

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dacia Arena (25000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Pordenone leading Livorno by 22 points.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Pordenone form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 11 Serie B games here at Dacia Arena for Pordenone. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Pordenone haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 216 minutes ago. T. Pobega scored that one.

In their previous game, the manager A. Tesser led his Pordenone to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Spezia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Dacia Arena. Ahead of that match, Pordenone lost 0-2 at home to Pescara.

Pordenone has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Pordenone have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Livorno form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Livorno so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Livorno have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Virtus Entella game. Livorno are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Juve Stabia fixture.

The attacking players of Livorno have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Livorno failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie B home match vs Ascoli (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Perugia's place.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Livorno's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 11 matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Livorno in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Livorno - Pordenone 2-1 earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

PordenoneL. Strizzolo
L. Strizzolo
7 goals
LivornoM. Marras
M. Marras
6 goals
PordenoneT. Pobega
T. Pobega
4 goals

Pordenone missing players

Livorno missing players

Pordenone Livorno
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
10 8 4 Won W 0 0 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
7 1 0 Lost L 3 8 15
29 16 7 Scored S 1 3 18
28 5 2 Conceded C 4 13 36
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
77% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 45% 64%
50% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 9% 36%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
50% 27% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 27% 41%
32% 64% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 9%
23% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 73% 55%
 
5.3 4.7 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 3.3 4 5.2
4.7 4.4 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 5.5 4.7
2.6 2.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.5
4 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
 
310 165 71 Total Shots T S 21 118 287
96 51 22 Shots on Target S O 8 40 94
30% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 8% 19%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Livorno has the fewest points (3) away
  • Livorno has the fewest points from losing position (3)
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals (3) away
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
  • Livorno has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
  • Livorno have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Livorno have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Livorno have yet to win a game away.
  • Livorno is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Pordenone has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
  • Pordenone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pordenone have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Livorno have scored away.

  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 21 15 5 1 37 11 11 9 2 0 24 3 10 6 3 1 13 8 26 50
2 Pordenone 21 10 5 6 29 27 11 8 2 1 16 5 10 2 3 5 13 22 2 35
3 Crotone 21 10 4 7 33 24 11 6 3 2 20 11 10 4 1 5 13 13 9 34
4 Salernitana 21 9 5 7 31 27 10 5 4 1 18 11 11 4 1 6 13 16 4 32
5 Frosinone 21 8 7 6 25 19 10 6 3 1 19 7 11 2 4 5 6 12 6 31
6 Virtus Entella 21 8 7 6 26 23 10 5 4 1 10 5 11 3 3 5 16 18 3 31
7 Chievo 21 7 9 5 27 23 10 5 3 2 16 11 11 2 6 3 11 12 4 30
8 Perugia 21 8 6 7 25 27 11 6 3 2 15 9 10 2 3 5 10 18 -2 30
9 Cittadella 21 8 6 7 24 26 11 4 3 4 14 17 10 4 3 3 10 9 -2 30
10 Pescara 21 8 5 8 32 28 11 3 5 3 18 14 10 5 0 5 14 14 4 29
11 Pisa 22 7 8 7 30 29 11 4 4 3 16 14 11 3 4 4 14 15 1 29
12 Spezia 20 7 7 6 25 22 10 4 3 3 14 11 10 3 4 3 11 11 3 28
13 Juve Stabia 21 8 4 9 23 29 11 6 1 4 14 14 10 2 3 5 9 15 -6 28
14 Ascoli 21 8 3 10 28 30 10 7 1 2 16 8 11 1 2 8 12 22 -2 27
15 Venezia 21 5 9 7 19 23 10 2 3 5 7 12 11 3 6 2 12 11 -4 24
16 Empoli 21 5 9 7 21 27 11 4 6 1 15 10 10 1 3 6 6 17 -6 24
17 Cremonese 21 5 8 8 17 25 11 4 4 3 11 11 10 1 4 5 6 14 -8 23
18 Cosenza 21 4 8 9 23 25 10 2 4 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 14 15 -2 20
19 Trapani 21 4 7 10 23 38 10 2 4 4 12 14 11 2 3 6 11 24 -15 19
20 Livorno 21 3 4 14 18 33 10 3 1 6 15 20 11 0 3 8 3 13 -15 13

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.