Serie B game prediction and match guide for the Pordenone vs Monza battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Guido Teghil

Pordenone have had trouble finding points this league season. Will they get some sugar when Monza come to visit Stadio Guido Teghil?

Insights:
  • Pordenone have the most conceded goals (46) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Pordenone 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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Pordenone form and stats

Pordenone's results here at Stadio Guido Teghil in the Serie B have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 7 defeats. Pordenone has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Tedino and the players.

Serio was the last player to score a league goal for Pordenone and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Pordenone haven't scored in 258 minutes.

Pordenone are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Reggina. Perri, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Perri hit three key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Pordenone lost 0-1 at home to Cittadella.

There will be little rest for Pordenone after this match as they are travelling to Vicenza for a Serie B game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pordenone here at Stadio Guido Teghil in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Pordenone defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Monza form and stats

There's been little loot from Monza's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Monza only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 6 draws.

Monza might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Pisa proved too strong as Monza slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Comunale Brianteo. Midfielder Barberis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Barberis hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Ternana with the score of 1-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Monza as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Monza in these games.

Head 2 Head

Monza - Pordenone 3-1 was the scoreline in these squads' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - three - four (Pordenone wins - draws - Monza wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.

Top Goalscorers

MonzaD. Carvalho
D. Carvalho
8 goals
MonzaM. Valoti
M. Valoti
5 goals
PordenoneK. Butić
K. Butić
4 goals

Pordenone missing players

Monza missing players

Pordenone Monza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 4 12 24
2 1 0 Won W 0 2 11
6 4 1 Drew D 4 6 8
16 7 2 Lost L 0 4 5
18 10 2 Scored S 3 11 36
46 20 4 Conceded C 3 15 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 92%
67% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 71%
42% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 46%
38% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 33%
17% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 58%
8% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 38%
42% 42% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 12%
 
4.5 4.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.9 5.6
5 4.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.9 4.4
3 3.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.4
6 3 1 Red cards R C 1 5 5
 
12 12.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.1 11.1
2.5 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.5
30% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 43%
 
15.1 14 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 12.4 12
5.5 5.2 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pordenone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pordenone have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most conceded goals (46) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Serie B
  • Pordenone have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Serie B
  • Pordenone haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 24 13 6 5 38 22 12 7 4 1 22 12 12 6 2 4 16 10 16 45
2 Pisa 24 12 9 3 32 19 12 6 5 1 15 9 12 6 4 2 17 10 13 45
3 Lecce 23 11 10 2 37 20 11 7 4 0 24 10 12 4 6 2 13 10 17 43
4 Brescia 23 12 7 4 35 22 11 3 5 3 15 14 12 9 2 1 20 8 13 43
5 Monza 24 11 8 5 36 26 12 9 2 1 25 11 12 2 6 4 11 15 10 41
6 Ascoli 24 11 6 7 35 29 12 3 4 5 12 15 12 8 2 2 23 14 6 39
7 Perugia 24 9 11 4 27 20 12 4 5 3 13 10 12 5 6 1 14 10 7 38
8 Frosinone 23 9 10 4 35 23 12 4 6 2 18 12 11 5 4 2 17 11 12 37
9 Benevento 23 10 7 6 34 23 12 6 3 3 21 13 11 4 4 3 13 10 11 37
10 Cittadella 23 9 8 6 26 24 11 5 3 3 15 11 12 4 5 3 11 13 2 35
11 Reggina 24 9 5 10 22 30 12 5 2 5 12 15 12 4 3 5 10 15 -8 32
12 Como 23 7 10 6 30 28 11 3 5 3 12 10 12 4 5 3 18 18 2 31
13 Ternana 24 8 7 9 35 35 12 5 1 6 17 17 12 3 6 3 18 18 0 31
14 Parma 24 6 10 8 29 30 12 3 5 4 13 12 12 3 5 4 16 18 -1 28
15 SPAL 24 5 9 10 26 36 12 2 5 5 18 20 12 3 4 5 8 16 -10 24
16 Alessandria 24 6 5 13 25 37 12 4 3 5 10 14 12 2 2 8 15 23 -12 23
17 Cosenza 23 4 7 12 18 35 12 4 2 6 11 14 11 0 5 6 7 21 -17 19
18 Crotone 23 2 8 13 22 36 12 2 5 5 13 17 11 0 3 8 9 19 -14 14
19 Vicenza 24 3 5 16 24 43 12 1 4 7 12 20 12 2 1 9 12 23 -19 14
20 Pordenone 24 2 6 16 18 46 12 1 4 7 10 20 12 1 2 9 8 26 -28 12

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.