Can Pordenone beat Venezia in Dacia Arena clash?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 16.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dacia Arena (25000 seats)

The league table in Serie B tells a story about these teams so far, with Pordenone leading Venezia by 13 points. Match preview to follow:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Pordenone form and stats

Pordenone have performed here at Dacia Arena this season with 9 wins from 14 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

Happy days for Pordenone in their previous game, a Serie B match away at Cittadella (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Juve Stabia in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pordenone handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, seven draws and three defeats.

The Pordenone fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Pordenone have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Venezia form and stats

The visitors are W5-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Venezia might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Crotone proved too strong as Venezia slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. A 0-2 defeat away at Salernitana before that.

We have checked recent matches where Venezia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were four victories, eight draws and six defeats.

Venezia have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Venezia have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Venezia - Pordenone 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Pordenone won four, Venezia won three and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PordenoneL. Strizzolo
L. Strizzolo
8 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
7 goals
VeneziaA. Capello
A. Capello
5 goals

Pordenone missing players

Venezia missing players

Pordenone Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 2 14 28
13 9 3 Won W 0 5 7
6 3 1 Drew D 1 6 11
9 2 1 Lost L 1 3 10
37 20 7 Scored S 3 15 26
34 9 6 Conceded C 4 14 33
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
75% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 71%
50% 43% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 21% 29%
18% 7% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 14%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 7% 4%
50% 36% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 54%
32% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 29%
21% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 25%
 
5 4.8 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.1 5.1
5.2 4.6 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 3.9 4
2.6 2.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.6 2.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
398 215 83 Total Shots T S 15 182 352
129 69 28 Shots on Target S O 7 56 103
29% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 27% 25%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • 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 28 21 6 1 54 15 15 12 3 0 34 6 13 9 3 1 20 9 39 69
2 Crotone 28 15 4 9 47 33 14 9 3 2 26 12 14 6 1 7 21 21 14 49
3 Frosinone 28 13 8 7 33 23 14 9 3 2 22 9 14 4 5 5 11 14 10 47
4 Pordenone 28 13 6 9 37 34 14 9 3 2 20 9 14 4 3 7 17 25 3 45
5 Spezia 28 12 8 8 40 32 14 8 3 3 23 14 14 4 5 5 17 18 8 44
6 Cittadella 28 12 7 9 35 32 15 5 4 6 18 21 13 7 3 3 17 11 3 43
7 Salernitana 28 12 6 10 36 32 13 8 4 1 22 11 15 4 2 9 14 21 4 42
8 Chievo 28 10 11 7 34 27 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 3 8 3 14 14 7 41
9 Empoli 28 10 10 8 33 34 15 6 7 2 21 14 13 4 3 6 12 20 -1 40
10 Virtus Entella 28 10 8 10 35 36 14 7 4 3 16 11 14 3 4 7 19 25 -1 38
11 Pisa 28 9 9 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 20 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 0 36
12 Perugia 28 10 6 12 29 36 15 7 3 5 17 15 13 3 3 7 12 21 -7 36
13 Juve Stabia 28 10 6 12 35 43 15 8 2 5 23 21 13 2 4 7 12 22 -8 36
14 Pescara 28 10 5 13 38 44 14 5 5 4 23 18 14 5 0 9 15 26 -6 35
15 Ascoli 27 9 5 13 36 41 12 7 3 2 19 11 15 2 2 11 17 30 -5 32
16 Venezia 28 7 11 10 26 33 14 2 5 7 11 19 14 5 6 3 15 14 -7 32
17 Cremonese 27 7 9 11 28 32 13 5 4 4 18 14 14 2 5 7 10 18 -4 30
18 Trapani 28 5 10 13 31 52 13 3 5 5 17 19 15 2 5 8 14 33 -21 25
19 Cosenza 28 5 9 14 29 35 13 2 4 7 10 15 15 3 5 7 19 20 -6 24
20 Livorno 28 4 6 18 23 45 13 3 2 8 17 28 15 1 4 10 6 17 -22 18

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.