Evenly matched teams: Reggiana vs Pescara match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 04.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

Reggiana are welcoming Pescara for another important game after their 0-3 result against 9th-placed Pordenone.

Insights:
  • Reggiana is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Pescara has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Serie B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Reggiana form and stats

Reggiana have collected 8 points from their Serie B home games so far after 2-2-3. The Reggiana manager M. Alvini might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 328 minutes without scoring a league goal. I. Radrezza was the last player to find the net.

Reggiana lost their last game at Pordenone (placed 9th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Reggiana lost 0-1 at home to Reggina.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Reggiana have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost one.

Reggiana are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Reggiana have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Pescara form and stats

There's been little loot from Pescara's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Serie B. Pescara, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie B, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.

Pescara aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 208 league minutes without a goal. S. Bocchetti was the last player to find the net.

Pescara played 0-0 against Cosenza in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Virtus Entella wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Pescara in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Pescara, five draws and five defeats.

The attacking power of Pescara when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Pescara have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ReggianaS. Mazzocchi
S. Mazzocchi
6 goals
PescaraD. Ceter Valencia
D. Ceter Valencia
4 goals
ReggianaI. Radrezza
I. Radrezza
3 goals

Reggiana missing players

Pescara missing players

Reggiana Pescara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 2 7 16
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 3
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
8 3 0 Lost L 1 5 9
15 9 1 Scored S 2 4 14
26 8 1 Conceded C 3 15 28
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 81%
73% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 81%
60% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 50%
20% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 38%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
47% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 44%
27% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 25%
33% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.5 9.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 7.9 11.1
3.3 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.7 3.2
33% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 21% 27%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pescara has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie B
  • Pescara has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
  • Pescara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pescara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reggiana have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pescara have scored away.
  • Reggiana haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Reggiana is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 16 8 7 1 27 14 8 4 4 0 12 5 8 4 3 1 15 9 13 31
2 Salernitana 16 9 4 3 22 16 8 6 2 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 7 11 6 31
3 Monza 16 8 5 3 25 12 8 5 2 1 15 3 8 3 3 2 10 9 13 29
4 Cittadella 14 8 3 3 27 13 8 5 2 1 16 6 6 3 1 2 11 7 14 27
5 SPAL 16 7 5 4 21 15 8 5 2 1 15 6 8 2 3 3 6 9 6 26
6 Lecce 16 6 7 3 31 22 8 3 4 1 18 12 8 3 3 2 13 10 9 25
7 Frosinone 15 7 4 4 16 14 8 3 3 2 6 7 7 4 1 2 10 7 2 25
8 Venezia 15 6 5 4 19 14 8 4 1 3 10 7 7 2 4 1 9 7 5 23
9 Pordenone 16 4 9 3 18 15 8 1 6 1 12 10 8 3 3 2 6 5 3 21
10 Brescia 16 5 6 5 26 25 8 3 3 2 16 12 8 2 3 3 10 13 1 21
11 Chievo 13 5 5 3 17 12 6 3 1 2 9 5 7 2 4 1 8 7 5 20
12 Pisa 15 4 7 4 22 28 7 2 4 1 8 9 8 2 3 3 14 19 -6 19
13 Reggina 16 4 5 7 15 22 8 3 1 4 9 10 8 1 4 3 6 12 -7 17
14 Vicenza 15 3 7 5 20 24 7 1 5 1 10 10 8 2 2 4 10 14 -4 16
15 Cosenza 16 2 9 5 11 12 8 0 5 3 4 7 8 2 4 2 7 5 -1 15
16 Cremonese 16 3 6 7 15 21 8 2 3 3 8 11 8 1 3 4 7 10 -6 15
17 Reggiana 15 4 3 8 15 26 7 2 2 3 9 8 8 2 1 5 6 18 -11 15
18 Pescara 16 3 4 9 14 28 9 2 3 4 10 13 7 1 1 5 4 15 -14 13
19 Virtus Entella 16 2 5 9 13 29 8 1 1 6 7 17 8 1 4 3 6 12 -16 11
20 Ascoli 16 2 4 10 13 25 7 2 1 4 5 10 9 0 3 6 8 15 -12 10

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.