Open game expected at Stadio Oreste Granillo: Reggina vs Benevento preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 05.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Oreste Granillo (27763 seats)

It's only three sleeps since Reggina ran out versus Cremonese and the scoreline was 1-1. Can they get the points against Benevento?

Insights:
  • Reggina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (52) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Reggina form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Reggina at their home stadium (Stadio Oreste Granillo) is 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Reggina shared the glory with Cremonese in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Defender Amione got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Amione won 5 of 8 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cosenza in a game that was won 1-0.

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 Reggina have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn four and lost four.

Reggina has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Benevento form and stats

6-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Benevento in their Serie B matches away.

The followers enjoyed Benevento's previous fixture versus Pisa (placed 3rd), a 5-1 win played at home. Midfielder Calò was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Calò hit three key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

A 0-2 defeat away at Frosinone before that.

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

The visiting Benevento have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Benevento - Reggina 4-0. Previous five meetings between these participants: Reggina won zero, Benevento triumphed in five and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
10 goals
RegginaA. Galabinov
A. Galabinov
9 goals
BeneventoA. Tello Muñoz
A. Tello Muñoz
7 goals

Reggina missing players

Benevento missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reggina Benevento
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 6 15 31
12 8 1 Won W 4 6 15
8 2 1 Drew D 0 5 9
12 6 2 Lost L 2 4 7
29 17 2 Scored S 6 17 52
37 17 4 Conceded C 3 14 30
91% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
66% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 74%
31% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 13% 39%
16% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 32%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 19%
38% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 45%
31% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 35%
41% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 29%
 
3.8 3.9 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.9 5.3
6.4 5.6 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7 6.1
3 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
11 12.1 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 13.5 14.7
3.4 4.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.2
26% 26% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 40%
 
14.9 13.2 14 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.7 12.6
4.2 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (52) in Serie B
  • Benevento haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Reggina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Cremonese 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
5 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
6 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
13 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
14 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

Table
  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 32 17 9 6 48 30 16 9 6 1 27 15 16 8 3 5 21 15 18 60
2 Lecce 32 15 14 3 50 27 16 10 5 1 33 14 16 5 9 2 17 13 23 59
3 Pisa 32 16 10 6 41 29 16 9 6 1 22 11 16 7 4 5 19 18 12 58
4 Monza 31 16 9 6 51 30 16 11 3 2 31 13 15 5 6 4 20 17 21 57
5 Benevento 31 15 9 7 52 30 16 9 4 3 35 16 15 6 5 4 17 14 22 54
6 Brescia 31 14 12 5 47 32 15 5 7 3 23 19 16 9 5 2 24 13 15 54
7 Ascoli 32 15 7 10 44 39 16 6 5 5 18 17 16 9 2 5 26 22 5 52
8 Frosinone 32 13 12 7 47 32 16 8 6 2 27 12 16 5 6 5 20 20 15 51
9 Perugia 31 11 13 7 33 27 16 4 7 5 15 14 15 7 6 2 18 13 6 46
10 Cittadella 32 11 11 10 34 32 16 6 4 6 20 16 16 5 7 4 14 16 2 44
11 Ternana 32 12 8 12 47 47 16 8 1 7 24 19 16 4 7 5 23 28 0 44
12 Reggina 32 12 8 12 29 37 16 8 2 6 17 17 16 4 6 6 12 20 -8 44
13 Parma 32 9 15 8 40 34 16 4 8 4 19 14 16 5 7 4 21 20 6 42
14 Como 31 9 14 8 37 40 15 4 7 4 16 15 16 5 7 4 21 25 -3 41
15 SPAL 32 7 12 13 37 48 16 3 6 7 24 25 16 4 6 6 13 23 -11 33
16 Alessandria 32 6 8 18 30 53 16 4 5 7 14 22 16 2 3 11 16 31 -23 26
17 Vicenza 31 6 6 19 31 52 16 4 4 8 18 22 15 2 2 11 13 30 -21 24
18 Cosenza 31 5 9 17 27 50 15 5 3 7 16 20 16 0 6 10 11 30 -23 24
19 Crotone 31 3 10 18 31 51 15 3 7 5 18 20 16 0 3 13 13 31 -20 19
20 Pordenone 32 2 8 22 22 58 16 1 6 9 13 27 16 1 2 13 9 31 -36 14

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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.