Serie B match prediction and preview for Venezia vs Chievo clash

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Venezia have performed better than Chievo so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Venezia and Chievo.

Chievo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Venezia form and stats

Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Venezia are 9-2-6 (wins-draw-losses).

Venezia faced defeat in their previous match, away at Salernitana (1-2). Ahead of that match, Venezia won a home game hosting Cosenza (3-0).

Heartbreak for Venezia in their last match as Salernitana's C. Gondo scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

This is expected to be a close game, with Venezia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Venezia as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Venezia has won seven of these, drawn seven and lost two.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Venezia as they are travelling to their away game against Pisa in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Venezia has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Chievo form and stats

The visitors are W3-D8-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Two away games in a row for Chievo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Cittadella in the Serie B. Before that, Chievo secured a home win against Pisa with the score 2-0.

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

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cremonese in just three days.

The attacking power of Chievo when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Chievo have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Chievo - Venezia 1-1. Venezia-Chievo H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Venezia one win, Chievo one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaF. Forte
F. Forte
11 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
9 goals
ChievoL. Garritano
L. Garritano
7 goals

Venezia missing players

Chievo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Venezia Chievo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 4 16 33
14 9 2 Won W 1 3 12
11 2 2 Drew D 1 8 12
9 6 2 Lost L 2 5 9
47 25 5 Scored S 5 15 40
35 18 5 Conceded C 7 17 30
88% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 88%
79% 76% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 67%
44% 47% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 36%
21% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 12%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 6%
53% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 52%
32% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 36%
26% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
13.3 13.5 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 14.4 12.3
4.6 4.8 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.7
30% 30% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 24% 33%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Venezia 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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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 Empoli 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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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.