Serie B match prediction and preview for Venezia vs Crotone clash

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Struggling Venezia will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Crotone in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It's no vacation for neither Venezia nor Crotone 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Crotone, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Venezia form and stats

With 2 Serie B wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Venezia are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Serie B games in a row without a win, the Venezia fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Livorno game long ago, can be stopped today.

No payout for Venezia in their previous match, an away game at Salernitana that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that, Venezia drew at home versus Cosenza.

Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Samuele Longo for missing a penalty kick versus Salernitana in the 66th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.

Venezia aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Venezia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Crotone form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of Crotone playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

The supporters enjoyed Crotone's previous game versus Pisa (placed 12th), a Serie B 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Virtus Entella with the score of 2-1.

The end of the last match, against Pisa, was very satisfying as Simy scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The visiting Crotone have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 13 games. Crotone struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Crotone - Venezia 3-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Venezia wins - draws - Crotone wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneS. Tochukwu Nwankwo
S. Tochukwu Nwankwo
13 goals
Venezia
M. Aramu
7 goals
Venezia
A. Capello
5 goals

Venezia missing players

Crotone missing players

Venezia Crotone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
7 2 1 Won W 1 5 14
11 5 1 Drew D 0 1 4
9 6 3 Lost L 2 7 9
25 10 2 Scored S 4 18 44
30 16 5 Conceded C 5 20 32
93% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
70% 69% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 78%
26% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 69% 63%
11% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 30%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 19%
52% 54% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 63%
30% 23% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 15% 30%
26% 31% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 15%
 
5.1 4.2 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.7 7.1
4 4.1 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 4.9 4.1
2.7 2.8 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
342 160 59 Total Shots T S 47 195 473
100 44 13 Shots on Target S O 14 64 151
25% 23% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 29%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Crotone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crotone have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have won significantly less corners at 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 Benevento 27 20 6 1 50 15 14 11 3 0 30 6 13 9 3 1 20 9 35 66
2 Frosinone 27 13 8 6 33 21 13 9 3 1 22 7 14 4 5 5 11 14 12 47
3 Crotone 27 14 4 9 44 32 14 9 3 2 26 12 13 5 1 7 18 20 12 46
4 Spezia 27 12 8 7 39 29 14 8 3 3 23 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 10 44
5 Cittadella 27 12 7 8 35 30 14 5 4 5 18 19 13 7 3 3 17 11 5 43
6 Salernitana 27 12 6 9 36 31 13 8 4 1 22 11 14 4 2 8 14 20 5 42
7 Pordenone 27 12 6 9 35 34 14 9 3 2 20 9 13 3 3 7 15 25 1 42
8 Empoli 27 10 9 8 32 33 14 6 6 2 20 13 13 4 3 6 12 20 -1 39
9 Chievo 27 9 11 7 32 27 13 6 3 4 18 13 14 3 8 3 14 14 5 38
10 Pescara 27 10 5 12 38 40 14 5 5 4 23 18 13 5 0 8 15 22 -2 35
11 Virtus Entella 27 9 8 10 32 36 13 6 4 3 13 11 14 3 4 7 19 25 -4 35
12 Pisa 27 8 9 10 34 35 14 5 5 4 19 17 13 3 4 6 15 18 -1 33
13 Perugia 27 9 6 12 28 36 14 6 3 5 16 15 13 3 3 7 12 21 -8 33
14 Juve Stabia 27 9 6 12 32 42 14 7 2 5 20 20 13 2 4 7 12 22 -10 33
15 Ascoli 26 9 5 12 36 38 12 7 3 2 19 11 14 2 2 10 17 27 -2 32
16 Venezia 27 7 11 9 25 30 13 2 5 6 10 16 14 5 6 3 15 14 -5 32
17 Cremonese 26 6 9 11 26 32 13 5 4 4 18 14 13 1 5 7 8 18 -6 27
18 Cosenza 27 5 9 13 29 33 13 2 4 7 10 15 14 3 5 6 19 18 -4 24
19 Trapani 27 5 9 13 30 51 13 3 5 5 17 19 14 2 4 8 13 32 -21 24
20 Livorno 27 4 6 17 23 44 13 3 2 8 17 28 14 1 4 9 6 16 -21 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.