Delightful dogfight as daring Venezia duels with determined Pordenone

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Venezia supporters in this Stadio Pierluigi Penzo clash with Pordenone, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie B table.

Insights:
  • Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pordenone have scored away.

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.

Pordenone are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Venezia form and stats

Venezia have played 18 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Venezia after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The home team returns to Stadio Pierluigi Penzo after being equal after 90 minutes with Pisa (placed 13th) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 2-2. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Chievo.

Late drama in the game against Pisa as Venezia were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Francesco Forte popped out and made it level in the 90th minute.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Venezia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost three.

Venezia are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Cittadella awaits in three days.

Venezia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo with 28 goals in 18 league matches. On the other hand, Venezia have conceded 19 goals.

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Pordenone form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Pordenone have produced an overall stat of 5-4-9 so far. Bitter travels for Pordenone as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the SPAL match.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie B home defeat versus Salernitana with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-1 defeat away at Reggiana before that.

Late heartbreak for Pordenone in the Salernitana match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

We have checked recent matches where Pordenone have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were four victories, two draws and five defeats.

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

The attacking power of Pordenone when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Pordenone in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Pordenone - Venezia 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Venezia two wins, three draws and Pordenone five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaF. Forte
F. Forte
13 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
9 goals
PordenoneP. Ciurria
P. Ciurria
9 goals

Venezia missing players

Pordenone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Venezia Pordenone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
15 10 6 Won W 1 5 9
12 2 0 Drew D 1 4 14
9 6 0 Lost L 3 9 13
52 28 15 Scored S 2 13 38
38 19 4 Conceded C 5 20 39
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 89%
81% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 69%
47% 50% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 33%
25% 28% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 14%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
56% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 28% 44%
31% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 33%
25% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.3 13.4 16 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.8 12.7
4.6 4.8 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.4 3.7
31% 33% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 21% 29%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pordenone have scored 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 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 23

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 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 23

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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.