A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Venezia fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Virtus Entella's 19th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Venezia is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Virtus Entella has the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Serie B
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
9 - 11 - 21 with 45-63. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Virtus Entella when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Virtus Entella play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Venezia form and stats
Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Venezia are 6-2-3 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Venezia after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Venezia in their previous game, a Serie B match away at Pescara (placed 20th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cremonese in a game that was won 3-1.
Venezia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Venezia have conceded only 9 goals.
Virtus Entella form and stats
Virtus Entella have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-4-6 (11 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Virtus Entella who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Pisa was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Entella are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The manager V. Vivarini was unhappy after their last game, a Serie B match played at their home ground Stadio Comunale Chiavari. Entella suffered a 2-3 loss to Frosinone (placed 10th). A 0-1 defeat away at Reggina before that.
Entella had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Frosinone, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Entella playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, one draw and four home wins.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Entella have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Virtus Entella - Venezia 0-2 earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Venezia victories, two draws and two Virtus Entella wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Forte 11 goals |   M. Mancosu 5 goals | M. Aramu 4 goals |
Venezia missing players
Virtus Entella missing players
| Venezia | Virtus Entella | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 29 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 74% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 70% |
| 39% | 36% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 17% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 43% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| 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 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 29% | 29% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 30% |
- Venezia is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Virtus Entella has the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Serie B
- Virtus Entella have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Cittadella | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Monza | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Chievo | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Venezia | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Salernitana | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | SPAL | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 8 | Lecce | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Pordenone | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 10 | Frosinone | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Pisa | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Vicenza | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Brescia | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Reggina | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Reggiana | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 | Virtus Entella | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Pescara | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -23 | 17 |