Serie B duel: Close contest expected between Vicenza and Pisa

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Romeo Menti (12200 seats)

Pisa have travelled here for an appealing duel versus the hosting Vicenza. Read up on the fixture with this thorough Serie B preview!

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!

L D L L L

Vicenza form and stats

Vicenza's first Serie B home game here at Stadio Romeo Menti ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 9 draws and 5 defeats from 19 matches. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Vicenza to get some points in this home game.

Vicenza faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cosenza (1-2). The versatile forward Samuele Longo outshone all others in that match and received a match rating of 7.11 out of 10. Longo dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Vicenza lost 0-1 at Cittadella's place.

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

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

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vicenza at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

W W W L W

Pisa form and stats

Only one away game in the Serie B so far for Pisa and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 10 losses from 19 travels.

Two travels in a row for Pisa, whose manager L. D'Angelo could celebrate last time after the Serie B win against Ternana. Attacker Lorenzo Lucca got a player rating of 8.31 in the game. "Man of the match" Lucca scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Alessandria.

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

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

4 goals so far away for Pisa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - four - one (Vicenza wins - draws - Pisa wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PisaL. Lucca
L. Lucca
3 goals
VicenzaR. Meggiorini
R. Meggiorini
1 goals
PisaA. De Vitis
A. De Vitis
1 goals

Vicenza missing players

Pisa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vicenza Pisa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 4 4 7
5 2 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.7 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 3.3
7.3 13 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 3.7
3.7 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 12.3
3.7 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4.3
9% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 80% 54%
Vicenza Last season Pisa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
11 5   Won W   4 11
15 9   Drew D   5 15
12 5   Lost L   10 12
48 22   Scored S   28 54
53 24   Conceded C   40 59
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
82% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 82%
55% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 58%
18% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 39%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
68% 63%   BTTS BTTS   68% 61%
16% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 29%
21% 26%   Failed to Score F T   16% 18%
 
5 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 4.8
4.5 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 5.4
2.9 3.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
5 2   Red cards R C   1 5
 
12.3 13.6   Shots (avg) S (   13.1 14.1
4 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.9
32% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brescia 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 9
2 Pisa 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 9
3 Ascoli 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 9
4 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
5 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
6 Cittadella 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
7 Frosinone 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
8 Reggina 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
9 Monza 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
10 SPAL 3 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 4
11 Benevento 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
12 Perugia 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
13 Cosenza 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
14 Como 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
15 Crotone 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 2
16 Lecce 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
17 Vicenza 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
18 Alessandria 3 0 0 3 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0
19 Ternana 3 0 0 3 3 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 3 0 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 -10 0
Last season 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 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 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 Brescia 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 9
2 Pisa 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 9
3 Ascoli 3 3 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 9
4 Parma 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 5 7
5 Cremonese 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 6
6 Cittadella 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
7 Frosinone 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
8 Reggina 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
9 Monza 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 5
10 SPAL 3 1 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 4
11 Benevento 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
12 Perugia 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
13 Cosenza 3 1 0 2 3 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
14 Como 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
15 Crotone 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 2
16 Lecce 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
17 Vicenza 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
18 Alessandria 3 0 0 3 4 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0
19 Ternana 3 0 0 3 3 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 -6 0
20 Pordenone 3 0 0 3 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 -10 0

More from Italy - Serie B

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.