Serie B match preview and statistics: Vicenza fight Venezia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 29.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Romeo Menti (12200 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Vicenza in 12th and Venezia in 9th place.

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

Vicenza and Venezia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Vicenza form and stats

1 victory, 7 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Vicenza have to build on here at Stadio Romeo Menti in the Serie B. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager D. Di Carlo led his Vicenza to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Reggiana. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Romeo Menti. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Chievo.

The Vicenza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vicenza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Venezia form and stats

Playing away, Venezia have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Venezia are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie B against Cittadella (placed 3rd). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Pordenone's place.

Venezia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Venezia in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Venezia - Vicenza 1-0 entered in the official records. Vicenza-Venezia H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Vicenza one win, Venezia two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaF. Forte
F. Forte
9 goals
VicenzaR. Meggiorini
R. Meggiorini
6 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
4 goals

Vicenza missing players

Venezia missing players

Vicenza Venezia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 3 9 19
4 1 0 Won W 0 2 7
9 7 4 Drew D 2 5 7
6 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
25 11 6 Scored S 3 10 22
27 11 6 Conceded C 5 10 18
95% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 84%
79% 78% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 74%
47% 22% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 37%
21% 11% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 16%
16% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
68% 78% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 42%
16% 11% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
21% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 3.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.3 13.7 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 14 13.6
3.9 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.6 4.7
33% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 24% 24%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Venezia 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 18 10 7 1 34 14 9 5 4 0 17 5 9 5 3 1 17 9 20 37
2 Salernitana 19 10 4 5 24 23 10 7 2 1 17 7 9 3 2 4 7 16 1 34
3 Cittadella 18 10 3 5 30 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 9 4 1 4 13 9 15 33
4 SPAL 18 9 5 4 25 16 9 6 2 1 17 6 9 3 3 3 8 10 9 32
5 Monza 18 8 7 3 27 14 9 5 3 1 17 5 9 3 4 2 10 9 13 31
6 Lecce 18 7 8 3 32 22 9 3 5 1 18 12 9 4 3 2 14 10 10 29
7 Chievo 18 7 8 3 23 15 8 4 2 2 12 7 10 3 6 1 11 8 8 29
8 Pordenone 19 6 10 3 22 15 9 2 6 1 14 10 10 4 4 2 8 5 7 28
9 Venezia 19 7 7 5 22 18 10 5 2 3 12 8 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 28
10 Frosinone 18 7 6 5 18 17 10 3 4 3 8 10 8 4 2 2 10 7 1 27
11 Pisa 18 5 8 5 25 31 8 3 4 1 9 9 10 2 4 4 16 22 -6 23
12 Vicenza 19 4 9 6 25 27 9 1 7 1 11 11 10 3 2 5 14 16 -2 21
13 Brescia 18 5 6 7 26 29 9 3 3 3 16 15 9 2 3 4 10 14 -3 21
14 Cremonese 18 4 6 8 17 23 9 2 3 4 8 13 9 2 3 4 9 10 -6 18
15 Reggina 19 4 6 9 17 26 9 3 1 5 9 11 10 1 5 4 8 15 -9 18
16 Reggiana 19 5 3 11 17 32 10 3 2 5 11 12 9 2 1 6 6 20 -15 18
17 Cosenza 19 2 11 6 13 16 10 0 6 4 4 9 9 2 5 2 9 7 -3 17
18 Virtus Entella 19 4 5 10 17 32 10 3 1 6 10 18 9 1 4 4 7 14 -15 17
19 Pescara 19 4 4 11 15 32 10 2 3 5 10 15 9 2 1 6 5 17 -17 16
20 Ascoli 19 3 5 11 15 27 9 3 2 4 7 11 10 0 3 7 8 16 -12 14

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.