The visiting Monza side should be favourites in this visit to Virtus Entella, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 30 league games this season.
- Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Serie B
- Monza have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It should be mentioned that Monza play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Monza on artifical turf are 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats from two games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 5-1. You can compare this with overall results below.
Virtus Entella form and stats
With 3 Serie B wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Virtus Entella, who have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Serie B, are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Entella who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Pisa, 69 days ago.
M. Pellizzer was the last player to score a league goal for Entella and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Virtus Entella haven't scored in 456 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager V. Vivarini led his Entella to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Empoli. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari. Before that game, the home loss against Cremonese with the scoreline 0-2.
Daniele Borra had a busy but productive day in the Empoli match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Entella as they are travelling to their away game against Pordenone in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
Entella aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Entella have conceded 26 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Monza form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B, are W6-D6-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Monza might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Venezia proved too strong as Monza slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Comunale Brianteo. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Reggiana.
A new game in only three days for Monza, the Serie B home match versus Pescara. Busy days.
Monza have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Monza - Virtus Entella 5-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Virtus Entella victories, zero draws and two Monza wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gytkjær 6 goals |   M. Mancosu 5 goals |  D. Frattesi 5 goals |
Virtus Entella missing players
Monza missing players
| Virtus Entella | Monza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 47 | 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 83% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 63% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 73% |
| 43% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 17% |
| 17% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 47% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 40% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.1 | 9.9 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 11.9 | 14.2 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 28% | 27% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 28% | 28% |
- Monza have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie B
- Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Serie B
- Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Serie B
- Virtus Entella have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Serie B
| 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 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Lecce | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 58 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Monza | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | Venezia | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Salernitana | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 7 | SPAL | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Chievo | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 |
| 9 | Pisa | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Brescia | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Vicenza | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Frosinone | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -8 | 38 |
| 13 | Cremonese | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 14 | Reggina | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 15 | Pordenone | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 30 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Reggiana | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 29 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 19 | Pescara | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 23 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 21 |