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, Virtus Entella in 10th and Salernitana in 7th place.
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.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Salernitana's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Salernitana have performed like this: Played six matches resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 4-11 (scored/conceded).
Virtus Entella form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Virtus Entella at their home stadium (Stadio Comunale Chiavari) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Entella faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cosenza (1-2). Ahead of that match, Entella won a home game hosting Ascoli (3-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Virtus Entella perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Virtus Entella as a small favourite), we find nine games. Virtus Entella has won four of these, drawn four and lost one.
There will be little rest for Entella after this match as they are travelling to Pordenone for a Serie B game in only three days.
Entella are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Entella are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.
Salernitana form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Salernitana so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-9 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Salernitana's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Salernitana's last game was the home draw against Pisa (1-1). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Perugia's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Salernitana playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Salernitana wins, three draws and five defeats.
After this away game Salernitana return home for a Serie B game against Cremonese. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Salernitana have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Salernitana - Entella 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Virtus Entella victories, two draws and four Salernitana wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. De Luca 10 goals |   M. Đurić 10 goals |  S. Kiyine 8 goals |
Virtus Entella missing players
Salernitana missing players
| Virtus Entella | Salernitana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 36 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 38 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 33 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | 72% |
| 41% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 34% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 17% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 52% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 55% |
| 34% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 388 | 202 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 150 | 323 |
| 124 | 67 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 64 | 128 |
| 29% | 24% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 22% | 29% |
- Salernitana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benevento | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 72 |
| 2 | Crotone | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| 4 | Spezia | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Pordenone | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Salernitana | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Chievo | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Empoli | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Perugia | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 11 | Virtus Entella | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | Pescara | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -4 | 38 |
| 13 | Pisa | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 14 | Juve Stabia | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 | Cremonese | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 33 |
| 16 | Venezia | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| 17 | Ascoli | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -8 | 32 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Trapani | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 25 |
| 20 | Livorno | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -24 | 18 |