Perugia and Pescara meet at Stadio Renato Curi, in a second leg for this phase of Serie B (Relegation Play ‑ off Decider), after Pescara’s home win by (2‑1) in the first leg. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 games won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 01‑12‑ 2019, for Serie B, Perugia won by (3-1). P. Iemmello (20 ‘and 69’) and C. Capone (34 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Perugia, and Pepín (45’), for Pescara. Pescara present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Perugia :
Despite being 1 goal behind in the first leg, the home team will try to take advantage of having scored 1 goal away in that match. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 17 suffered. For the championship, Perugia won 8 points out of a possible 30, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 8 of the last 19 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 39 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 23 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Perugia Calcio comes to this game after a 2-1 defeat on the trip to Pescara Calcio, in the first leg of the relegation play-offs. Christian Kouan opened the scoring in the 40th minute for the visitors, but it was insufficient to give his team victory. With this defeat, the home team is bound to win to continue in the second league.
In this match against Pescara, coach Massimo Oddo must organize the team into a 5-4-1, to favor defensive processes and counterattacks, mostly channeled from the flanks. Diego Falcinelli should be the most advanced player, the one responsible for scoring Perugia’s goals. As for the midfield, it should be made up of Marcello Falzerano, Marco Carraro, Christian Kouan and Pietro Iemmello. The last man named is the team’s top scorer, with 20 goals scored. Apparently, the Perugia coach has all the players available for this match.
Pescara :
The away team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal lead, but suffered 1 goal at home in the first leg. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 6 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 16 suffered. In its last 10 away matches for the championship, Pescara has recorded 1 victory, 1 draw and 8 losses, for which it has won 4 points out of 30 possible. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 39 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Pescara Calcio received and beat Pescara 2-1, thus taking an important step to guarantee maintenance in the second division of Italian football. Cristian Galano and Riccardo Maniero scored the winning goals. It should be noted that the last goal of the local team was scored from a penalty, at sixty-eight minutes.
In this away game, coach Andrea Sottil must adopt a more defensive stance, seeking to take advantage of an opponent’s error to go on a counterattack and end the away team’s aspirations regarding maintenance. In a classic 4-3-3, the most advanced players of the visiting team must be Manuel Pucciarelli, Riccardo Maniero and Cristian Galano. On an individual level, it is important to highlight the last man mentioned, for the 14 goals he has scored so far. In turn, the central zone must be made up of Grigoris Kastanos, Luca Palmiero and Ledian Memushaj. There are no unavailable players for this match.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,88
