Cittadella and Crotone meet at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie B. The two teams have tied (1‑1), on 30‑11‑2019, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league . The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 victory and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. Despite being a match between 6th and 2nd in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 16th ranked in home matches and the 4th as a visitor.
Cittadella :
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 43 points won, after 12 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Nuova Cosenza, by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to Pordenone by (0‑2). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results outside than at their stadium, as they have won 24 points on the road and only 19 at their stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Cittadella won 2, drew 4 and lost 4, so they conquered 10 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 15 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 1 comeback.
Cittadella comes to this match with a 2-0 defeat, on the visit to the field of Pisa Calcio, in the match of the thirty-second day of the Italian second league. The visitors dominated the game in the second half, but had no art or wit to reach the goal. With this result, the home team sealed a series of three consecutive victories in this competition where they ranked fourth with fifty-two points won, the result of fifteen wins, seven draws and ten defeats.
In this game against Crotone, coach Roberto Venturato should present his team in a 4-3-3, with Christian D’Urso, Davide Luppi and Davide Diaw as the main figures in the attack of the locals. Regarding the midfield, it must be formed by Alessio Vita, Manuel Iori and Simone Branca. Apparently the Cittadella helmsman can count on all the units for this game with the Crotone.
Crotone :
After 15 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 2nd place, with 49 points won. In their last match, they defeated Venezia by (1‑3), after in the previous match they had won at home, in a match against Pisa, by (1‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they have won 19 points away and 30 in their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 21 suffered on the road, against 26 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In his last 10 away games for the championship, Crotone registers 4 wins and 6 losses, so he conquered 12 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (5 in 14 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 14 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 28 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 2 comebacks.
Crotone is motivated for this challenge after a 3-0 victory against Benevento at home, thus adding the eighth consecutive game without losing in this championship, where they are currently in second place with fifty-six points, after sixteen wins, seven draws and nine losses. Simy excelled in this match by contributing three goals to his team’s victory.
For this game, coach Giovanni Stroppa must repeat the same eleven that he played with Benevento, with Simy and Junior Messias as the most advanced weapons of the local team, whose task is to throw panic at the defensive rival. Salvatore Molina, Niccolò Zanellato, Andrea Barberis, Ahmad Benali and Alberto Gerbo should play in midfield. There are no major absences to register for this game.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,57
