Crotone and Salernitana meet forces at Stadio Ezio Scida, in a match for the 35 th round of Serie B. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 15‑12‑2019, Salernitana won at home by (3‑ two). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games they played. La Salernitana presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Crotone :
The home team is currently in 2nd place, with 49 points won, after 15 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Pisa by (1‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Venezia, by (1‑3). 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 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 9 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 27 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Crotone won 7, drew 1 and lost 2, winning 22 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 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 28 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Crotone comes to this match with a 1-0 win at home over Pordenone, for matchday 34 of the Italian second league. Simy scored the only goal of the match, enough to give the home team all three points. With this result, the local team added the third consecutive victory and the tenth day without losing in this competition, in which it occupies the second position, with sixty-one points, five more than its most direct pursuer, Spezia, with fifty-one six.
In this match against Salernitana, coach Giovanni Stroppa must present his team in a 3-5-2, to focus on offensive tasks. The two forwards responsible for putting the rival defensive line in direction are: Junior Messias and Simy. As for the midfield, it must be made up of Salvatore Molina, Niccolá Zanellato, Andrea Barberis, Ahmad Benali and Alberto Gerbo. For this game, the Crotone coach can count on all the players.
Salernitana :
After 12 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, the visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 42 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Perugia, by (1‑0), after in the previous match they had won at home, in a match against Venezia, by (2‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 9 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 13 suffered. For the championship, the Salernitana conquered 5 points in 30 possible, after 1 victory, 2 draws and 7 defeats in the last 10 matches played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 13 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 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 3 comebacks. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘) and 5 of their 14 goals between (46′ ‑ 60′).
Salernitana beat Cittadella 4×1 at home in a match for Matchday 30 of the Serie B in Italy. Cristiano Lombardi had great prominence in this match, contributing two goals to the victory of his team. The other goals were scored by Cedric Gondo and Sofian Kiyine. With this result, the foreign team is in seventh place, with fifty points, the result of fourteen wins, eight draws and twelve defeats.
For this away game, coach Gian Piero Ventura must keep the team 3-4-3, with Fabio Maistro, Cristiano Lombardi and Cedric Gondo being the leading figures in the visitors’ attack. In turn, the central zone must be made up of Felipe Curcio, Francesco Di Tacchio, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Emanuele Cicerelli. There are no unavailable players for this game against Crotone.
PREDICTION: Crotone to win @ 1,65
