Livorno and Cremonese meet at Stadio Armando Picchi, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie B. The two teams tied (0‑0), on 30‑11‑2019, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 1 draw and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 games they played. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Livorno :
The home team is currently in 20th place, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Frosinone, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Pisa, by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 1 victory, 4 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with 6 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 3 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 30 suffered. For the championship, Livorno conquered 8 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he did not win at his stadium 7 games ago. The team allowed the opponent goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 13 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 28 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 17 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘).
Livorno comes to this match after a 2-1 loss against Trapani, in a game related to the thirty-second round of the Italian second league. Murilo, at eighty-three minutes, scored the lone goal of the visiting team. With this result, the local team added the second consecutive defeat in this competition, where they occupied the last position with twenty-one points to, sixteen from the save zone. With relegation virtually guaranteed, a win in this game would help heal hurt pride.
In this match against Cremonense, coach Antonio Filippini must keep the team in its usual tactical design, 3-4-3, with Fabio Mazzeo, Sven Braken and Davide Marsura as the main figures in the attack of the locals. For this game, the Livorno coach can count on all the players.
Cremonese :
After 7 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 30 points won. In their last match, they beat Frosinone away by (0‑2), after in the previous match they lost at home, in a match against Empoli, by (2‑3). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 22 suffered; against 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the championship, the Cremonese conquered 6 points in 30 possible, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 games that he played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 14 games). In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 11 of the last 14 that they played there were less than 3 goals. In 27 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never got the comeback.
The Cremonese received and beat, 1-0, the team Pescara Delfino in the game counting for the thirty-second round of the Italian second league. The only goal of the match was played by Luca Valzania after five minutes. The visitors also showed a good reaction to the goal conceded, but were unable to respond in kind. With this result, the visiting team added the second consecutive game without knowing the taste of defeat in this competition, where they occupied the fifteenth position with thirty-seven points, now being one point from the relegation zone.
For this away game, Pierpaolo Bisoli’s team must adopt a more offensive identity in search of defensive mistakes from the opposing team. Zan Celar, Daniel Ciofani and Vittorio Parigini must make up for the visitors’ attack. There are no major absences for this challenge.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 2,00
