Crotone – Cittadella Prediction & Picks (19.01.2019)

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Crotone – Cittadella SOCCER PICKS

Crotone and Cittadella meet at Stadio Ezio Scida, in a match for the 20th round of Serie B. Cittadella won at home by (3-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 26-08 -2018. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 1 win and 1 draw in the last 2 matches. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since the Crotone presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Crotone:

After 3 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 13 points won. In their last match, they lost with Ascoli out by (3-2), after in the previous match they lost by (0-3) at home, in a match against Spezia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins and 12 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 9 home matches for the championship the Crotone won 2, tied 4 and lost 3, so they have won 10 points out of 27 possible.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 10 matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-1 (4 out of 9 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has suffered goals in the last 10 games which it disputed in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 18 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Crotone is making a disastrous campaign in Serie B, comes in a terrible phase, with 7 losses and 3 draws in the last 3 rounds, and is looking for a recovery to try to get out of the last positions. The team presents serious problems, both in the offensive and defensive sector, as it scored only 17 goals, being the second worst attack of the competition, and suffered 29, having the fourth weakest defense. These numbers help explain the terrible campaign here. In its stadium, the Crotone has the fourth worst campaign of the championship, is the third team that suffered more goals and does not win 5 games, in which it tied 3 and lost 2, being a team that creates little and leaves many spaces in its defense, since it has to act in a more offensive way before its fans. For the match with Cittadella, coach Stroppa has no problem with the team that has been playing in recent matches and must repeat the line-up of the last matches.

Cittadella:

After 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position, with 26 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Hellas Verona, by (4-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Palermo, by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 16 conceded. For the league, Cittadella won 11 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 home matches.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 18 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Cittadella is making a reasonable campaign in Serie B, but it is going through a difficult moment, since it has not won for 6 rounds, and it is looking for a recovery, as it continues to fall a lot in the qualifying table. The team has a defense of optimal quality, which suffered only 17 goals and is the second best of the championship, but the attack needs to improve, since it scored only 20 goals and is the seventh worst, so much that it did not score in 4 of the last 6 matches played. As a visitor, as in the clash this Saturday, Cittadella comes from 4 draws and 1 loss and the most worrying thing is that he scored only 1 goal in the 5 matches.


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