Pordenone and Frosinone meet at Stadio Nereo Rocco, in a return match for this phase of Serie B (Promotion Play ‑ offs – Semi ‑ finals), after the victory away from Pordenone by (0‑1) in the match of Going. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Pordenone presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Pordenone :
After the away win by (0‑1), the home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal advantage. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in their stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Pordenone won 4, drew 3 and lost 3, for which they won 15 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (7 out of 19 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 12 of the last 19 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 39 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Pordenone come to this match after a 0-1 victory on the trip to Frosinone, in the first leg of the semifinals of the playoff promotion to Serie A. The only goal of the match appeared at 82 ‘, scored by Luca Tremolada. With this result, the home team is closer to the final and now has four games without losing in this competition.
In this match against Frosinone, coach Attilio Tesser must organize his team into a 4-3-3, to favor defensive processes and counterattacks, mostly from the flanks. The three most advanced players responsible for putting the opponent’s defensive line in direction are Leonardo Candellone, Patrick Ciurria and Davide Gavazzi. As for the midfield, it must be formed by Salvatore Burrai, Gianvito Misuraca and Tommaso Pobega. For this game, the Pordenone coach can count on all the players.
Frosinone :
After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a disadvantage of 1 goal and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. 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 registered 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 16 suffered. For the championship, Frosinone won 15 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. In their away league matches, the most frequent result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (9 out of 20 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 16 of the last 20 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 40 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Frosinone stumbled at home to Pordenone, 0-1, in the first leg of the semifinals of the Italian Serie A promotion play-offs. The locals entered the game nervous and made several mistakes, which could have ended the team’s aspirations for this second leg. So, the visiting team added its eighth consecutive game without winning in the ninety minutes.
In this away game, Alessandro Nesta’s team must enter with a more offensive identity, pressing intensely and looking to take advantage of a mistake by the local team. Andrija Novakovich and Federico Dionisi should be the main figures of the visitors’ attack. In turn, the central zone must be made up of Alessandro Salvi, Nicolas Haas, Raffaele Maiello, Marcus Rohdén and Luca Paganini. There are no unavailable players for this match.
