Verona vs Cittadella Prediction & Tips
Verona and Cittadella face each other at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in a match of the 18th round of Serie B. In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct matches between these two teams: one on 17-04-2017, which ended with victory of Verona by (2-0), and the most recent to 18-11-2016, which ended with the victory of Cittadella by (5-1). The home / away condition deserves special attention, although this is a match between 5th and 4th of the overall standings, in fact this is a confrontation between the 11th placed in home games and the 4th as a visitor.
Analysis of Verona
The home team is currently in 5th place with 26 points earned after 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Pescara by (3-1). In the last match, he drew away for Livorno by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, having won 15 points in its stadium, with 14 goals scored and 9 conceded, against 11 points out, where it scored 9 goals and suffered 8. In the last eight home games for the championship, Verona have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, having won 15 points out of 24 possible.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 4 games in your stadium. In the games played in his stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘1-1 (4 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1-1 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 8 of his last 8 games by the competition finished with More of 1.5 goals. In 14 games in this competition, managed to turn the score in 2 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Verona is a club that has a Serie A title TIM (Italian Championship), title won in the 1984/85 season, as well as having three Serie B titles (second division) and having been runner-up five times . In the current season, the team has been making a relatively good campaign within the national championship, having won 26 of 48 points so far, being at the top of the table, three points behind second-placed and five points behind the leader . In the last five games that Verona played as principal, in all of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match Verona, by playing at home, will be able to score their goals and make one more a busy game.
Analysis of Cittadella
After 6 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 4th place, having won 26 points. In the last match, they drew with Perugia at home (2-2), after their previous match drew away in a game against Ascoli (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, with 16 goals scored and 9 goals conceded at home, against 4 goals scored and 3 conceded. In the last eight away games, Cittadella has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, having won 11 points out of 24.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 4 draws in the last games as a visitor and has not lost any of the last 6 games outside his stadium. In his games as a visitor there are some frequent results: to the 0-0 interval (6 in 8 games) and the end of the game 0-0 (3 in 8 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 8 of their last 8 matches in the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Cittadella is a club that has never won a great title throughout its history, having as the most prominent campaign the runner-up in Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2015/16 season. In the current season, the team has been making a good campaign in Serie B, having won 26 of the 48 points so far, being thus at the top of the table, relatively close to the first placed. In the last five games that Cittadella played as a visitor, all for Serie B, in three of them were scored more than 1.5 goals by the teams. I believe that in this match Cittadella, even playing away from home, will be able to score goals and thus will make one more a busy game.
Verona – Cittadella FREE TIPS
Verona – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
