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Venezia FC vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
Venezia FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cosenza Calcio
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 16:00 UTC Pierluigi Penzo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Giacomo Calo
R 59' Salvatore Accursi
Paolo Vanoli 59' R
Nunzio Lella 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Venezia FC vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Pierluigi Penzo.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Bonacina (Italy)
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Sudtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

1
1
Venezia FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Cosenza Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 Venezia FC 1–1 Cosenza Calcio

Recent Form

Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Cosenza Calcio H 1–1 D
20 Aug Como 1907 H 3–0 W
22 May Cagliari Calcio H 0–0 D
14 May AS Roma A 1–1 D
08 May Bologna FC 1909 H 4–3 W
05 May US Salernitana 1919 A 1–2 L
Cosenza Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Venezia FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Venezia FC and Cosenza Calcio get this one started.
  • 5' Joel Pohjanpalo, a Finland , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Venezia FC is showing some good football. However, Venezia FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Alessandro Arioli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Venezia FC tonight.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Cosenza Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Cosenza Calcio is taking the lead after the goal scored by Idriz Voca on 38.
  • 43' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Alessandro Fontanarosa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Another substitution for Venezia FC to replace Mikael Egill Ellertsson by Bjarki Bjarkason on 46 minute.
  • 49' Nicholas Pierini adds to his 0 season tally! Venezia FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Giacomo Calo. He receives a card.
  • 57' The Cosenza Calcio bench stirs into life. Christian D'Urso is withdrawn and Manuel Marras gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Salvatore Accursi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Cosenza Calcio. Simone Mazzocchi is replaced by Alessandro Arioli.
  • 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Venezia FC and Cosenza Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 72' The Venezia FC manager makes a substitution. Gianluca Busio departs to be replaced by Christian Gytkjaer.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Venezia FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Gennaro Tutino makes way for Massimo Zilli at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cosenza Calcio.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Alessandro Fontanarosa. He replaces Andrea Rispoli on 81 minute.
  • 83' Nunzio Lella has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Johnsen on 83 minute.
  • 84' Nunzio Lella was booked on 84.
  • 85' Another change for Venezia FC made on 85 minute. Joel Pohjanpalo leaves to be changed by Marco Olivieri.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Venezia FC and Cosenza Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The points are shared — Venezia FC 1-1 Cosenza Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

Venezia FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cosenza Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Venezia FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Cosenza Calcio xG
I would bet for: Venezia FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Venezia FC42% Draw30% Cosenza Calcio28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Venezia FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cosenza Calcio
58%
Venezia FC or Cosenza Calcio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Venezia FC29% Draw51% Cosenza Calcio20%
Actual: Cosenza Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Venezia FC

Handicap Venezia FC covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.