Venezia FC vs US Cremonese, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Venezia FC vs US Cremonese — Serie B at Pierluigi Penzo.
- Venezia FC 38 games · 82 pts (2025/26)
- US Cremonese 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Livio Marinelli
18 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Venezia FC 38 82 2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81 3 AC Monza 38 76 4 Palermo FC 38 72 5 US Catanzaro 38 59 6 Modena FC 2018 38 55 7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51 8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49 9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46 10 Padova Calcio 38 46 11 AC Cesena 38 46 12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44 13 UC Sampdoria 38 44 14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42 15 Empoli FC 38 41 16 FC Sudtirol 38 41 17 SSC Bari 38 40 18 AC Reggiana 38 37 19 Spezia Calcio 38 35 20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr US Cremonese H 2–1 W 20 Apr Calcio Lecco 1912 A 2–1 W 14 Apr Brescia Calcio H 2–0 W 07 Apr Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 0–0 D 01 Apr AC Reggiana H 2–3 L 15 Mar Palermo FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Venezia FC A 1–2 L 20 Apr US Catanzaro A 0–0 D 13 Apr Ternana Calcio H 1–2 L 05 Apr SSC Bari A 2–1 W 01 Apr FeralpiSalo H 0–1 L 16 Mar FC Sudtirol A 0–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Venezia FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Venezia FC0-152/–16-301/–31-452/146-603/–61-752/276+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: US Cremonese gets underway.
- 5' US Cremonese started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' It looks surprising US Cremonese does not make any changes. Luca Zanimacchia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 11' Michele Castagnetti was booked on 11.
- 16' US Cremonese seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' That looks like a foul for a card for Antonio Candela.
- 24' What a strike from Franco Vazquez! The score is 0-1.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antonio Candela, as he is very good at scoring at Pierluigi Penzo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' Luka Lochoshvili has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Vazquez on 37.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Bjarki Bjarkason has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikael Egill Ellertsson on 46 minute.
- 48' What an equalizer from Christian Gytkjaer!
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 57' The referee shows US Cremonese player a card on 57.
- 62' 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.
- 67' 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.
- 72' The whistle greets Antonio Candela as he departs to be replaced by Nicholas Pierini.
- 73' It is a substitution in US Cremonese team. Massimo Coda is replaced by Frank Tsadjout on 73 minute.
- 76' Bjarki Bjarkason puts Venezia FC on the lead.
- 78' It’s a booking for Venezia FC player. Gianluca Busio gets a card.
- 81' Another substitution for US Cremonese to replace Leonardo Sernicola by Giacomo Quagliata on 81 minute.
- 82' Nunzio Lella has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Gytkjaer on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- 88' Another substitution for Venezia FC to replace Gianluca Busio by Mato Jajalo on 88 minute.
- 90' Daniel Ciofani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Zanimacchia on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Venezia FC players.
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Lineups
Venezia FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 27
- 7
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6
Gianluca Busio ↓ Mato Jajalo 88'
- 1
- 9
- 8
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15
Giorgio Altare ↓ Marin Sverko 72'
- 4
- 30
- 77
Bench
- 23
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33
Marin Sverko ↑ 72'
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18
Mato Jajalo ↑ 88'
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10
Nicholas Pierini ↑ 72'
- 38
- 31
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24
Nunzio Lella ↑ 82'
- 99
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19
Bjarki Bjarkason ↑ 46'
- 12
- 25
Coach Paolo VanoliUS Cremonese Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
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20
Franco Vazquez ↓ Cesar Falletti 81'
- 15
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90
Massimo Coda ↓ Frank Tsadjout 73'
- 17
- 26
- 44
- 21
- 6
- 98
- 8
Bench
- 4
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74
Frank Tsadjout ↑ 73'
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10
Cristian Buonaiuto ↑ 82'
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7
Cesar Falletti ↑ 81'
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9
Daniel Ciofani ↑ 90'
- 18
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33
Giacomo Quagliata ↑ 81'
- 32
- 22
- 11
- 31
- 97
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luca Ravanelli 1 Christian Gytkjaer 1 Bjarki Bjarkason 1 Franco Vazquez 1 Venezia FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.39 Venezia FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 US Cremonese xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Venezia FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Venezia FC or Draw 76%Draw or US Cremonese 52%Venezia FC or US Cremonese 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: US Cremonese win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%1 – 0 11.2%0 – 0 11%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.3%0 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.8%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Venezia FC
Handicap Venezia FC covers Push US Cremonese covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓US Cremonese keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

