Crotone – Chievo : Preview & Prediction
Crotone and Chievo play in the Stadio Ezio Scida in a match of the 17th round of Serie A TIM. In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 02-04-2017, which ended with Crotone’s victory for (1-2), and the most recent on 30-10-2016, ended with Crotone’s (2-0) win. Special attention is needed for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Analysis of Crotone
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in 17th place, having won 12 points. In the last match, they lost with Sassuolo away by (2-1), after having lost at home in a game against Udinese by (0-3). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 26 conceded, against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 18 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Crotone won 8 points in 24 chances, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 games he played in his stadium. The team has not been very strong defensively since they have always conceded goals in the last 10 games they played in this competition. This is a team that scored few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 16 games for Serie A TIM, of those 3 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in 2. In 16 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the board in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods in the last 10 home games in all competitions: he scored 4 of his 8 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
Crotone have won only three matches during this edition of the Italian Championship, and now they are in a very negative moment, coming from four consecutive defeats, when they scored only one goal, thus showing problems in the offensive sector. This has in fact been one of the team’s major hurdles so far in the competition since they have not been able to take the scoreline in nine matches and now have the third worst attack. In his last confrontation, the team finished half of the opponent’s time, and even having a good defensive performance, they ended up defeated away from home by Sassuolo. The club has been carrying horrible numbers in the league: it is the one that misses the most passes, has the worst average possession of the ball, and is also the one that ends the least. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Mandragora.
Analysis of Chievo
The visiting team is currently in 10th place with 21 points, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to the Internazionale by (5-0). In the last match, tied at home to Roma by (0-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 16 goals scored and 27 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 27 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last eight away games, Chievo have won 2, 3 draws and 3 losses, having won 9 points out of 24.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 4 games outside of your stadium. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 of their last 8 games by the competition finished with More than 1.5 goals. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 4 of their last 16 games for Serie A TIM, and never reached the break in advantage. In 16 games for Serie A TIM, suffered the first goal 9 times but managed to turn the score in 3.
Chievo have not been doing a great campaign in the Italian Championship, having shown a rather irregular performance so far. The club went undefeated for six games but now has only one win in the last seven games and has not scored a goal in the last two. Thus, we can see that the offensive sector has been responsible for this unsatisfactory performance of the team, since it has left to balance the adversary network in five games, and is now among the eight weakest in the competition. In the last round, the team was dominated by Roma in the home, but still managed to hold the goalless draw. Playing out of their dominions, the club has captured less than 40% of the points played thus far, and in that condition it has one of the seven defenses more leaked.
Crotone – Chievo : Betting Tips
Crotone – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
