The Serie B match at Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla on Monday will see home side Cosenza take on Brescia.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Cosenza v Brescia - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Cosenza
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Cosenza will be hoping for a better result following a 1-0 Serie B defeat last time out to Ternana.
In that game, Cosenza had 54% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. At the other end, Ternana got 17 shots on goal with 3 on target. Gastón Pereiro (69') was the scorer for Ternana.
It’s not been often in recent times that Cosenza have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Cosenza have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 7 goals along the way.
Coming into this fixture, Cosenza are without a win at home for the past 4 matches in the league. That's never good.
Brescia
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In their previous game, Brescia drew 1-1 in the Serie B tie with Catanzaro.
In that match, Brescia managed 50% possession and 20 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Brescia was Gennaro Borrelli (52'). For their opponents, Catanzaro got 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Tommaso Biasci (45') was the scorer for Catanzaro.
The stats don’t lie, and Brescia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in total. In defence, Brescia have seen their frailties exposed. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward here, though.
A look at their previous results shows us that Brescia:
- are winless against Cosenza in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 5 league games.
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Head to head
A glance at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 05/02/2022 shows that Cosenza have won 1 of these and Brescia 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.
A combined total of 9 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 of them from Bruzi and 5 coming from Rondinelle. The average goals per game has been 1.5.
The previous league contest between the two was Serie B match day 4 on 03/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Brescia 1-0 Cosenza.
That day, Brescia managed 46% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer was Birkir Bjarnason (53').
Cosenza got 13 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Fabio Maresca.
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Team News: Cosenza
It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Cosenza manager William Viali to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed group. Pietro Martino (Achilles tendon rupture) is sidelined.
We think that Bruzi look set to employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, utilising Alessandro Micai, Bright Gyamfi, Michele Camporese, Michael Venturi, Gianluca Frabotta, Mateusz Praszelik, Idriz Voca, Manuel Marras, Mirko Antonucci, Aldo Florenzi and Simone Mazzocchi.
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Team News: Brescia
Owing to an otherwise available group, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Brescia gaffer Rolando Maran to be concerned about. Luca Lezzerini (Elbow injury) won’t be in action.
There’s a good chance that Rondinelle might begin the game with a 4-3-2-1 lineup, settling for Michele Avella, L. Maria Dickmann, Andrea Cistana, Davide Adorni, Alexander Jallow, Dimitri Bisoli, Fabrizio Paghera, Michele Besaggio, Nicolas Galazzi, Flavio Bianchi and Gennaro Borrelli.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Brescia might have a difficult job to put one past this Cosenza team who we think will likely get the vital goal that wins it.
Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-0 win for Cosenza when the full-time whistle blows.
A close call.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
08:09 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Cosenza
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla (24,209)
Captain: Tommaso D'Orazio
Chairman: Eugenio Guarascio
Manager: William Viali
Competitions: Serie B position 14
🔑 Star Player: Gennaro Tutino
Usually used in the Left Wing position, Gennaro Tutino was born in Italy. Having made a first senior appearance for AS Bari in the 2015 - 2016 season, the skilful Forward has struck 12 league goals in this Serie B 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 27 appearances.