📏 Form Guide

Reggiana

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Reggiana are hoping to win again following the 2-3 Serie B success versus Venezia.

In that game, Reggiana managed 48% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Reggiana, the goalscorers were Manolo Portanova (45') and Edoardo Pieragnolo (65'). For their opponents, Venezia had 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. Gianluca Busio (20'), Joel Pohjanpalo (33') and Giorgio Altare (50' Own goal) scored for Venezia.

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that not much more can be done by the Reggiana backline. Reggiana have been stingy, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 clashes standing at 3. That kind of trend might not be sustained into this game, however.

Their previous form shows that Reggiana:

• are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 5 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Cittadella

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In their previous game, Cittadella drew 1-1 in the Serie B tie with Lecco.

In that match, Cittadella managed 43% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Cittadella was Stefano Negro (26'). On the other side, Lecco had 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Giovanni Crociata (44') scored for Lecco.

In 5 of the past 6 games featuring Cittadella, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game within that period comes to a meagre 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Granata equalling 0.5.

Their past results show that Cittadella:

• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.
• are without an away win for the past 8 league games. It's not a good run at all.

ℹ️ Team News: Reggiana

Domen Crnigoj (Fitness), Muhamed Varela Djamanca (Muscle injury), Francesco Bardi (Ankle sprain), Antonio Vergara (Cruciate ligament tear) and Natan Girma (Knee surgery) aren’t available for Reggiana manager Alessandro Nesta. Elvis Kabashi is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It seems likely that I Granata will probably employ a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, handing starts to Giacomo Satalino, Mario Sampirisi, Paolo Rozzio, A. Marcandalli, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Luca Cigarini, Alessandro Bianco, Edoardo Pieragnolo, Manolo Portanova, Cedric Gondo and Janis Antiste.

ℹ️ Team News: Cittadella

Thanks to a mainly available group, there is only the one fitness issue for the Cittadella manager Edoardo Gorini to be concerned about. Filippo Pittarello (unknown injury) won’t be playing here.

We’re of the thinking that Granata could decide to play in a 3-5-2 formation, giving starts to Luca Maniero, Alessandro Salvi, Stefano Negro, Domenico Frare, Lorenzo Carissoni, Valerio Mastrantonio, Francesco Amatucci, Alessio Vita, Alessio Rizza, Andrea Magrassi and Enrico Baldini.

✨ Prediction

For this match, we think that Cittadella have it within them to breach the defence of this Reggiana lineup, although it probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Reggiana at the end of the 90 minutes. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:06 06/04/2024