Before the Round – Trends on Italy Serie B (04/12)

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Serie B moves into round No 15 this weekend as Frosinone aim to extend their lead at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Perugia are looking for a second straight victory at the bottom of the table following last week’s shock 1-0 win against Genoa. There is a lot to play for in Serie B this weekend.

SPAL – Modena

SPAL will host Modena in a midtable clash on Sunday. The home side are 14th in the Serie B table and just one point off the bottom three. Modena are 12th and two points ahead of SPAL ahead of this big clash.

Modena are in decent form and unbeaten in three straight games. The Canaries took five points from the last nine Serie B games.

SPAL are on a two-game losing streak ahead of the match with Modena. The home team took six points from the last 18 points on offer. SPAL conceded just five goals in their last six games.

• In their last 9 games in Serie B, SPAL 1907 have recorded only 1 wins.
• Modena FC have only 1 win in their last 6 matches in all competitions.
• SPAL 1907 are on a run of 3 consecutive home half time wins in Serie B.
• Modena FC have recorded just 2 wins from their last 6 away games.
• Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @1.50

Ascoli – Como

Ascoli are unbeaten in five of their last six games against Como. The home team will attempt to pick up another positive result with Como in town on Sunday.

Como are 18th and in the relegation zone after 14 games. They are unbeaten in three straight matches and could move out of the relegation zone with a win against Ascoli. However, Como are Serie B’s worst away team with two points from six road games.

Ascoli are ninth in the table and unbeaten in five of their last six games. Ascoli are not a strong home team in 2022-23. They took just eight points from seven games at home.

• In their last 6 games in Serie B, Ascoli have recorded 5 undefeated encounters.
• Calcio Como's performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 1 of their 9 most recent away Serie B clashes.
• Ascoli are on a poor run of just 1 wins in 6 home matches (Serie B).
• There have been under 2.5 goals in Calcio Como's last 4 Serie B games.
• Prediction: Ascoli @2.00

Cosenza – Perugia

Cosenza are unbeaten in five of their last six games against Perugia. The away team picked up just one win in the last six fixtures with Cosenza and go into the game bottom of the Serie B table.

Perugia’s form has improved recently with seven points from the last six games. The team was outscored 8-6 across the last six fixtures.

Cosenza are bottom of the Serie B form table with two points from the last six games. They are unbeaten in their last two matches and could be on the rebound. This is a massive six-point match between two teams in the bottom four.

• Cosenza Calcio have managed just 1 wins in their last 7 league games.
• In their 9 most recent away matches of Serie B, Perugia Calcio have achieved just 1 wins.
• Cosenza Calcio have allowed 1+ goals in their last 13 matches in Serie B.
• Perugia Calcio have conceded at least one goal in their last 10 away league games.
• Prediction: Cosenza Calcio @2.70

Sudtirol – Frosinone

Frosinone lead Serie B with 31 points from 14 games. They are unbeaten in the last six matches and will visit eighth-place Sudtirol on Sunday. Suditrol won the last three games against Frosinone, but the teams haven’t played since 2018.

Sudtirol are in excellent form with 10 points from the last six games. They outscored their last six opponents 10-8. However, Sudtirol are on a run of four straight matches ending as draws.

Frosinone are top of the table with 16 points from the last six matches. They outscored their last six opponents 10-4. Frosinone won their last three away games in Serie B, while Sudtirol are unbeaten in six straight home fixtures.

• No defeats can be found in FC Südtirol's 11 most recent games in Serie B.
• Frosinone are unbeaten in all of their last 7 matches in Serie B.
• At least one goal has been scored by FC Südtirol in all of their last 11 matches in Serie B.
• Frosinone have been prolific in their 9 most recent clashes in Serie B, scoring 1+ goals in all of them.
• Prediction: Both to score - Yes