ALESSANDRIA. Cittadella prevails over Alessandria 1-0 after A. Vita scored just 1 goal (2′). Alessandria lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta stadium in Alessandria on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi with the assistance of Michele Grossi and Oreste Muto. The 4th official was Adalberto Fiero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 9 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 12
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 119 Attack 102
- 65 Dangerous attack 67
- 88 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Alessandria had a superior ball possession 58% while Cittadella was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cittadella was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cittadella won the encounter.
Alessandria shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cittadella shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Alessandria received 2 yellow cards (G. Prestia and M. Di Gennaro). On the other side, Cittadella received 3 yellow cards (A. Danzi, D. Adorni and E. Kastrati).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Alessandria will stay with 14 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Cittadella will have 25 points like Frosinone and Perugia to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Alessandria will play away with Reggina on the 12th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Reggina (0 draws).
Cittadella will host Ascoli on the 11th of December with a 8-8 head to head.
Alessandria – Formation
Alessandria
43'
87'
Alessandria started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Moreno Longo decided to play with the following team: Matteo Pisseri , Giuseppe Prestia , Matteo Di Gennaro , Luca Parodi , Edoardo Pierozzi , Federico Casarini , Tommaso Milanese , Gabriel Lunetta , Riccardo Chiarello , Andrea Arrighini and Simone Corazza .
The home team had on the bench: Abou Ba, Lorenzo Crisanto, Simone Palombi , Simone Benedetti, Andrea Beghetto , Mirko Bruccini , Francesco Orlando , Alessandro Russo, Christian Celesia, Aristidi Kolaj and Mauro Ghiozzi.
Substitutions
Alessandria made 5 changes: A. Arrighini for A. Kolaj (66′), G. Lunetta for A. Beghetto (66′), R. Chiarello for F. Orlando (76′), F. Casarini for M. Bruccini (76′) and E. Pierozzi for S. Palombi (87′).
Best player: Matteo Di Gennaro
The most impressive player for Alessandria was Matteo Di Gennaro.
His rating is with 58 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 20.
Cittadella – Formation
Cittadella
2'
Cittadella started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Edoardo Gorini played with: Elhan Kastrati , Tommaso Cassandro , Romano Perticone , Davide Adorni , Amedeo Benedetti , Alessio Vita , Andrea Danzi , Davide Mazzocco , Mirko Antonucci , Enrico Baldini and Orji Okwonkwo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Valerio Mastrantonio , Giacomo Beretta , Camillo Tavernelli, Nicola Pavan , Luigi Cuppone, Alessandro Mattioli , Daniele Donnarumma, Luca Maniero, Domenico Frare, Christian D’Urso and Nikolas Smajlaj.
Substitutions
Cittadella made 5 changes: O. Okwonkwo for G. Beretta (58′), T. Cassandro for A. Mattioli (72′), M. Antonucci for C. D’Urso (73′), D. Mazzocco for N. Pavan (80′) and A. Danzi for V. Mastrantonio (80′).
Best player: Elhan Kastrati
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cittadella was the goalkeeper: Elhan Kastrati. His rating is 9.24. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
