MODENA. Modena prevailed over Reggiana to win 2-1. It was Modena to strike first with an early goal of Jacopo Manconi at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kleis Bozhanaj gave the win to Modena in the 70′ minute with a goal.

Edoardo Pieragnolo received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Reggiana lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Braglia stadium in Modena on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso with the support of Christian Rossi and Valerio Vecchi. The 4th official was Alberto Arena. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.04 degrees Celsius or 53.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Modena

2 - 1

Reggiana

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 105
  • 38 Dangerous attack 40
  • 73 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 20 Total 19
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Modena was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Reggiana that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Reggiana had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Modena was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Modena shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reggiana shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Modena received 2 yellow cards (Kleis Bozhanaj and Antonio Pergreffi). On the other side, Reggiana received 4 yellow cards (Domen Črnigoj, Filippo Melegoni, Alessandro Bianco and Natan Girma).

Also, Reggiana didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Edoardo Pieragnolo (Reggiana) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

Jacopo Manconi(goal)Diego Falcinelli
1'
Antonio Pergreffi - Yellow
36'
46'
Domen Crnigoj - sub ->Jacopo Da Riva
50'
Janis Antiste(goal)Edoardo Pieragnolo
53'
A. Bianco- Yellow
62'
Domen Crnigoj - Yellow
Kleis Bozhanaj- sub ->Luca Tremolada
64'
65'
Natan Girma- Yellow
Kleis Bozhanaj- Yellow
69'
Kleis Bozhanaj(goal)Antonio Palumbo
70'
72'
Muhamed Varela Djamanca - sub ->Natan Girma
82'
89'
Filippo Melegoni- Yellow
90'
Stefano Pettinari- sub ->Janis Antiste
90'
Riccardo Fiamozzi- sub ->Mario Sampirisi
Shady Oukhadda- sub ->Jacopo Manconi
90'
90'
Edoardo Pieragnolo- Red

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After playing this contest, Modena will have 26 points like Cremonese to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Reggiana will stay with 16 points like Sampdoria to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Modena will host Bari 1908 on the 1st of April with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Bari 1908 (7 draws).

Reggiana will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 27th of January with a 0-0 head to head record.

Modena – Formation

Modena
G
Andrea Seculin 12.Italy
6.8
D
Fabio Ponsi 3.Italy
7.1
D
Antonio Pergreffi 4.Italy
7.0
36'
D
Giovanni Zaro 19.Italy
7.0
D
Matteo Cotali 29.Italy
6.7
M
Antonio Palumbo 5.Italy
7.3
M
Luca Magnino 6.Italy
7.0
M
Edoardo Duca 7.Italy
7.5
M
Luca Tremolada 10.Italy
7.0
64'
M
Jacopo Manconi 17.Italy
7.5
1'
F
Diego Falcinelli 11.Italy
7.0
Substitutes
G
F. Vandelli 22.Italy
G
Riccardo Gagno 26.Italy
D
A. Guiébré 8.Burkina Faso
D
Roko Vukušić 24.Croatia
D
Shady Oukhadda 99.Morocco
M
Mario Gargiulo 20.Italy
M
R. Giovannini 21.Italy
M
Thomas Battistella 23.Italy
M
Sandro Waibl 28.Austria
M
Kleis Bozhanaj 30.Albania
7.3
64' 69' 70'
M
Lukas Mondele 42.Belgium
F
Nicholas Bonfanti 9.Italy

Modena adopted the christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Paolo Bianco decided to play with the following team: Andrea Seculin (6.8), Fabio Ponsi (7.1), Giovanni Zaro (7.0), Antonio Pergreffi (7.0), Matteo Cotali (6.7), Luca Magnino (7.0), Antonio Palumbo (7.3), Edoardo Duca (7.5), Luca Tremolada (7.0), Jacopo Manconi (7.5) and Diego Falcinelli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Abdoul Guiebre, Nicholas Bonfanti, Mario Gargiulo, Romeo Giovannini, Filippo Vandelli, Thomas Battistella, Roko Vukušić, Riccardo Gagno, Sandro Waibl, Kleis Bozhanaj (7.3), Lukas Mondele and Shady Oukhadda.

Substitutions

Modena made only 1 change substituting Luca Tremolada for Kleis Bozhanaj (64′)​.

Player of the match: Edoardo Duca​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Modena was Edoardo Duca even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 33 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.

Reggiana – Formation

Reggiana
G
Francesco Bardi 22.Italy
7.3
D
Edoardo Pieragnolo 3.Italy
6.6
90'
D
Paolo Rozzio 4.Italy
7.0
D
Alessandro Marcandalli 27.Italy
7.0
D
Mario Sampirisi 31.Italy
6.8
90'
M
J. Da Riva 21.Italy
6.7
46'
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
6.7
53'
M
Filippo Melegoni 72.Italy
6.8
89'
M
Natan Girma 80.Switzerland
7.0
72' 65'
M
Manolo Portanova 90.Italy
6.7
82'
F
Janis Antiste 28.France
7.3
90' 50'
Substitutes
G
A. Sposito 1.Italy
G
Giacomo Satalino 12.Italy
D
Riccardo Fiamozzi 15.Italy
90'
D
Lorenzo Libutti 17.Italy
D
Filippo Romagna 19.Italy
D
Przemyslaw Szyminski 25.Poland
M
Nuhu Shaibu 14.Nigeria
M
Filippo Nardi 24.Italy
M
Domen Crnigoj 33.Slovenia
6.8
46' 62'
F
Muhamed Varela Djamanca 7.Portugal
6.7
72'
F
Eric Lanini 10.Italy
6.4
82'
F
Stefano Pettinari 23.Italy
90'

Also Reggiana adopted the christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

Alessandro Nesta played with: Francesco Bardi (7.3), Mario Sampirisi (6.8), Paolo Rozzio (7.0), Alessandro Marcandalli (7.0), Edoardo Pieragnolo (6.6), Manolo Portanova (6.7), Alessandro Bianco (6.7), Jacopo Da Riva (6.7), Natan Girma (7.0), Filippo Melegoni (6.8) and Janis Antiste (7.3).

They had on the bench: Alex Sposito, Muhamed Varela Djamanca (6.7), Eric Lanini (6.4), Giacomo Satalino, Shaibu Nuhu, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Lorenzo Libutti, Filippo Romagna, Stefano Pettinari, Filippo Nardi, Przemyslaw Szyminski and Domen Črnigoj (6.8).

Substitutions

Reggiana made 6 changes: Natan Girma for Muhamed Varela Djamanca (72′), Jacopo Da Riva for Domen Črnigoj (46′), Manolo Portanova for Eric Lanini (82′), Jacopo Manconi for Shady Oukhadda (90′), Janis Antiste for Stefano Pettinari (90′) and Mario Sampirisi for Riccardo Fiamozzi (90′).

Player of the match: Francesco Bardi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reggiana was the goalkeeper: Francesco Bardi. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​