VICENZA. Vicenza and Cittadella went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Vicenza was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
L. Teodorczyk squandered a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Vicenza to win the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Romeo Menti stadium in Vicenza on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Valerio Marini with the help of Stefano Del Giovane and Claudio Barone. The 4th official was Luca Zucchetti. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 20
- 9 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 15
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 82 Attack 87
- 53 Dangerous attack 57
- 70 Ball safe 71
- 2 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 21
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 2
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Vicenza had a strong ball possession 57% while Cittadella was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cittadella had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Cittadella to win the match.
Vicenza shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Cittadella shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Vicenza received 1 yellow card (S. Giacomelli). On the opposite side, Cittadella received 4 yellow cards (S. Branca, A. Mattioli, A. Benedetti and M. Tounkara).
Also, Cittadella didn’t end the match with 11 players after
Cittadella had 2 players sent off: S. Branca (85′ for double yellow card) and M. Tounkara (90′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Vicenza will have 8 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Cittadella will have 30 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Vicenza will play away with Frosinone on the 5th of February with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Cittadella will host Cosenza on the 30th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Vicenza – Formation
Vicenza adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Cristian Brocchi decided to play with the following team: Matteo Grandi
, Matteo Bruscagin , Nicola Pasini , Sebastien De Maio , Jordan Lukaku , Federico Proia , Simone Pontisso , Alessio Da Cruz , Filippo Ranocchia , Łukasz Teodorczyk and Davide Diaw .The home team had on the bench: Janio Bikel
, Loris Zonta, Stefano Giacomelli , Tommaso Mancini, Riccardo Meggiorini , Charles Boli , Riccardo Brosco, Alessandro Di Pardo, Emanuele Padella, Semuel Pizzignacco, Luca Crecco and Daniel Cappelletti.Vicenza could not rely on the presence of S. Giacomelli (injured) and L. Crecco (injured).
Substitutions
Vicenza made 5 changes: S. Pontisso for J. Bikel (61′), L. Teodorczyk for S. Giacomelli (61′), F. Proia for C. Boli (61′), J. Lukaku for L. Crecco (75′) and A. Da Cruz for R. Meggiorini (77′).
Best player: Alessio Da Cruz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vicenza was Alessio Da Cruz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.Cittadella – Formation
Also Cittadella adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Edoardo Gorini played with: Elhan Kastrati
, Alessandro Mattioli , Vincenzo Ciriello , Domenico Frare , Amedeo Benedetti , Alessio Vita , Andrea Danzi , Simone Branca , Christian D’Urso , Orji Okwonkwo and Enrico Baldini .The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniele Donnarumma, Mamadou Tounkara
, Davide Mazzocco, Nikolas Smajlaj, Mirko Antonucci , Tommaso Cassandro, Romano Perticone, Valerio Mastrantonio, Luca Maniero, Luigi Cuppone, Camillo Tavernelli and Giacomo Beretta.Substitutions
Cittadella made 4 changes: C. D’Urso for M. Antonucci (71′), O. Okwonkwo for M. Tounkara (78′), A. Benedetti for D. Donnarumma (90′) and E. Baldini for D. Mazzocco (90′).
Best player: Orji Okwonkwo
The player that probably impressed the most for Cittadella was Orji Okwonkwo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.