Vicenza and Cittadella draws a hectic match 3-3 on Sunday

VICENZA. Vicenza and Cittadella played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.

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Vicenza and Cittadella draws a hectic match 3-3 on Sunday

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​

Team 1

Vicenza

3 - 3

Team 1

Cittadella

  • 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

Federico Proia(goal)S. De Maio
10'
15'
Domenico Frare(goal)A. Benedetti
21'
45'
Simone Branca- Yellow
45'
45'
58'
Simone Branca(goal)O. Okwonkwo
61'
61'
62'
71'
73'
75'
77'
78'
79'
81'
83'
83'
85'
Simone Branca(yellowred)
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Lecce
71
38
Cremonese
69
38
Monza
67
38
Pisa
67
38
Brescia
66
38
Ascoli
65
38
Benevento
63
38
Frosinone
58
38
Perugia
58
38
Ternana
54
38
Cittadella
52
38
Parma
49
38
Como
47
38
Reggina
46
38
SPAL
42
38
Cosenza
35
38
Vicenza
34
38
Alessandria
34
38
Crotone
26
38
Pordenone
18
38

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
G
M. Grandi 22.Italy
6.3
D
S. De Maio 4.France
7.4
D
Matteo Bruscagin 15.Italy
6.8
D
J. Lukaku 94.Belgium
6.1
75'
D
N. Pasini 13.Italy
6.2
M
Federico Proia 8.Italy
7.4
61' Goals10'
M
S. Pontisso 27.Italy
6.9
62'
M
Filippo Ranocchia 11.Italy
7.4
M
Alessio da Cruz 70.Cape Verde
8.4
77' Goals45'
F
Davide Diaw 9.Italy
7.4
F
Ł. Teodorczyk 91.Poland
7.2
61'
Substitutes
G
S. Pizzignacco 12.Italy
D
Mauricio Caranta 17.Italy
D
Alessandro Di Pardo 18.Italy
D
E. Padella 14.Italy
D
D. Cappelletti 23.Italy
M
Janio Bikel 16.Guinea-Bissau
6.4
62'
M
L. Zonta 6.Italy
M
C. Boli 20.France
6.2
61'
M
L. Crecco 26.Italy
6.4
75'
F
S. Giacomelli 10.Italy
6.8
61' 83'
F
T. Mancini 39.Italy
F
R. Meggiorini 69.Italy
7.5
77' Goals83'

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 (6.3), Matteo Bruscagin (6.8), Nicola Pasini (6.2), Sebastien De Maio (7.4), Jordan Lukaku (6.1), Federico Proia (7.4), Simone Pontisso (6.9), Alessio Da Cruz (8.4), Filippo Ranocchia (7.4), Łukasz Teodorczyk (7.2) and Davide Diaw (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Janio Bikel (6.4), Loris Zonta, Stefano Giacomelli (6.8), Tommaso Mancini, Riccardo Meggiorini (7.5), Charles Boli (6.2), Riccardo Brosco, Alessandro Di Pardo, Emanuele Padella, Semuel Pizzignacco, Luca Crecco (6.4) 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 (8.4) 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

Cittadella
G
Elhan Kastrati 36.Albania
6.4
D
Amedeo Benedetti 3.Italy
6.8
90' 79'
D
A. Mattioli 18.Italy
5.9
73'
D
Domenico Frare 15.Italy
7.1
Goals15'
D
V. Ciriello 19.Italy
6.2
M
Simone Branca 23.Italy
7.0
85' Goals58'
M
Alessio Vita 16.Italy
6.1
M
C. D'Urso 10.Italy
6.8
71'
M
Andrea Danzi 72.Italy
6.4
F
Enrico Baldini 92.Italy
7.0
90'
F
O. Okwonkwo 22.Nigeria
7.8
78' Goals21'
Substitutes
G
Luca Maniero 77.Italy
D
N. Smajlaj 25.Albania
D
Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy
D
Romano Perticone 2.Italy
M
D. Donnarumma 17.Italy
90'
M
D. Mazzocco 8.Italy
90'
M
Valerio Mastrantonio 29.Italy
F
Mamadou Tounkara 9.Spain
6.4
78' 81'
F
Mirko Antonucci 48.Italy
6.4
71'
F
L. Cuppone 7.Italy
F
C. Tavernelli 21.Italy
F
Giacomo Beretta 11.Italy

Also Cittadella adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Edoardo Gorini played with: Elhan Kastrati (6.4), Alessandro Mattioli (5.9), Vincenzo Ciriello (6.2), Domenico Frare (7.1), Amedeo Benedetti (6.8), Alessio Vita (6.1), Andrea Danzi (6.4), Simone Branca (7.0), Christian D’Urso (6.8), Orji Okwonkwo (7.8) and Enrico Baldini (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniele Donnarumma, Mamadou Tounkara (6.4), Davide Mazzocco, Nikolas Smajlaj, Mirko Antonucci (6.4), 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 (7.8) 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.​