CREMONA. Cremonese annihilates Modena 4-0 with goals of Michele Collocolo (16′), Charles Pickel (29′), Paolo Ghiglione (31′) and Charles Pickel (38′). Cremonese capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Giovanni Zini stadium in Cremona on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Volpi with the collaboration of Damiano Margani and Khaled Bahri. The 4th official was Daniele Virgilio. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -2.72 degrees Celsius or 27.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Cremonese

4 - 0

Modena

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 99 Attack 85
  • 41 Dangerous attack 24
  • 78 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 19 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cremonese had a superior ball possession 60% while Modena was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cremonese had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cremonese won the match​.

Cremonese shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Modena shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cremonese received 2 yellow cards (Charles Pickel and Luca Ravanelli). Talking about the opposition, Modena received 1 yellow card (Abdoul Guiebre).

Match Timeline

Michele Collocolo(goal)Franco Vázquez
16'
21'
Charles Pickel(goal)
29'
Paolo Ghiglione(goal)
31'
Luca Ravanelli- Yellow
32'
Charles Pickel(goal)Leonardo Sernicola
38'
39'
Matteo Cotali- sub ->Kleis Bozhanaj
39'
Jacopo Manconi- sub ->Abdoul Guiebre
Charles Pickel- Yellow
45'
46'
57'
Gonzalo Abrego- sub ->Michele Castagnetti
58'
59'
Giacomo Quagliata- sub ->Paolo Ghiglione
59'
Alessandro Tuia- sub ->Valentin Antov
70'
74'
Fabio Gerli- sub ->Antonio Palumbo
Daniel Ciofani- sub ->Massimo Coda
83'

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 match, Cremonese has 32 points like Cittadella and Como to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Modena will stays with 27 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Cremonese will play away with Palermo on the 26th of December with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Palermo (2 draws).

Modena will play away against Spezia on the 26th of December with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Modena (5 draws).

Cremonese – Formation

Cremonese
G
A. Jungdal 22.Denmark
7.5
D
Luca Ravanelli 5.Italy
7.3
32'
D
Matteo Bianchetti 15.Italy
7.8
D
Valentin Antov 26.Bulgaria
7.3
70'
M
Charles Pickel 6.Switzerland
8.7
45' 29', 38'
M
Michele Collocolo 8.Italy
7.9
16'
M
Leonardo Sernicola 17.Italy
8.2
M
Paolo Ghiglione 18.Italy
7.7
59' 31'
M
Michele Castagnetti 19.Italy
7.1
58'
F
Franco Vázquez 20.Argentina
7.3
59'
F
Massimo Coda 90.Italy
7.0
83'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Saro 21.Italy
D
Alessandro Tuia 13.Italy
6.6
70'
D
Giacomo Quagliata 33.Italy
6.6
59'
D
Luka Lochoshvili 44.Georgia
M
Luca Valzania 14.Italy
M
Gonzalo Abrego 32.Argentina
6.8
58'
M
Zan Majer 37.Slovenia
F
N. Sekulov 7.Italy
F
Daniel Ciofani 9.Italy
6.4
83'
F
Felix Afena-Gyan 11.Ghana
F
David Okereke 77.Nigeria
6.4
59'

Cremonese adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Giovanni Stroppa decided to play with the following team: Andreas Jungdal (7.5), Valentin Antov (7.3), Luca Ravanelli (7.3), Matteo Bianchetti (7.8), Paolo Ghiglione (7.7), Michele Collocolo (7.9), Michele Castagnetti (7.1), Charles Pickel (8.7), Leonardo Sernicola (8.2), Franco Vázquez (7.3) and Massimo Coda (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nikola Sekulov, Daniel Ciofani (6.4), Felix Afena-Gyan, Thomas Brahja, Alessandro Tuia (6.6), Luca Valzania , Gianluca Saro, Gonzalo Abrego (6.8), Giacomo Quagliata (6.6), Žan Majer, Luka Lochoshvili and David Okereke (6.4).

Substitutions

Cremonese made 5 changes: Michele Castagnetti for Gonzalo Abrego (58′), Franco Vázquez for David Okereke (59′), Paolo Ghiglione for Giacomo Quagliata (59′), Valentin Antov for Alessandro Tuia (70′) and Massimo Coda for Daniel Ciofani (83′).

Player of the match: Charles Pickel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cremonese was Charles Pickel.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12.

Modena – Formation

Modena
G
Riccardo Gagno 26.Italy
6.1
D
Antonio Pergreffi 4.Italy
6.1
D
Giovanni Zaro 19.Italy
6.6
D
Alessandro Pio Riccio 27.Italy
6.0
57'
M
Antonio Palumbo 5.Italy
6.4
74'
M
Luca Magnino 6.Italy
6.8
M
Edoardo Duca 7.Italy
7.3
M
A. Guiébré 8.Burkina Faso
6.0
39' 21'
M
Shady Oukhadda 99.Morocco
6.6
F
Kleis Bozhanaj 30.Albania
6.4
39'
F
Luca Strizzolo 32.Italy
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Andrea Seculin 12.Italy
D
Fabio Ponsi 3.Italy
D
Matteo Cotali 29.Italy
7.0
39'
D
Cristian Cauz 33.Italy
M
Luca Tremolada 10.Italy
M
Fabio Gerli 16.Italy
6.8
74'
M
R. Giovannini 21.Italy
M
Thomas Battistella 23.Italy
F
Nicholas Bonfanti 9.Italy
6.8
46'
F
Diego Falcinelli 11.Italy
7.0
57'
F
Jacopo Manconi 17.Italy
6.3
39'
F
Fabio Abiuso 90.Italy

Also Modena adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paolo Bianco played with: Riccardo Gagno (6.1), Alessandro Pio Riccio (6.0), Giovanni Zaro (6.6), Antonio Pergreffi (6.1), Shady Oukhadda (6.6), Luca Magnino (6.8), Antonio Palumbo (6.4), Edoardo Duca (7.3), Abdoul Guiebre (6.0), Kleis Bozhanaj (6.4) and Luca Strizzolo (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Fabio Ponsi, Nicholas Bonfanti (6.8), Luca Tremolada, Diego Falcinelli (7.0), Andrea Seculin, Fabio Gerli (6.8), Jacopo Manconi (6.3), Romeo Giovannini, Thomas Battistella, Matteo Cotali (7.0), Cristian Cauz and Fabio Abiuso.

Substitutions

Modena made 5 changes: Abdoul Guiebre for Jacopo Manconi (39′), Luca Strizzolo for Nicholas Bonfanti (46′), Kleis Bozhanaj for Matteo Cotali (39′), Antonio Palumbo for Fabio Gerli (74′) and Alessandro Pio Riccio for Diego Falcinelli (57′).

Player of the match: Edoardo Duca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Modena was Edoardo Duca.

His rating is 7.3 with 25 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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