On Friday the 26th of April, within the 34th tour of the Italian Serie A, Frosinone will host Salernitana on their home turf. The team managed by Eusebio Di Francesco lies two places higher than the visitors and retains a decent chance of survival - they have as many points gathered as 17th place Udinese.
Frosinone: Turati; Lirola, Romagnoli, Okoli; Zortea, Mazzitelli, Barrenechea, Brescianini, Valeri; Cheddira, Soule.
Salernitana: Ochoa; Pierozzi, Fazio, Pellegrino; Sambia, Coulibaly, Basic, Bradaric; Ikwuemesi, Tchaouna; Weissman.
The clash will be held in Frosinone at the Benito Stirpe stadium.
Frosinone is currently sitting 18th in the Serie A table, with as many points on board as Udinese above them, and they will need to pull out all the stops for survival in the top division. The "Canaries" started the season strongly but have since slipped, only claiming a single victory in the last 20 rounds, drawing 7 and suffering 12 defeats. After march international break, the hosts have shared points with Genoa (1:1), Bologna (0:0), Napoli (2:2) and Torino last weekend (0:0).
Moreover, the 'yellow-blues' even exceeded the 'bulls' in XG. With the bottom competitors - Lecce, Cagliari, Verona and Empoli – consistently gathering points in April, Di Francesco's men need to prevail on Friday evening. It's worth noting that Frosinone is only 14th in terms of points earned at home (22 from 16 fixtures, 25 goals scored, 26 conceded).
Having only collected 15 points from 33 rounds this season, Salernitana holds no illusions about their chances of surviving in the top flight. Thirteen points behind 17th Udinese, Salernitana has been in stagnation for several months, as confirmed by the current 15-match winless streak (3 draws and 12 defeats). After the "white-chestnuts" drew Sassuolo (2:2), Salernitana consecutively lost to Lazio (4:1) and Fiorentina last weekend (0:2).
It's no surprise that Stefano Colantuono's charges have the worst record in Serie A in 2024; they've only gathered three points out of a possible 45 since the start of the year. Furthermore, the visitors have scored the least goals this year (11) and conceded the most (34). Salernitana have only claimed one victory from the past 25 away fixtures in Serie A, standing second to last on this metric.
The first phase saw the teams drawing (1:1). Moreover, these sides haven't determined a clear winner resulting in a draw in three of their last four clashes.
Frosinone hasn't celebrated a win in the past 12 matches, and Salernitana's winless streak even lasts for 16 rounds. However, Di Francesco's men are still striving for survival and haven’t suffered any losses in April, having clinched four consecutive draws. I believe that the hosts, with support from their crowd, will manage to seize all three points, considering the player losses (including experienced Candreva) in the "seahorses"' camp.
These teams have each scored just three goals in the past four rounds, suggesting a low total in this duel. None of the past eight clashes between these sides has ended with over two goals - it should be the same this time.
Frosinone is fueled by the battle for survival and will be playing in front of their home crowd. I confidently predict the "Canaries" to win in corners.
Frosinone average only 1.8 yellow cards per game, while the visitors are handed 2.4. I predict a win in cautions for the white-chestnuts.
I bet on a 1:0 win for Frosinone.
# | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | G | PTS | |
1 | Inter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8:2 | 7 | |
2 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6:0 | 7 | |
3 | Torino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:3 | 7 | |
4 | Udinese | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:2 | 7 | |
5 | Verona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5:3 | 6 | |
6 | Napoli | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 6 | |
7 | Empoli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 5 | |
8 | Lazio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:5 | 4 | |
9 | Parma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:4 | 4 | |
10 | Genoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3:4 | 4 | |
11 | Fiorentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:3 | 3 | |
12 | Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5:6 | 3 | |
13 | Lecce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1:6 | 3 | |
14 | AC Milan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5:6 | 2 | |
15 | Monza | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2:3 | 2 | |
16 | AS Roma | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1:2 | 2 | |
17 | Cagliari | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1:2 | 2 | |
18 | Bologna | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2:5 | 2 | |
19 | Venezia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1:4 | 1 | |
20 | Como | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1:5 | 1 | |
1 | Inter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 6 | |
2 | Udinese | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 6 | |
3 | Napoli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 6 | |
4 | Juventus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 4 | |
5 | Lazio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:3 | 4 | |
6 | Parma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 | |
7 | Torino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
8 | Verona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:3 | 3 | |
9 | Lecce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:4 | 3 | |
10 | Fiorentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 | |
11 | Cagliari | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 2 | |
12 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 | |
13 | Empoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 | |
14 | Genoa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:4 | 1 | |
15 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
16 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
17 | Monza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 0 | |
18 | AS Roma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:2 | 0 | |
19 | Venezia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 0 | |
20 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
1 | Torino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 | |
2 | Empoli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 | |
3 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | |
4 | Verona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
5 | Genoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 | |
6 | Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:6 | 3 | |
7 | Monza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 2 | |
8 | AS Roma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 2 | |
9 | Inter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
10 | Udinese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
11 | Fiorentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
12 | AC Milan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:4 | 1 | |
13 | Venezia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:3 | 1 | |
14 | Como | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1:5 | 1 | |
15 | Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:3 | 0 | |
16 | Lazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:2 | 0 | |
17 | Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:2 | 0 | |
18 | Lecce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:2 | 0 | |
19 | Cagliari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 0 | |
20 | Bologna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:3 | 0 |
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