Juve Stabia

vs

ACD Virtus Entella

Preview

Juve Stabia (home)

• Juve Stabia are unbeaten in 5 games (W3, D2) and hold an unbeaten home record in Serie B (W5, D5).
• Juve Stabia are having a very good season by their standards in 8th position in Serie B after 20 games with 30 points on the board.
• Ignazio Abate has transformed the club in his own image since taking the reins, making the team much more attack-oriented and in keeping with the modern game.
• Juve Stabia press aggressively and look to make the transition into attack quickly, although they have not sacrificed their defensive solidity - particularly on home soil.
• In their last five games, Juve Stabia have recorded a gritty 0-1 win over Bari on the road and a 2-2 draw at home to Pescara, with Fabio Maistro providing the creative spark by notching three assists.

Virtus Entella (away)

• Virtus Entella have not won in 10 Serie B away games, drawing 3 and losing 7.
• Virtus Entella’s season has been nothing special, which leaves them 15th in Serie B with just 20 points after 20 games.
• Andrea Chiappella has set Virtus up to be a structured, possession-based team that are disciplined in their defensive third and make a real effort to counter-attack with numbers.
• They are more pragmatic than the hosts, but this won’t be an open game as Chiappella’s team aren’t adventurous.
• Alessandro Debenedetti has been in good goalscoring form for Virtus of late, scoring two of their last four, but top scorer Andrea Tiritiello, who has six goals in 16 Serie B appearances, is their man to watch if they are to cause a shock.

Key Players

• Fabio Maistro
  • Fabio Maistro providing the creative spark to the side by notching three assists.
• Alessandro Debenedetti
  • Alessandro Debenedetti has been in good goalscoring form for Virtus of late, scoring two of their last four.
• Andrea Tiritiello
  • Top scorer Andrea Tiritiello, who has six goals in 16 Serie B appearances, is their man to watch if they are to cause a shock.

Prediction