Cittadella, Recent Form

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A point gained from their 1-1 draw against Bari in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Cittadella.  During that encounter they had 52% possession and had 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 14 shots on goal.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 6 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 5 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 4 games and only kept 2 clean sheets.  

Cittadella will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.  

Venezia, Recent Form

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Venezia head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-1 away win against Sampdoria in their last league encounter.  In that game they had 53% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Sampdoria who had 17 attempts and 5 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Paolo Vanoli will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 11 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 7 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

Their form has to be regarded as good of late with 5 matches unbeaten from their last 6 and 3 wins bagged along the way.  

Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Venezia, Nicholas Pierini will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.