Competition: Serie B
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 21/20 @ 888sport
In a real battle between two sides seeking some much-needed stability, Frosinone will welcome Pordenone to an empty Stadio Benito Stirpe for Sunday’s play-off semi-final.
Starting with the hosts, coming from two goals down and snatching a dramatic extra-time winner away at Cittadella last week, there is no doubt that Frosinone will be desperate to build off of that result. However, shipping a pair of strikes on their travels in the quarter-finals and continuing to show some glaring issues at the back, I Canarini have endured a worrying end to the year. Despite managing to just about scrape a play-off finish this summer, Head Coach and former Italy icon Alessandro Nesta has seen his side fail to win any of their last seven straight matchups within 90 minutes. On an extremely worrying run of form that saw them win just one of their previous 12 Serie B appearances, Sunday’s hosts have also continued to show some glaring issues on home soil. Including a 3-2 defeat against Benevento last month, Frosinone have managed to win just one of their last six contests at the Stadio Benito Stirpe.
As for the visitors, almost stuck in an identical position to Sunday’s semi-final opponents, Pordenone have also continued to show some rather worrying issues at the back end of the year. Last seen throwing away the lead twice and having to settle for a point against mid-table outfit Cremonese, I Ramarri failed to win any of their last five Serie B appearances on the bounce and their issues at the back have been a growing concern for Head Coach Attilio Tesser. Along with shipping a pair of strikes in three of their last four outings, Pordenone managed to end the 2019/2020 campaign with just a single clean sheet in any of their last seven attempts. Playing out back-to-back 2-2 draws away from the Dacia Arena and the last meeting between Sunday’s semi-finalists ending in an identical scoreline, we’re backing another high-scoring encounter between the two strugglers.
Bet: Both teams to score at Frosinone vs Pordenone 21/20 for Sunday’s Serie B contest @ 888sport
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