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Mantova

Mantova

Serie B · 3rd

Play style · last 5

High-Energy Press

DEFATT
PassiveHigh press
NarrowRarely foulsLow pass completion

high-intensity pressing and fast vertical transitions. Measured against Serie B; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.

This season

5

Pld

3

W

2

D

0

L

10

GF

5

GA

11

Pts

W

W

L

D

W

D

last 6

Drew 2–2 at home to Pisa · Sep 20

That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Mantova finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.

What the numbers say

Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.

Attack

Riding a hot streak in front of goal

Scoring about 36% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.

1.36

goals per expected

Attack

As many spurned as scored

10 clear chances missed against 10 goals all season. Whatever is being made is not being taken.

10

chances missed

Defence

They win the ball back

2nd in the division for tackles. A side doing that much defending is either pressing well or living without the ball.

90

tackles

Defence

Clearing their lines often

4th in the division for clearances. Either deep by design, or pinned back by circumstance.

148

clearances

Overall

They keep hold of it

Dispossessed fewer times than almost anyone in the division.

30

dispossessed

Against the rest of the division

Where the squad's season totals sit among the 20 clubs.

Big chances created

2nd of 20

13

More than 1 of the 2 sides above them in the table.

Shots

16th of 20

60

About 12.0 a match.

Key passes

13th of 20

47

Goals

1st of 20

10

Duels won

2nd of 20

263

They win the physical exchanges.

Tackles

2nd of 20

90

They do a lot of defending, one way or another.

Clearances

4th of 20

148

A lot of the ball ends up in their own box.

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Who's driving it

The squad's leaders this season.

Highest rated

Francesco Ruocco

Francesco Ruocco

Midfielder · Italy

7.26

Most goals

Francesco Ruocco

Francesco Ruocco

Midfielder · Italy

4

Most assists

Alessio Castellini

Alessio Castellini

Defender · Italy

4

Big chances created

Rareș Ilie

Rareș Ilie

Midfielder · Romania

2

Duels won

Lorenzo Ignacchiti

Lorenzo Ignacchiti

Midfielder · Italy

32

Big chances missed

Vanja Vlahović

Vanja Vlahović

Attacker · Serbia

2

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