Benevento and Pisa have an eoncounter in the Serie B promotion playoff semi-finals, with the first leg of the tie set to take place at Stadio Ciro Vigorito on Tuesday.
The hosts managed to defeat Ascoli 1-0 on Friday to set up the contest with Pisa, who finished the regular campaign in third position, two points behind second-placed Cremonese.
Fabio Caserta’s side picked up 63 points from 38 matches during the regular season to finish in seventh place in the Serie B table, and they faced Ascoli in the quarter-finals of the promotion playoff on Friday.
Gli Stregoni had lost their last three matches of their regular season but managed to claim a vital win over Ascoli, and they will be looking to secure an advantage on Tuesday ahead of the second leg away to Pisa on May 21.
Benevento finished 18th in the 2020-21 Serie A campaign to drop down into the second tier, so they are aiming to return to the top flight at the first attempt.
They have actually lost 11 league matches this season, but they were the highest goalscorers during the regular season, scoring on 62 occasions.
Meanwhile, Pisa finished their in Serie B, collecting 67 points from their 38 matches, leaving them two points behind second-placed Cremonese, who were automatically promoted.
Luca D’Angelo’s side played in the third division as recent as 2019, so it would be some achievement if they managed secure promotion to the top flight football.
The Black and Blues ended their regular season with a 2-1 victory at Frosinone, and they have only lost one of their last six matches, which came away to Lecce at the end of April. Pisa lost 5-1 to Benevento at the start of last month, but won 1-0 when the pair met at Arena Garibaldi last November.
Benevento vs Pisa head to head
The two teams have previously met on 14 occasions in all competitions, where Benevento have claimed six victories while Pisa have won three, and they have drawn in five. Pisa have scored 12 goals and conceded 19. In their last five meetings, Benevento have won twice, Pisa once with two draws.
Pisa 0-3 Benevento 18/05/17
Pisa 0-0 Benevento 23/08/19
Benevento 1-1 Pisa 19/01/20
Pisa 1-0 Benevento 21/11/21
Benevento 5-1 Pisa 02/04/22
Benevento latest home form
Benevento have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, as they have lost each of their two most recent matches. Their last home victory came 1-0 over Vicenza on April 10 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded six.
Benevento 3-1 Crotone 12/03/22
Benevento 5-1 Pisa 02/04/22
Benevento 1-0 Vicenza 10/04/22
Benevento 1-2 Ternana 25/04/22
Benevento 1-2 SPAL 06/05/22
Benevento latest away form
Benevento have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost two of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Ascoli 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.
Reggina 0-3 Benevento 05/04/22
Cosenza 1-0 Benevento 14/04/22
Pordenone 1-4 Benevento 18/04/22
Monza 3-0 Benevento 30/04/22
Ascoli 0-1 Benevento 13/05/22
Pisa latest home form
Pisa have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Cosenza in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.
Pisa 3-0 Cremonese 13/03/22
Pisa 1-0 Cittadella 20/03/22
Pisa 0-0 Brescia 06/04/22
Pisa 3-1 Como 18/04/22
Pisa 1-1 Cosenza 30/04/22
Pisa latest home form
Pisa have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Frosinone 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 11.
Ascoli 2-0 Pisa 16/03/22
Benevento 5-1 Pisa 02/04/22
Perugia 1-1 Pisa 10/04/22
Lecce 2-0 Pisa 25/04/22
Frosinone 1-2 Pisa 06/05/22
Benevento news
Benevento’s squad are in strong shape heading into the contest, having not reported any fresh concerns following their win over Ascoli.
Lapadula has scored 12 league goals this season and should be supported by Andres Tello and Riccardo Improta, while experienced centre-back Kamil Glik will again be in the starting XI.
Pisa news
Pisa will be fresher of the two sides, having not been in action since May 6 and they have no fresh injury concerns.
A 4-3-1-2 formation is expected again, with George Puscas featuring in the final third of the field, while Lorenzo Lucca and Giuseppe Sibilli should also be included in the starting XI.
Prediction and Odds
Pisa enter the contest in a better form and will have had longer time to prepare for the match, which may aid them to secure a positive result on Tuesday.
However, Benevento have a lot of quality in the final third, and we are backing them to secure a first-leg advantage.
Odds: 1 1.98 X 2.05 2 2.30
Probable outcomes
Benevento 1-0 Pisa
Benevento 2-0 Pisa
Benevento 2-1 Pisa
Benevento 0-0 Pisa
Benevento 1-1 Pisa
