Parma – Como

Should we expect a goal shootout from the teams?

Como won the fourth consecutive round. The team has secured its place in the top flight and continues to improve statistically. Last Sunday Cesc Fabergas's wards minimally defeated Genoa at home. Strefecza scored the only goal in the 59th minute. The victory over Lecce a round earlier was more convincing. "Biancoblu" sent three goals into the gates of "wolves". Before that, Como defeated Torino (1:0) and Monza (1:3). Parma does not lose for seven rounds. A slight nuance is that in six cases the team plays a draw. Impressive opponents: with Lazio, Fiorentina, Inter "crusaders" shared points, and Juventus and even managed to beat. It was with the Romans that the Gialloblu met in the last round. Early goals in both halves gave Christian Kiva's men a comfortable lead. Unfortunately for the Parmesans, Pedro's double deprived them of three points. It is important to note that the Crusaders are very effective at home. Thus, at the Ennio Tardi, the team failed to score in only one of the last ten matches. At the same time, only twice in this stretch "jaloblu" did not concede. In total, the team has conceded 26 goals in 17 games on their home field. At the same time, the xGA metric suggests that the Parmesans should have conceded 5.44 more goals. Como play efficiently in away games. Fabregas' men have scored in each of the past five matches, totalling ten goals. Remarkably, the Biancoblu have not only Lecce and Monza as opponents, but also Milan, Roma and Fiorentina. The last time Como did not score was in the match of the 23rd round, which was played on 1 February. Then, at the "Renato Dall'Ara" Bologna defeated their vis-a-vis with a score of 2:0. The first round match between the rivals took place in October. The meeting between the two teams, which recently moved up from Serie B, ended in a 1-1 draw. Remarkably, the clubs also scored twice in the last draw. Although Parma do not have a huge threat of relegation, they will not take any risks. Towards the end of the season, the Crusaders will have to play Napoli and Atalanta, so it's better to get some points now. Como have played well, are under no pressure and are showing very good football. Should we expect an open and scoring game? Quite.