Cremonese – Parma

Parma will fight for points in the match against Cremonese

Cremonese continues its unbeaten streak. However, unlike the first two rounds, this time the newcomer to the championship shared the points. From the first minutes, the 'mastiffs' began to press the opponent against the goal. In the first half alone, Hellas made 12 shots on Audero's goal. The second half slightly revitalised the 'grigiorossi', but it did not change the overall picture. Hellas attacked dangerously, struck well, but Audero was on point. Verona, however, showed Sassuolo and Milan how to play against Davide Nicola's team. Parma suffered a disappointing defeat in the last round. The 'Crusaders' faced Cagliari in Sardinia and started the match excellently. Already in the 7th minute, Pellegri and Cutrone (following up) could have given the team the lead. The goalkeeper of the 'islanders', Kapril was impressive. As the match would show, these were some of his first 'star' moments. On the other side, things were less than ideal for the goalkeeper. Suzuki's mistake led to Yerry Mina's goal in the first half. It's hardly fair to say that the 'rossoblu' 'earned' that goal. The advantage of the 'gialloblu' continued into the second half. One of the most dangerous moments was arguably Oristanio's shot from 11 metres hitting the crossbar. However, Cuesta’s side was never destined to equalise. In the 77th minute, Fellici set the final score of the match in favour of his team. It is hard to say that Parma deserved such a result. Cuesta's players had problems with finishing, but they impressed with the quality of their play. A round earlier, the 'Crusaders' took points from Atalanta, which clearly indicates the potential of this team. Cremonese is demonstrating an incredible overperformance in points. According to the xPTS metric, the 'grigiorossi' should have scored 3.77 fewer points than they have. Meanwhile, according to xGA, the team is short by 2.3 goals, while in xG they have a surplus of goals. Parma, on the other hand, should have scored 2.52 more goals and gained another 1.63 points. The 'Crusaders' are no worse than the sensational Cremonese. The match against Verona showed that the 'grigiorossi' can be quite mediocre. Parma will be able to take points from the newcomer to the championship.