The action continues in round 30 of the Italian Serie A as Parma and Cremonese square off at the Ennio Tardini Stadium on Saturday. With just eight games to go, the home side are pushing for a top-half finish, while Cremonese look to move out of the relegation zone.
Parma were outclassed and outplayed by Torino last Saturday as they fell to a 4-1 defeat when the two sides squared off at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Before that, Carlos Cuesta’s men were on a five-game unbeaten run, picking up three straight victories before playing out consecutive stalemates against Cagliari and Fiorentina.
Parma have picked up 34 points from their 29 Serie A matches so far to sit 12th in the league standings, four points behind 10th-placed Sassuolo.
Elsewhere, Cremonese dropped three more points in their relegation scrap last time out when they fell to a 4-1 thrashing against Fiorentina at the Stadio Giovanni Zini.
Marco Giampaolo’s side have now lost four games on the bounce and are without a win in any of their last 15 matches (4D 11L) since December’s 2-0 victory over Lecce.
Having gained promotion to Serie A last season, this dire run of results has put Cremonese in danger of dropping back to the second tier, as they sit 18th in the league table with 27 points from 29 matches, three points behind 17th-placed Lecce outside the relegation zone.
Parma vs Cremonese Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With seven wins from the last 15 meetings between the sides, Parma boast a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture.
- Cremonese have picked up three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on five occasions.
- Parma are unbeaten in six of their last seven home matches against Cremonese, picking up four wins and two draws since September 1991.
- Cremonese currently hold the fourth-worst defensive record in Serie A this season, having conceded 43 goals so far, while netting 23 at the opposite end of the pitch.
Parma vs Cremonese Prediction
Cremonese know they must turn things around sooner rather than later as they head into the final stretch of the season in the danger zone.
However, Giampaolo’s men are in for a tough 90 minutes at the Ennio Tardini Stadium, where they have failed to win six of their last seven visits, and we see them struggling this weekend once again.
Prediction: Parma 2-1 Cremonese
Parma vs Cremonese Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result – Parma to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score – Yes (Four of the last five meetings between Parma and Cremonese have seen both teams score)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners – No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in their last five encounters)
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
