Serie A

Frosinone vs Venezia, battle of the newly promoted

Frosinone e Venezia lo scorso anno si contendevano la promozione in Serie A Enilive, quest'anno lottano per rimanerci.

Last year Frosinone and Venezia competed for promotion to Serie A, now this year, they are fighting to stay in it.

Frosinone host Venezia on match day 3 of the Serie A. Having performed well against Juventus and beating Fiorentina, the Ciociari are looking to do the same to put greater distance between them and the relegation zone. Venezia, on the other hand, are still on zero points following defeats to Lecce and Milan but will be determined to change the course of their season.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The two sides have met 5 times in Frosinone: 2 Frosinone wins (most recently 3-0, Serie B 2022/23), 1 draw (1-1, Serie B 2019/20) and 2 away wins (most recently 2-1, Serie B last season).

Frosinone have always scored at home against Venezia: 8 goals in total across the 5 meetings.

DID YOU KNOW?

Venezia have 0 points after the opening two matchdays: the last time the Lagunari had no points after 180 minutes of Serie A football was in 2021/22. That season ended in relegation.

Venezia's last Serie A goal was scored by Ridgeciano Haps in the 55th minute of Venezia-Juventus on 25 May 2025: the Lagunari have yet to score this season and have now gone 215 minutes without a goal.

Only Juventus (41) and Lazio (37) have committed more fouls than Frosinone (36) in the opening two Serie A matchdays.

Only Milan (41) have won more aerial duels than Venezia (38) in the opening two Serie A matchdays.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Massimiliano Alvini and Giovanni Stroppa will meet for the 8th time in an official match: the Venezia manager leads by 4 wins to 2, with 1 draw completing the record.

On 6 May 2022, Alvini, then manager of Perugia, beat Stroppa's Monza, sending the Brianzoli into the Serie B play-offs (1-0 at the Curi): Monza subsequently secured the first promotion to Serie A in their history.

No player has attempted more dribbles than Giorgi Kvernadze (15) in the opening two Serie A matchdays.

Only Federico Dimarco (10) has completed more crosses than Giacomo Calò (9) in the opening two Serie A matchdays.

Only Amir Rrahmani (15) has won more aerial duels than Armel Bella-Kotchap (12) in the opening two Serie A matchdays.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

PERRI (PASSERI – REGATTIERI) IV: CHIFFI VAR: MAZZOLENI AVAR: VOLPI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Genoa-Frosinone (12/9, 15.00)

Venezia-Fiorentina (11/9, 20.45)

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