Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Brescia and Modena square off against each other at Stadio Mario Rigamonti in what is expected to be a close Boxing Day clash. Le Rondinelle failed to win the last six league matches and, as a result, they are stuck in the middle of the table. Forward Ante Juric remains in the recovery room, but the 22-year-old Croat should be the only absentee in the home team.
I Canarini, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Reggiana and Pisa. Modena have been showing signs of improvement of late and given Brescia’s five-game winless run at home, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from Thursday’s clash. In their last meeting in the Italian second tier Brescia defeated Modena 2-1, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge. Defender Antonio Pergreffi misses out with injury for the away team.
Highlighted Team (Brescia):
Hosting their rivals at Stadio Mario Rigamonti, the stadium with the capacity of 16,743, Brescia are Italian team founded back in 1911 under the name of Brescia Football Club. Le Rondinelle are well known for their blue and white shirts, but white is dominant colour in their away kit.
Atalanta are considered one of the club’s fiercest rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Derby of Lombardy. The Stadio Mario Rigamonti outfit have rivalries with the likes of Inter, Hellas Verona and Cremonese as well. Roberto Baggio, who has 56 caps with the Italy national football team, is considered the most famous footballer who played for Brescia.
Robi scored 45 goals in 95 appearances in the Serie A for le Rondinelle. It has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Gheorge Hagi, Pep Guardiola, Luca Toni, Luigi Di Biagio and Dario Hubner were part of Brescia in the past as well. However, Mario Rigamonti is the club’s biggest legend as he died in the Superga air disaster back in 1949.