Rimini vs Brescia Match preview

Italian Serie B: Rimini vs Brescia

If you take a look at the standings, you might get the impression that the game si more important for Rimini since they still have chance for the play-offs, but the question is if Adriatici wish to prolong the season. Coach Acori who is leaving this summer after six years spent on the bench still claims that they have the ambitions but it seems more as s story for the fans. There are nine more points in the game till the end, Rimini are five behind Pisa who they won at Garibaldi on Saturday, but anyway, Rimini are the favourites. First of all because Brescia are in big problems, getting ready for the play-offs but they are selling out their reputation with the defeats like the one in the last round at Rigamonti against Ascoli. Cosmi took over the responsibility, faced the anger of the fans but he has no choice. He must rest the key players and give a chance to some players that haven't played much this season. This will reflect the results till the end of the season but anyway this is a reasonable decision.

The game in Pisa showed that Rimini could have done more this season

Lack of ambition-this is the shortest estimate of this season for Rimini. At the moment when they were play-offs contenders, Rimini sold out the best players which was a sign for the fans that the club has no ambitions about Serie A. It seems that Rimini reached their maximum and Acori is aware of that. Excellent coach refused the offer to stay on the head and he might take over Livorno regardless of the fact that Toscana side will most likely get relegated from the elite. Besides the duel against Brescia, Rimini are playing in Bergamo against AlbinoLeffe and hosting Messina. Even if they take all of the nine points, Pisa still need only five points to keep the sixth place. Don’t take all of this for granted, since we still don’t believe in Romagnoli high aspiration. Rimini simply don’t have the infrastructure or the money for playing in the elite.

Brescia were the favourites

The way rondinelle started the season, everyone thought that the season will be a formality for them. They held the first place till November and then a painful fall followed; negative spell even moved them away from sixth place, so president Corini had to reinforce the squad in the winter transfer window. But things still didn’t work, Brescia did make a jump on the standings but not for a single moment were they close to automatic promotion. It is clear now that play-offs is their destiny so they are not thinking about the present in the last few weeks, but they are trying to rest for the qualification games. Cosmi already announced that several starters will again be absent so it is clear that rondinelle won’t be too miserable if they lose another match.

Betting Verdict

Odds of 1.85 are realistic but we have a bad feeling that Rimini will against fail when everyone expects them to take points and remain in the race for the play-offs. On several occasions they have been in the similar situation and they always played below their potential. Brescia also won’t try too hard so this will be a boring match which could end up without winners. Draw pays great.

Team news : Vitiello, Frara and Cristiano are out for Rimini. Zambrella is suspended and Cosmi will rest several experienced players and keeper Viviano.

Our tip: Bet 4 on Draw
Odds 3.1 at
Bookmaker: Gamebookers