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Crotone just barely survived relegation last season, as they finished in 17th place with 34 points. They may not be so fortunate in 2017-2018, as they head into the season without Dieggo Falcinelli, their top goal scorer who went back to Sassuolo. Crotone scored just 34 goals last season and it is hard to see how they are going to do any better this season. It is almost a given that Crotone is going to be in a relegation battle this season.
Crotone Serie A Odds
Odds To Win Serie A: +5000 (Field)
Crotone is no threat to win Serie A, so it is all about avoiding relegation for this club. Crotone was not a good team a year ago, as they won just nine times. They didn’t score a lot of goals so they had to play a defensive style of football and that will be the case again in 2017-2018.
Crotone Competitions in 2017-18
Serie A
Coppa Italia
What's New?
The team added Rolando Mangradora on loan from Juventus, Giovanni Crociata from AC Milan, Davide Faraoni from Udinese, Ante Budimir from Sampdoria and Oliver Kragl from Frosinone. The addition of Kragl could be a good one, as he is a 27-year old midfielder who can also play full-back.
What's Gone?
The team lost leading scorer Dieggo Falcinelli to Sassuolo.
Crotone 2017-18 Predictions
Manager Davide Nicola has his work cut out for him this season. He is without his leading scorer from last season and not much has been done to improve the roster. The starting lineup for Crotone this season should be Cordaz, Rosa, Claiton, Ferrari, Marcela, Faraoni, Mandragora, Kotnik, Crociata, Trotta and Budimir.
Last season it looked like Crotone was headed for relegation, as they picked up just 14 points in their first 29 matches. They somehow picked up 20 points in their last nine games and survived.
Crotone is going to miss Falcinelli who scored 13 league goals last season. The addition of Faraoni looks like a good one but he is not going to replace Falcinelli. Crotone is hoping that Mandragora can come back from injury and make an impact this season.
Crotone went 6-9 at home last season with four draws, being outscored by a combined margin of 25-21. They were a pathetic 3-13 on the road last season with three draws, being outscored 33-13.
Crotone struggled to score goals last season, as they scored just 34 goals, third-worst in the league. They gave up 58 goals which sounds bad, but that number was better than eight teams last season. A goal differential of -24 is definitely bad news, but last season it was just barely good enough to avoid relegation.
Crotone is not a good team, as they simply don’t have enough goal scoring to win on a consistent basis. The club also isn’t anything special on defense or in goal. They have to play a tight, defensive style of football to have any chance to pick up points. That is a tough way to win games in Serie A but it is really the only option for Crotone.
It could be a long season for Crotone in Serie A in 2017-2018. They don’t have any exciting goal scorers and their defense isn’t that strong. The team was fortunate a year ago to avoid relegation but they may not be as lucky this season. The only good news for the club is that the bottom of Serie A is weak, so perhaps they can stay in a relegation fight until the last few weeks of the season and get some luck along the way.
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