Serie B 22/23: Venezia - Modena data report

With Giornata 35 of the 2022/23 Serie B season in the books, a brief look at stats and data from Venezia - Modena.

— The 5-0 success against Modena is the one with the biggest gap in Serie B for Venezia exactly 57 years after the last time (May 1, 1966, 6-1 vs Pro Patria at home). In addition, Venezia scored five goals in a single Serie B match for the first time since June 5, 1994 (5-3 vs Lucchese).

— Antonio Candela provided the third assist in Serie B in 2023, all for Joel Pohjanpalo, after never being involved in an assist in his first 19 appearances in 2022. Only Tremolada for Strizzolo in Modena has provided more winning passes this calendar year in Serie B (4).

— Joel Pohjanpalo is the first Venezia player to score 4 goals in a single match between Serie A and Serie B this century, as well as the fourth player to score 4 goals in a match in the 2022/23 season considering first and second divisions of Europe's top five tournaments (the others were Krasso of St Etienne, Kleindienst of Heidenheim and Castellanos of Girona). Pohjanpalo (17 goals) is the Finnish player with the most goals in a season in the five major European leagues and respective second divisions, as well as being, since the 2010/11 season, the sixth player to have scored a poker in Serie B, the third foreigner after Granoche in Crotone-Modena in November 2014 and Pablo Gonzalez in Portogruaro-Novara in October 2010.

— Venezia has remained unbeaten in its last six home matches against Modena in Serie A, getting three consecutive clean sheets against the Emiliani for the second time since the streak between 1959 and 1965.

— Dennis Johnsen has actively taken part in four Venezia goals in the last three matches at the Penzo (1 goal, 3 assists): the Norwegian has provided 5 assists in this Serie B, a personal record in the competition.