Season trivia for Serie B 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Serie B season in Italy.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Alfredo Donnarumma and Francesco Caputo. Together they were behind 7 goals for Empoli in the 2017/2018 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Luca Tremolada, playing for Ternana, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Ternana-Cittadella.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2017/2018 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Francesco Caputo (Empoli) - September 2017
Cristian Galano (Bari) - October 2017
Fabio Mazzeo (Foggia) - October 2017
Most braces by player
Francesco Caputo in Empoli scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017/2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Alfredo Donnarumma in Empoli, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Samuel Di Carmine in Perugia during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Manuel Iori, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Cittadella.
Most penalty goals by team
Cittadella was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most own goals by team
Frosinone scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Cristian Galano in Bari scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Camillo Ciano in Frosinone who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Alberto Cerri in Perugia scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Alfredo Donnarumma in Empoli who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 14 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Francesco Caputo in Empoli scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Serie B during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Empoli was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Frosinone were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Cremonese managed the feat of not winning a single match in 18 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Foggia were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Pro Vercelli have managed this in 6 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Serie B.
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