🔴 LIVE Serie B | 90 mins, so much still to decide: last-round magic

🔴 LIVE Serie B | 90 mins, so much still to decide: last-round magic

The final round of Serie B promises to be a huge spectacle. With all 10 matches kicking off at the same time this Friday night, there are still many verdicts to come.

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So, let’s take a look at all the issues still unresolved with 90 minutes left in the regular season.

Direct promotion and playoff picture

Venezia already celebrated promotion to Serie A last week after drawing away to Spezia. Frosinone are 3 points ahead of Monza, so Massimiliano Alvini’s side only need a draw against Mantova to be certain of promotion.

Palermo, Catanzaro, Modena, and Juve Stabia are already guaranteed a playoff spot, while the final place is being contested by five teams: Avellino, Cesena, and Mantova on 46 points, and Carrarese and Sampdoria on 44.

Relegation and playout picture

With just one match left, no team has been relegated yet. The fate of Reggiana, Spezia, and Pescara, however, is hanging by a thread. A single point for Bari against Catanzaro would be enough to condemn the three sides currently on 34 points to Serie C.

The Biancorossi themselves have very little chance of avoiding the relegation playoffs even if they win. Empoli, Südtirol, and Entella are the other three teams at risk of a playout. It should be remembered that if Bari lose and the other three win, there would be no post-season at all: a 5-point gap would open up between 17th and 16th place, and under the rules, in that case the bottom four are relegated.

What happens if teams finish level on points

If two teams finish level on points in the table, head-to-head results would be used to determine their placing, and if those are also equal, then goal difference in those same matches. If they are still level, overall goal difference across the entire season would then be considered.

If, on the other hand, three or more teams are level on points, the mini-table would come into play, calculated by adding up the points earned in the league meetings between those clubs. Below are the possible scenarios for the playoff spot, automatic survival, and the playout and relegation zone.

Playoff and playout dates

The post-season will begin almost immediately. The two preliminary playoff matches are scheduled for Tuesday the 12th, while the semi-finals will be played on 16 and 17 May for the first legs and 19 and 20 for the second legs. The first leg of the final is set for the 24th of the month, with the second leg on the 29th.

The playout, meanwhile, will be played over the next two Fridays. The first leg will take place on the 15th, and the second leg on the 22nd.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.