Parma vs Cremonese Prediction: La Cremo In Deep Trouble
Updated March 19, 2026
Updated March 19, 2026
Serie A serves up a tense bottom-half clash as Parma welcome Cremonese to Stadio Ennio Tardini on Saturday. On paper it looks like a routine home fixture, but poor form, key injuries, and genuine relegation stakes on one side make this harder to call than the odds suggest. Here is everything you need to know before kickoff.
Parma sit 12th in Serie A on 34 points, recording 8 wins, 10 draws, and 11 losses. A 5-game unbeaten run came to a jarring end when they shipped 4 goals at Torino on March 13, a collapse that included 2 own goals in 2 minutes from Enrico Delprato and Mandela Keita. Their home form has actually been weaker than their away record this season, with just 3 wins, 6 draws, and 6 losses at Ennio Tardini. That is worth noting for anyone instinctively backing the home side. Injuries compound the problems, with Benjamin Cremaschi, Adrian Bernabe, Pontus Almqvist, and Matija Frigan all sidelined.
Cremonese arrive in genuine distress. They sit 18th on just 24 points and have not won in the league since December 7, 2025, a run of 14 matches. Their last 2 outings brought a 2-1 defeat at Lecce and a 4-1 home thrashing by Fiorentina on March 16. Away from home this season, they have lost 8 of their last 10 league matches, collecting just 4 points from a possible 30. Without key forwards Jamie Vardy and Faris Moumbagna, both out through injury, their attacking options are severely limited.
Head-to-head, the last 3 meetings have produced 1 Parma win and 2 draws, including a 0-0 earlier this season in September 2025. Goals have been scarce, averaging just 1.67 per match across those meetings. Parma average 0.81 goals per home game this season. Cremonese average 0.76 on the road.
Prediction markets put Parma at a 46% win probability, the draw at 33%, and Cremonese at 23%. The moneyline price on Parma is not particularly generous given their poor home record, so the total goals market is where the real value lies. All 3 recent H2H meetings have gone under 2.5 goals. Parma's home games have cleared 2.5 in just 37% of matches this season. Cremonese away games go over in only 47% of fixtures.
All 3 recent H2H meetings have gone under 2.5 goals. Parma's home games have cleared 2.5 in just 37% of matches this season. Cremonese away games go over in only 47% of fixtures. Parma are the stronger side and have a point to prove after the Torino embarrassment, which makes a narrow home win the most likely outcome. Cremonese will set up deep and make life difficult, but without their main attacking options, they are unlikely to trouble the scoreboard.
Under 2.5 goals is the play. The data, the head-to-head record, and the injury situation all point in the same direction. A 1-0 Parma win is the most probable scoreline.
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