Serie C: Girone B preview: Can Carrarese edge out victory against Fiorenzuola?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Tue 14.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio dei Marmi (10630 seats)

The table shows that 12 points divide the pair of rivals in this Serie C: Girone B fixture. Carrarese have both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Carrarese haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

It's no vacation for neither Carrarese nor Fiorenzuola as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Carrarese form and stats

Carrarese have performed here at Stadio dei Marmi this season with 10 wins from 16 Serie C: Girone B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 4. It’s been three wins in a row for Carrarese here at Stadio dei Marmi, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Carrarese drew their last game, 0-0 away at Fermana (placed 11th).

Ahead of that match, Carrarese won a home game hosting Rimini (3-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Carrarese have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 11 times, drawn 1 and lost 7.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Carrarese as they are travelling to their away game against Olbia in the Serie C: Girone B. That match is four days after this one.

The Carrarese fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. Carrarese are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio dei Marmi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.

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Fiorenzuola form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Fiorenzuola playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone B this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Fiorenzuola in their previous game as they lost hosting Recanatese, 0-1.

Prior to that match, the Fiorenzuola manager Tabbiani faced defeat when travelling to Virtus Entella and losing 1-3.

Fiorenzuola are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

A tale of few goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.

A new game in only four days for Fiorenzuola, the Serie C: Girone B home match versus Pontedera. Busy days.

The attacking power of Fiorenzuola when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Fiorenzuola have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended Fiorenzuola - Carrarese 2-0, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CarrareseA. Capello
A. Capello
11 goals
FiorenzuolaF. Mastroianni
F. Mastroianni
6 goals
FiorenzuolaM. Morello
M. Morello
5 goals

Carrarese missing players

Fiorenzuola missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carrarese Fiorenzuola
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 5 15 31
15 10 4 Won W 0 5 11
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 5
11 4 0 Lost L 4 7 15
39 24 9 Scored S 2 13 27
35 13 2 Conceded C 9 18 31
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 90%
68% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 60% 48%
48% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 27% 29%
23% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 10%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
48% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 29%
35% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 39%
26% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 33% 42%
 
5.1 5.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 3.5
3.7 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.7 5.4
2.9 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.4
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.8 9.9 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.3 7.6
3.9 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 2.4 2.8
32% 38% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 31%
 
7.6 6.8 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 12.6 11
3.2 2.5 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.1 4.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Carrarese haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggiana 31 21 5 5 51 19 15 10 3 2 27 7 16 11 2 3 24 12 32 68
2 Virtus Entella 31 19 8 4 50 24 16 9 5 2 26 12 15 10 3 2 24 12 26 65
3 Cesena 31 17 9 5 50 22 15 8 4 3 29 14 16 9 5 2 21 8 28 60
4 Ancona 31 15 8 8 47 30 16 9 4 3 27 13 15 6 4 5 20 17 17 53
5 Carrarese 31 15 5 11 39 35 16 10 2 4 24 13 15 5 3 7 15 22 4 50
6 Gubbio 31 13 7 11 36 28 16 6 3 7 17 15 15 7 4 4 19 13 8 46
7 Siena 31 11 13 7 34 28 16 5 9 2 18 10 15 6 4 5 16 18 6 46
8 Pontedera 31 12 10 9 35 37 15 7 4 4 19 19 16 5 6 5 16 18 -2 46
9 Lucchese 31 11 11 9 30 25 15 6 4 5 17 15 16 5 7 4 13 10 5 44
10 Rimini 31 11 9 11 37 31 15 5 5 5 23 16 16 6 4 6 14 15 6 42
11 Fermana 31 8 14 9 35 36 16 5 7 4 15 14 15 3 7 5 20 22 -1 38
12 Fiorenzuola 31 11 5 15 27 31 16 6 2 8 14 13 15 5 3 7 13 18 -4 38
13 Recanatese 31 8 12 11 26 34 15 3 5 7 11 17 16 5 7 4 15 17 -8 36
14 Sassari Torres 31 7 12 12 25 29 15 3 6 6 11 14 16 4 6 6 14 15 -4 33
15 Olbia 31 6 13 12 32 42 16 3 6 7 19 25 15 3 7 5 13 17 -10 31
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 31 6 13 12 32 44 15 1 8 6 12 20 16 5 5 6 20 24 -12 31
17 Vis Pesaro 31 6 12 13 21 47 15 4 4 7 9 20 16 2 8 6 12 27 -26 30
18 Alessandria 31 7 8 16 26 44 15 3 5 7 15 20 16 4 3 9 11 24 -18 29
19 Imolese 31 6 7 18 19 46 16 3 3 10 10 24 15 3 4 8 9 22 -27 25
20 Montevarchi 31 5 9 17 26 46 16 3 6 7 14 20 15 2 3 10 12 26 -20 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggiana 31 21 5 5 51 19 15 10 3 2 27 7 16 11 2 3 24 12 32 68
2 Virtus Entella 31 19 8 4 50 24 16 9 5 2 26 12 15 10 3 2 24 12 26 65
3 Cesena 31 17 9 5 50 22 15 8 4 3 29 14 16 9 5 2 21 8 28 60
4 Ancona 31 15 8 8 47 30 16 9 4 3 27 13 15 6 4 5 20 17 17 53
5 Carrarese 31 15 5 11 39 35 16 10 2 4 24 13 15 5 3 7 15 22 4 50
6 Gubbio 31 13 7 11 36 28 16 6 3 7 17 15 15 7 4 4 19 13 8 46
7 Siena 31 11 13 7 34 28 16 5 9 2 18 10 15 6 4 5 16 18 6 46
8 Pontedera 31 12 10 9 35 37 15 7 4 4 19 19 16 5 6 5 16 18 -2 46
9 Lucchese 31 11 11 9 30 25 15 6 4 5 17 15 16 5 7 4 13 10 5 44
10 Rimini 31 11 9 11 37 31 15 5 5 5 23 16 16 6 4 6 14 15 6 42
11 Fermana 31 8 14 9 35 36 16 5 7 4 15 14 15 3 7 5 20 22 -1 38
12 Fiorenzuola 31 11 5 15 27 31 16 6 2 8 14 13 15 5 3 7 13 18 -4 38
13 Recanatese 31 8 12 11 26 34 15 3 5 7 11 17 16 5 7 4 15 17 -8 36
14 Sassari Torres 31 7 12 12 25 29 15 3 6 6 11 14 16 4 6 6 14 15 -4 33
15 Olbia 31 6 13 12 32 42 16 3 6 7 19 25 15 3 7 5 13 17 -10 31
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 31 6 13 12 32 44 15 1 8 6 12 20 16 5 5 6 20 24 -12 31
17 Vis Pesaro 31 6 12 13 21 47 15 4 4 7 9 20 16 2 8 6 12 27 -26 30
18 Alessandria 31 7 8 16 26 44 15 3 5 7 15 20 16 4 3 9 11 24 -18 29
19 Imolese 31 6 7 18 19 46 16 3 3 10 10 24 15 3 4 8 9 22 -27 25
20 Montevarchi 31 5 9 17 26 46 16 3 6 7 14 20 15 2 3 10 12 26 -20 24

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Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.