Football betting preview: Vicenza favourites when Virtus Verona visits

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 16.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Romeo Menti (12200 seats)

1st position in the Serie C: Girone B table for Vicenza so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Virtus Verona visits Stadio Romeo Menti.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Vicenza form and stats

Vicenza, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie C: Girone B, are steadily winning Serie C: Girone B games and points here at Stadio Romeo Menti. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Vicenza has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Padova defeat 105 days ago.

Vicenza manager D. Di Carlo and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vis Pesaro (placed 14th) in the Serie C: Girone B. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Gubbio.

The Vicenza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Defensively Vicenza have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Virtus Verona form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Virtus Verona playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone B this season.

The attacking players of Virtus Verona have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 315 minutes. 238 minutes! That's how long the Virtus Verona goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Virtus Verona's last game was the home draw against Imolese (0-0). Before that, Virtus Verona travelled to Triestina and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Virtus Verona are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Virtus Verona have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Virtus Verona - Vicenza 1-2. Last three meetings between the teams: Vicenza won two, Virtus Verona won one and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus VeronaR. Odogwu
R. Odogwu
8 goals
VicenzaA. Marotta
A. Marotta
7 goals
Virtus VeronaA. Magrassi
A. Magrassi
6 goals

Vicenza missing players

Virtus Verona missing players

Vicenza Virtus Verona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 25
17 9 3 Won W 0 5 8
6 2 0 Drew D 0 4 6
2 1 0 Lost L 3 4 11
38 16 6 Scored S 3 19 33
11 5 2 Conceded C 6 16 35
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
56% 42% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 72%
44% 33% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 60%
12% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 32%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 16%
36% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 60%
60% 58% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 24%
20% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 28%
 
6.6 7.2 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 3.5
3.3 2.5 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.5 5.2
2.4 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
232 111 20 Total Shots T S 6 88 149
98 48 9 Shots on Target S O 2 36 61
37% 33% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 44%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Vicenza has the fewest conceded goals (11)
  • Vicenza has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home
  • Vicenza has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
  • Vicenza has the most clean sheets (15)
  • Vicenza has the the best goal difference (+27)
  • Vicenza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vicenza have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Virtus Verona has the most matches over the total-line (15)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vicenza 25 17 6 2 38 11 12 9 2 1 16 5 13 8 4 1 22 6 27 57
2 Reggiana 25 14 9 2 42 24 13 9 4 0 27 13 12 5 5 2 15 11 18 51
3 Carpi 25 15 5 5 41 21 13 9 3 1 27 8 12 6 2 4 14 13 20 50
4 Südtirol 25 14 3 8 41 23 12 8 0 4 27 13 13 6 3 4 14 10 18 45
5 Padova 25 13 5 7 35 18 12 8 1 3 22 7 13 5 4 4 13 11 17 44
6 FeralpiSalò 25 12 7 6 31 28 12 6 5 1 17 11 13 6 2 5 14 17 3 43
7 Piacenza 25 10 11 4 32 21 12 6 4 2 16 9 13 4 7 2 16 12 11 41
8 Modena 25 10 7 8 28 23 13 6 5 2 17 10 12 4 2 6 11 13 5 37
9 Triestina 25 10 4 11 31 32 12 6 1 5 15 12 13 4 3 6 16 20 -1 34
10 Sambenedettese 25 9 6 10 30 29 12 5 3 4 15 12 13 4 3 6 15 17 1 33
11 Virtus Verona 25 8 6 11 33 35 12 3 2 7 14 19 13 5 4 4 19 16 -2 30
12 Fermana 25 7 8 10 20 32 13 2 6 5 12 18 12 5 2 5 8 14 -12 29
13 Cesena 25 6 9 10 28 38 12 3 4 5 12 18 13 3 5 5 16 20 -10 27
14 Vis Pesaro 25 7 6 12 21 32 13 4 4 5 11 13 12 3 2 7 10 19 -11 27
15 Gubbio 25 5 11 9 20 28 13 2 6 5 9 14 12 3 5 4 11 14 -8 26
16 Ravenna 25 6 6 13 23 39 12 3 3 6 12 17 13 3 3 7 11 22 -16 24
17 Imolese 25 4 11 10 19 29 13 2 5 6 10 17 12 2 6 4 9 12 -10 23
18 Union ArzignanoChiampo 25 4 10 11 17 29 13 0 7 6 7 13 12 4 3 5 10 16 -12 22
19 Fano 25 4 6 15 22 40 13 1 3 9 7 21 12 3 3 6 15 19 -18 18
20 Rimini 25 3 8 14 22 42 13 3 4 6 13 18 12 0 4 8 9 24 -20 17

Read more about Serie C: Girone B

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.