Serie C: Girone C: ACR Messina - Juve Stabia preview and statistics

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio (37895 seats)

ACR Messina hope to have lots of fans in for this game despite that the season has been strenuous up to now with 40 points and a 16th place in the Serie C: Girone C table. Opponents Juve Stabia have 13th place with 45 pts.

Relegation threatens Messina who should definitely be looking for some points here. Juve Stabia are still fighting for top positions and their benefits. Messina's stadium, Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio, has a grass surface. Juve Stabia have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Juve Stabia when playing on grass; 9 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses from 35 matches. They have scored {32 goals} in these games and conceded 51.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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ACR Messina form and stats

ACR Messina have played 19 Serie C: Girone C games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-8 (wins-draws-losses).

ACR Messina are confident in defense, having played 244 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

ACR Messina's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Juve Stabia (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league victory after three fixtures without one.

Before that, Messina played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Picerno.

This is expected to be a close game, with ACR Messina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with ACR Messina as a small favourite), we find 10 games. ACR Messina has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

ACR Messina has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Juve Stabia form and stats

Juve Stabia have only collected 19 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 5-4-10 (19 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Juve Stabia are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Stabia play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to ACR Messina (placed 16th).

A draw for Juve Stabia before that, at their own venue hosting Fidelis Andria (1-1).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Juve Stabia playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were 5 Juve Stabia wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

Take note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Stabia have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended ACR Messina - Juve Stabia 1-0, earlier this season. The referee pulled out his red card when these teams last met, and the criminal was Berardocco (Juve Stabia). Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Messina won three, Juve Stabia triumphed in six and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ACR MessinaI. Baldé Baldé
I. Baldé Baldé
7 goals
Juve StabiaL. Pandolfi
L. Pandolfi
6 goals
ACR MessinaL. Catania
L. Catania
4 goals

ACR Messina missing players

Juve Stabia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ACR Messina Juve Stabia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 6 19 37
11 7 3 Won W 4 5 12
7 4 1 Drew D 2 4 9
19 8 2 Lost L 0 10 16
32 20 9 Scored S 7 15 35
47 19 6 Conceded C 2 27 47
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 86%
57% 47% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 47% 59%
38% 26% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 32% 38%
14% 16% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 26% 22%
8% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
35% 42% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 32% 41%
22% 26% 17% Clean Sheets C S 67% 32% 38%
49% 37% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 47% 35%
 
3.8 4.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.7 4
5.4 5.1 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 4.9 4.2
2.8 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.6
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 5 7
 
8.4 9.2 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.7 9.8
2.9 3.1 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.8
30% 34% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 24% 25%
 
10.5 9.1 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 12.6 12.2
4.2 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Catanzaro 37 30 6 1 100 18 19 18 1 0 62 8 18 12 5 1 38 10 82 96
2 Crotone 37 22 11 4 54 30 18 12 5 1 22 7 19 10 6 3 32 23 24 77
3 Pescara 37 18 8 11 55 42 19 10 4 5 31 22 18 8 4 6 24 20 13 62
4 Picerno 37 15 14 8 40 31 18 9 6 3 22 12 19 6 8 5 18 19 9 59
5 Audace Cerignola 37 16 11 10 46 39 19 12 4 3 33 16 18 4 7 7 13 23 7 59
6 Foggia 37 17 7 13 56 44 18 10 3 5 28 18 19 7 4 8 28 26 12 58
7 Monopoli 37 15 6 16 44 47 18 10 0 8 26 21 19 5 6 8 18 26 -3 51
8 SSC Giugliano 37 11 13 13 50 58 19 7 7 5 32 31 18 4 6 8 18 27 -8 46
9 Latina 37 11 13 13 37 45 18 7 6 5 15 17 19 4 7 8 22 28 -8 46
10 Virtus Francavilla 37 13 6 18 46 52 19 12 3 4 35 19 18 1 3 14 11 33 -6 45
11 Potenza Calcio 37 9 18 10 46 55 18 7 7 4 31 24 19 2 11 6 15 31 -9 45
12 Taranto 37 11 12 14 26 36 18 9 6 3 19 11 19 2 6 11 7 25 -10 45
13 Juve Stabia 37 12 9 16 35 47 18 7 5 6 20 20 19 5 4 10 15 27 -12 45
14 Avellino 37 11 10 16 42 47 18 7 6 5 19 14 19 4 4 11 23 33 -5 43
15 Turris 37 11 10 16 40 52 19 6 6 7 24 28 18 5 4 9 16 24 -12 43
16 ACR Messina 37 11 7 19 32 47 19 7 4 8 20 19 18 4 3 11 12 28 -15 40
17 Nuova Monterosi 37 9 14 14 37 45 19 3 12 4 18 18 18 6 2 10 19 27 -8 39
18 Gelbison 37 7 15 15 24 38 19 4 7 8 15 21 18 3 8 7 9 17 -14 36
19 Fidelis Andria 37 6 15 16 28 47 19 5 9 5 14 15 18 1 6 11 14 32 -19 33
20 Viterbese 37 7 11 19 33 51 18 4 7 7 19 25 19 3 4 12 14 26 -18 30

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 Catanzaro 37 30 6 1 100 18 19 18 1 0 62 8 18 12 5 1 38 10 82 96
2 Crotone 37 22 11 4 54 30 18 12 5 1 22 7 19 10 6 3 32 23 24 77
3 Pescara 37 18 8 11 55 42 19 10 4 5 31 22 18 8 4 6 24 20 13 62
4 Picerno 37 15 14 8 40 31 18 9 6 3 22 12 19 6 8 5 18 19 9 59
5 Audace Cerignola 37 16 11 10 46 39 19 12 4 3 33 16 18 4 7 7 13 23 7 59
6 Foggia 37 17 7 13 56 44 18 10 3 5 28 18 19 7 4 8 28 26 12 58
7 Monopoli 37 15 6 16 44 47 18 10 0 8 26 21 19 5 6 8 18 26 -3 51
8 SSC Giugliano 37 11 13 13 50 58 19 7 7 5 32 31 18 4 6 8 18 27 -8 46
9 Latina 37 11 13 13 37 45 18 7 6 5 15 17 19 4 7 8 22 28 -8 46
10 Virtus Francavilla 37 13 6 18 46 52 19 12 3 4 35 19 18 1 3 14 11 33 -6 45
11 Potenza Calcio 37 9 18 10 46 55 18 7 7 4 31 24 19 2 11 6 15 31 -9 45
12 Taranto 37 11 12 14 26 36 18 9 6 3 19 11 19 2 6 11 7 25 -10 45
13 Juve Stabia 37 12 9 16 35 47 18 7 5 6 20 20 19 5 4 10 15 27 -12 45
14 Avellino 37 11 10 16 42 47 18 7 6 5 19 14 19 4 4 11 23 33 -5 43
15 Turris 37 11 10 16 40 52 19 6 6 7 24 28 18 5 4 9 16 24 -12 43
16 ACR Messina 37 11 7 19 32 47 19 7 4 8 20 19 18 4 3 11 12 28 -15 40
17 Nuova Monterosi 37 9 14 14 37 45 19 3 12 4 18 18 18 6 2 10 19 27 -8 39
18 Gelbison 37 7 15 15 24 38 19 4 7 8 15 21 18 3 8 7 9 17 -14 36
19 Fidelis Andria 37 6 15 16 28 47 19 5 9 5 14 15 18 1 6 11 14 32 -19 33
20 Viterbese 37 7 11 19 33 51 18 4 7 7 19 25 19 3 4 12 14 26 -18 30

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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.