Serie C: Girone C match prediction and preview for Bisceglie vs Sicula Leonzio clash

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 16.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Gustavo Ventura (8000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie C: Girone C, Bisceglie holding 17th place and Sicula Leonzio lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Bisceglie form and stats

Bisceglie's struggle is real here at Stadio Gustavo Ventura with only 9 points collected from 12 Serie C: Girone C games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-6-5.

Bisceglie drew their last game, 0-0 away at Casertana (placed 13th). In the match before that, Bisceglie hosted Avellino and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bisceglie have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won one, drawn five and lost two.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bisceglie here at Stadio Gustavo Ventura in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 12 games). On the other hand, Bisceglie have conceded 17 goals.

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Sicula Leonzio form and stats

There's been little loot from Sicula Leonzio's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Sicula Leonzio only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Sicula Leonzio have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Catanzaro game.

Sicula Leonzio go into this game after a win, the home game against Potenza Calcio that ended 4-1. Before that, Sicula Leonzio travelled to Ternana and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Sicula Leonzio in our archives, and the results are: one win for Sicula Leonzio, four draws and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Sicula Leonzio's away league games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. As opposed to that, Sicula Leonzio have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sicula Leonzio - Bisceglie 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's zero Bisceglie victories, three draws and three Sicula Leonzio wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BisceglieÁ. Montero Fernández
Á. Montero Fernández
7 goals
Sicula LeonzioF. Scardina
F. Scardina
6 goals
BisceglieA. Gatto
A. Gatto
5 goals

Bisceglie missing players

Sicula Leonzio missing players

Bisceglie Sicula Leonzio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 3
10 6 3 Drew D 1 5 7
12 5 0 Lost L 2 7 15
19 9 5 Scored S 2 5 24
34 17 4 Conceded C 6 17 43
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
60% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 80%
44% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 52%
16% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 24%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
48% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 64%
20% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
40% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 58% 36%
 
2.8 2.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 4.1
5.8 6 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.5 3.5
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
160 57 21 Total Shots T S 40 101 243
49 17 5 Shots on Target S O 9 28 87
39% 53% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 18% 28%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Bisceglie has the fewest scored goals (9) at home
  • Bisceglie have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Sicula Leonzio has the fewest scored goals (5) away
  • Sicula Leonzio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sicula Leonzio have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 24 17 5 2 48 17 12 10 1 1 26 6 12 7 4 1 19 11 31 56
2 Bari 1908 25 14 9 2 45 19 12 7 4 1 24 11 13 7 5 1 21 8 26 51
3 Monopoli 25 15 3 7 34 20 13 7 2 4 19 11 12 8 1 3 15 9 14 48
4 Ternana 25 14 6 5 34 21 12 7 2 3 17 10 13 7 4 2 17 11 13 48
5 Potenza Calcio 25 13 6 6 28 20 13 8 3 2 12 5 12 5 3 4 16 15 8 45
6 Catanzaro 25 12 5 8 39 27 13 9 1 3 26 13 12 3 4 5 13 14 12 41
7 Teramo 25 10 7 8 27 26 13 8 4 1 20 11 12 2 3 7 7 15 1 37
8 Catania 25 10 6 9 34 36 12 7 4 1 17 8 13 3 2 8 17 28 -2 36
9 Viterbese Castrense 25 10 5 10 33 31 13 8 2 3 23 11 12 2 3 7 10 20 2 35
10 Cavese 25 8 8 9 21 32 13 5 6 2 15 10 12 3 2 7 6 22 -11 32
11 Paganese 25 7 10 8 31 28 12 4 7 1 19 10 13 3 3 7 12 18 3 31
12 Virtus Francavilla 25 7 10 8 30 32 12 4 5 3 18 14 13 3 5 5 12 18 -2 31
13 Casertana 25 6 12 7 30 30 13 5 6 2 20 14 12 1 6 5 10 16 0 30
14 Avellino 25 8 6 11 29 36 12 3 4 5 16 18 13 5 2 6 13 18 -7 30
15 Vibonese 25 6 11 8 39 30 12 5 3 4 20 8 13 1 8 4 19 22 9 29
16 Picerno 25 6 8 11 25 30 12 4 4 4 14 11 13 2 4 7 11 19 -5 26
17 Bisceglie 25 3 10 12 19 34 12 1 6 5 9 17 13 2 4 7 10 17 -15 19
18 Sicula Leonzio 25 3 7 15 24 43 13 3 2 8 19 26 12 0 5 7 5 17 -19 16
19 Rende 25 3 7 15 16 44 13 3 4 6 10 14 12 0 3 9 6 30 -28 16
20 FC Rieti 24 4 5 15 26 56 12 2 3 7 14 23 12 2 2 8 12 30 -30 12

Read more about Serie C: Girone C

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.