Home advantage could prove decisive in Pontisola - Vis Nova Giussano battle

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone B
Competition: Wed 22.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Matteo Legler (2000 seats)

Carrying a 3 point lead in the league table, Pontisola regulars wish to see their side collect max points from this game versus Vis Nova Giussano.

Insights:
  • Pontisola have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie D: Girone B
  • Vis Nova Giussano have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie D: Girone B

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie D: Girone B.

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Pontisola form and stats

With 1 Serie D: Girone B win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Pontisola are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Pontisola's previous game was a Serie D: Girone B match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Real Calepina (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Sona with a 5-1 scoreline.

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 Pontisola have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won one time, drawn five and lost two.

Pontisola have scored 4 goals here in 8 league matches, a depressing statistic. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pontisola are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Matteo Legler in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Vis Nova Giussano form and stats

Playing away, Vis Nova Giussano, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie D: Girone B, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie D: Girone B this season.

Vis Nova Giussano won their last game, 3-1 versus Casatese played at home.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Olginatese with the score of 3-2.

Giussano are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Giussano are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. Giussano struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Pontisola wins - draws - Vis Nova Giussano wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Pontisola missing players

Vis Nova Giussano missing players

Pontisola Vis Nova Giussano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 5 Played P 1 8 17
4 1 1 Won W 0 3 5
7 4 3 Drew D 1 1 1
5 3 1 Lost L 0 4 11
20 4 4 Scored S 3 15 27
18 5 3 Conceded C 3 14 37
81% 75% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 38% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
38% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 82%
38% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 38% 47%
19% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 38% 41%
50% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 76%
25% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
44% 62% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 24%
 
5.8 6.3 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.5 5.2
5.2 4.9 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 11 8.8 7.6
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.6 11.4 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.8 12.6
3.8 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 4.2 5.7
31% 11% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 22%
 
9.9 9.3 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 20 14.8 14.1
4.2 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 6.2 6.6
Key stats in Serie D: Girone B this season:
  • Pontisola have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Serie D: Girone B
  • Pontisola have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie D: Girone B
  • Pontisola have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Serie D: Girone B
  • Vis Nova Giussano have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Vis Nova Giussano have scored at least twice as many goals away as Pontisola have scored home.
  • Vis Nova Giussano have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Serie D: Girone B
  • Vis Nova Giussano have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie D: Girone B
  • Vis Nova Giussano have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Serie D: Girone B
  • Vis Nova Giussano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sangiuliano City 16 10 3 3 32 17 8 5 2 1 18 8 8 5 1 2 14 9 15 33
2 Casatese 17 9 5 3 37 23 8 4 3 1 24 14 9 5 2 2 13 9 14 32
3 Desenzano Calvina 16 9 4 3 27 15 8 4 2 2 13 7 8 5 2 1 14 8 12 31
4 Arconatese 17 8 6 3 28 19 9 5 3 1 15 9 8 3 3 2 13 10 9 30
5 Folgore Caratese 16 7 5 4 28 25 8 4 3 1 14 11 8 3 2 3 14 14 3 26
6 Virtus Ciserano Bergamo 17 6 8 3 23 21 9 3 3 3 12 13 8 3 5 0 11 8 2 26
7 Brusaporto 17 6 7 4 26 24 8 3 2 3 10 11 9 3 5 1 16 13 2 25
8 Sona 17 6 6 5 25 26 9 5 1 3 12 11 8 1 5 2 13 15 -1 24
9 Legnano 15 7 3 5 21 22 7 4 1 2 11 8 8 3 2 3 10 14 -1 24
10 Breno 17 5 8 4 27 23 8 1 5 2 11 13 9 4 3 2 16 10 4 23
11 Adrense 17 5 8 4 31 32 9 3 4 2 20 19 8 2 4 2 11 13 -1 23
12 Pontisola 16 4 7 5 20 18 8 1 4 3 4 5 8 3 3 2 16 13 2 19
13 Leon 16 4 5 7 24 37 9 2 4 3 16 21 7 2 1 4 8 16 -13 17
14 Real Calepina 16 4 4 8 16 15 8 1 3 4 7 8 8 3 1 4 9 7 1 16
15 Crema 16 4 4 8 15 20 8 1 3 4 7 10 8 3 1 4 8 10 -5 16
16 Olginatese 17 3 7 7 19 26 8 1 3 4 9 11 9 2 4 3 10 15 -7 16
17 Vis Nova Giussano 17 5 1 11 27 37 9 2 0 7 12 23 8 3 1 4 15 14 -10 16
18 Villa d'Almè 16 3 6 7 17 26 8 2 3 3 13 16 8 1 3 4 4 10 -9 15
19 Caravaggio 15 3 5 7 21 29 7 2 3 2 9 8 8 1 2 5 12 21 -8 14
20 Castellanzese 17 4 2 11 18 27 8 2 0 6 8 11 9 2 2 5 10 16 -9 14

Read more about Serie D: Girone B

Serie D is the fourth level of football in Italy and the highest non-professional level. It is divided into nine regional divisions, often referred to as Girone (or group) A to I. The first-placed team from each division is promoted to Serie C each year. Each division usually holds 18 teams.