Serie D: Girone H match preview and statistics: Sorrento fight Picerno

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone H
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Italia (3600 seats)

Sorrento will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Picerno.

Insights:
  • Sorrento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Picerno is in the best form (5-0-1)

Sorrento and Picerno should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It should be mentioned that Picerno play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Picerno on grass are 20 victories, 13 draws and 14 defeats from 47 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 58-58. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Sorrento form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sorrento have to build on here at Stadio Italia in the Serie D: Girone H.

Sorrento faced defeat in their previous match, away at Portici (2-3). Ahead of that match, Sorrento won a home game hosting Audace Cerignola (2-0).

Sorrento has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Sorrento have conceded 21 from these games.

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Picerno form and stats

7-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Picerno, who have the most points (26) away in Serie D: Girone H, in their Serie D: Girone H matches away. The fact that Picerno have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for Picerno in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

It's the second away game in a row for Picerno, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Team Altamura (placed 7th) in the Serie D: Girone H last time out. Before that, Picerno secured a home win against US Bitonto with the score 2-1.

Picerno are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. 17 goals have been conceded by Picerno in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Picerno - Sorrento 2-2. Sorrento-Picerno H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sorrento zero wins, Picerno two wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Sorrento missing players

Picerno missing players

Sorrento Picerno
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 27
9 6 1 Won W 2 7 13
8 3 1 Drew D 1 5 10
11 4 2 Lost L 1 2 4
31 17 6 Scored S 6 23 43
44 21 9 Conceded C 5 17 30
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 85%
79% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 78%
50% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 59%
29% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 30%
7% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 11%
50% 46% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 63%
25% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 33%
29% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 6
 
5.5 7.5 5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.8 4.9
2.4 3.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.4 2
49% 41% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 74% 73%
Key stats in Serie D: Girone H this season:
  • Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Picerno have the most points (26) away in Serie D: Girone H
  • Picerno have the most points from losing position (21) in Serie D: Girone H
  • Picerno have the most scored goals (23) away in Serie D: Girone H
  • Picerno is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Sorrento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sorrento 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 Taranto 28 15 11 2 37 15 14 9 4 1 18 7 14 6 7 1 19 8 22 56
2 Picerno 27 13 10 4 43 30 13 6 5 2 20 13 14 7 5 2 23 17 13 49
3 Casarano 28 13 9 6 43 29 14 9 3 2 26 10 14 4 6 4 17 19 14 48
4 Fidelis Andria 28 12 11 5 32 17 15 8 6 1 20 7 13 4 5 4 12 10 15 47
5 Lavello 28 12 10 6 47 32 14 9 5 0 31 10 14 3 5 6 16 22 15 46
6 US Bitonto 28 13 6 9 40 34 14 8 2 4 19 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 6 45
7 Team Altamura 27 11 9 7 41 30 14 8 2 4 23 13 13 3 7 3 18 17 11 42
8 Nardo 27 12 6 9 36 27 14 10 2 2 27 8 13 2 4 7 9 19 9 42
9 Audace Cerignola 28 10 10 8 46 30 14 7 5 2 31 13 14 3 5 6 15 17 16 40
10 Molfetta Calcio 27 10 8 9 42 41 13 7 5 1 21 11 14 3 3 8 21 30 1 38
11 Sorrento 28 9 8 11 31 44 13 6 3 4 17 21 15 3 5 7 14 23 -13 35
12 Citta di Fasano 28 7 10 11 31 37 14 4 5 5 15 16 14 3 5 6 16 21 -6 31
13 Francavilla 28 6 10 12 32 43 14 4 5 5 21 19 14 2 5 7 11 24 -11 28
14 Aversa Normanna 27 7 6 14 28 39 14 4 4 6 16 12 13 3 2 8 12 27 -11 27
15 Brindisi 28 6 9 13 21 39 14 3 6 5 15 19 14 3 3 8 6 20 -18 25
16 Gravina 27 5 9 13 22 29 13 3 6 4 13 13 14 2 3 9 9 16 -7 24
17 Portici 28 6 4 18 35 66 14 5 2 7 25 31 14 1 2 11 10 35 -31 22
18 Puteolana Internapoli 26 4 8 14 19 44 13 3 7 3 13 17 13 1 1 11 6 27 -25 20

Read more about Serie D: Girone H

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.