Gelbison vs Cittanovese match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone I
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio G. Morra (4000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Gelbison fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Cittanovese's 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Gelbison have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Serie D: Girone I
  • Cittanovese have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Serie D: Girone I

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gelbison and Cittanovese.

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Gelbison form and stats

24 points is a decent return from 12 Serie D: Girone I games here at Stadio G. Morra for Gelbison. The data says 6 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses. The Gelbison fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadio G. Morra and will expect new points from this game. Gelbison has played 20 games in a row here without a defeat.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Marina di Ragusa in a game that was won 2-1.

The Gelbison fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Gelbison have conceded 13 goals.

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Cittanovese form and stats

Playing away, Cittanovese have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Serie D: Girone I this season. Cittanovese has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

S. M. Dorato was the last player to score for the away team. Cittanovese haven't scored a league goal in the last 348 minutes.

Cittanovese's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Citta di Messina that finished 0-0. Prior to that match, the Cittanovese manager faced defeat when travelling to Acireale and losing 0-1.

Cittanovese have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Cittanovese have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Cittanovese - Gelbison 1-5. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Gelbison, one draw and zero wins for Cittanovese. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Gelbison missing players

Cittanovese missing players

Gelbison Cittanovese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 5 13 25
13 6 1 Won W 0 4 7
9 6 2 Drew D 1 3 9
4 0 0 Lost L 4 6 9
41 20 3 Scored S 3 15 31
27 13 2 Conceded C 8 16 37
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 84%
69% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 72%
50% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 56%
31% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 23% 36%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 16%
69% 92% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 46% 56%
23% 8% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 32%
15% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 28%
 
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 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 6
 
8 12.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 4.2 3.6
3.5 5.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.2 1.4
45% 22% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 95%
Key stats in Serie D: Girone I this season:
  • Cittanovese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cittanovese have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Serie D: Girone I
  • Gelbison have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Gelbison have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Serie D: Girone I
  • Gelbison have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Serie D: Girone I

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ACR Messina 26 16 8 2 48 20 14 11 3 0 29 5 12 5 5 2 19 15 28 56
2 Citta di Messina 25 14 7 4 37 18 12 11 0 1 25 6 13 3 7 3 12 12 19 49
3 Gelbison 26 13 9 4 41 27 12 6 6 0 20 13 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 48
4 Acireale 25 14 2 9 41 24 13 10 1 2 24 6 12 4 1 7 17 18 17 44
5 Biancavilla 26 12 4 10 31 29 13 9 0 4 21 16 13 3 4 6 10 13 2 39
6 Rotonda 24 10 8 6 22 22 11 5 5 1 10 5 13 5 3 5 12 17 0 38
7 San Luca 23 10 5 8 25 25 11 7 3 1 13 7 12 3 2 7 12 18 0 35
8 Dattilo 24 10 3 11 37 36 12 7 2 3 19 11 12 3 1 8 18 25 1 33
9 Santa Maria Cilento 26 7 11 8 33 24 13 6 4 3 23 11 13 1 7 5 10 13 9 32
10 Licata 22 9 5 8 23 20 11 6 3 2 16 8 11 3 2 6 7 12 3 32
11 Paternò 26 8 7 11 20 24 13 5 2 6 12 12 13 3 5 5 8 12 -4 31
12 Troina 25 8 7 10 22 31 14 6 5 3 17 11 11 2 2 7 5 20 -9 31
13 Cittanovese 25 7 9 9 31 37 12 3 6 3 16 21 13 4 3 6 15 16 -6 30
14 Castrovillari 26 7 8 11 25 27 13 3 5 5 12 13 13 4 3 6 13 14 -2 29
15 Città Di Sant’Agata 26 6 9 11 22 36 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 0 7 6 9 21 -14 27
16 Rende 26 6 7 13 25 40 14 4 5 5 12 18 12 2 2 8 13 22 -15 25
17 Marina di Ragusa 26 5 9 12 30 44 13 3 6 4 20 23 13 2 3 8 10 21 -14 24
18 Roccella 25 4 2 19 15 44 12 1 2 9 7 18 13 3 0 10 8 26 -29 14

Read more about Serie D: Girone I

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.