Palmese vs Cittanovese match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone I
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Palmese languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Cittanovese will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Palmese form and stats

Palmese's results here in the Serie D: Girone I have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

In their previous game, led his Palmese to a defeat in the Serie D: Girone I match away at ACR Messina. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Preceding that game was the away draw at SSC Giugliano that finished 1-1.

The Palmese fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Palmese with 14 goals conceded in these matches.

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Cittanovese form and stats

Cittanovese have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie D: Girone I, after 2-0-5 (7 played). The fact that Cittanovese have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Cittanovese won their last game, 2-1 versus FC Messina played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Roccella.

Cittanovese find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. For Cittanovese, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Palmese 0 wins, 3 draws and Cittanovese 1 victory. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.

Palmese missing players

Cittanovese missing players

Palmese Cittanovese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 1 7 16
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 8
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
10 4 1 Lost L 0 5 7
12 8 0 Scored S 1 8 21
29 14 2 Conceded C 0 14 20
81% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 86% 69%
38% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 56%
31% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 25%
25% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 12%
44% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 50%
19% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 14% 25%
56% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 31%
 
4.5 4.7 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 2.5 2
6.5 6.3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5 5.3
3 3.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 3.3
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
22 14 0 Total Shots T S 0 26 31
10 6 0 Shots on Target S O 0 9 11
20% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 36%
Key stats in Serie D: Girone I this season:
  • Cittanovese have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Cittanovese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cittanovese have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Cittanovese haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Palmese has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
  • Palmese has the fewest points (5) at home
  • Palmese has the most conceded goals in the first half (16)
  • Palmese has the most matches under the total-line (4)
  • Palmese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Palmese have created more than twice as many corners as Cittanovese.
  • Palmese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Palermo 16 13 1 2 29 10 8 6 0 2 20 9 8 7 1 0 9 1 19 40
2 Savoia 16 9 6 1 21 10 8 6 2 0 12 5 8 3 4 1 9 5 11 33
3 Troina 16 9 2 5 21 17 8 5 1 2 12 8 8 4 1 3 9 9 4 29
4 Acireale 16 8 4 4 27 19 8 5 1 2 16 9 8 3 3 2 11 10 8 28
5 Licata 16 8 4 4 24 17 8 5 2 1 16 7 8 3 2 3 8 10 7 28
6 FC Messina 16 7 5 4 28 17 8 3 2 3 10 9 8 4 3 1 18 8 11 26
7 SSC Giugliano 16 8 2 6 24 17 8 6 1 1 19 5 8 2 1 5 5 12 7 26
8 ACR Messina 16 8 2 6 19 14 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 2 1 5 7 10 5 26
9 Cittanovese 16 8 1 7 21 20 9 6 1 2 13 6 7 2 0 5 8 14 1 25
10 Biancavilla 16 6 5 5 16 15 8 3 4 1 9 6 8 3 1 4 7 9 1 23
11 Castrovillari 16 5 5 6 24 20 8 4 2 2 12 5 8 1 3 4 12 15 4 20
12 Marsala 16 5 3 8 18 24 8 3 2 3 11 12 8 2 1 5 7 12 -6 18
13 Nola 1925 16 3 6 7 14 19 8 2 2 4 4 8 8 1 4 3 10 11 -5 15
14 Marina di Ragusa 16 3 6 7 15 22 8 3 3 2 9 8 8 0 3 5 6 14 -7 15
15 San Tommaso 16 3 4 9 18 34 8 3 2 3 11 14 8 0 2 6 7 20 -16 13
16 Roccella 16 2 6 8 8 14 8 1 5 2 4 6 8 1 1 6 4 8 -6 12
17 Corigliano Calabro 16 3 3 10 14 35 8 2 2 4 7 13 8 1 1 6 7 22 -21 12
18 Palmese 16 1 5 10 12 29 7 1 2 4 8 14 9 0 3 6 4 15 -17 8

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.