National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ancona or Rimini that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ancona nor Rimini as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ancona form and stats
Last season, Ancona's Coppa Italia Serie C journey ended in the round of 16.The Ancona supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Coppa Italia Serie C duel also played here at Stadio del Conero: A 0-1 defeat against Rimini.
Ahead of that match, Ancona lost 1-2 at home to Montevarchi.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 Ancona have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Rimini form and stats
Two trips in a row for Rimini, whose boss Gaburro could celebrate last time after the Coppa Italia Serie C win against Ancona.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Alessandria.We have checked recent matches where Rimini have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Just as the home team, Rimini have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Rimini win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged scoreline involving both these participants is the Ancona - Rimini 0-1 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Ancona wins - draws - Rimini wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Santini 6 goals |   L. Paolucci 2 goals |  A. Bianconi 2 goals |
Ancona missing players
Rimini missing players
| Ancona | Rimini | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
