Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ancona & Viterbese face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Ancona nor Viterbese 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
The home team returns to Stadio del Conero after being equal after 90 minutes with Viterbese on their last time out; the Serie C: Girone B game ended 2-2.
Preceding that match was a Serie C: Girone B defeat to Fermana (1-2).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Virtus Entella are coming to town in four days.
Viterbese form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia Serie C adventure ended in the 2nd round.The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Viterbese have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Bari 1908 game.
Viterbese played 2-2 against Ancona in their previous match. As mentioned above, Viterbese drew the match against Ancona. Manager G. Raffaele brought on E. Volpicelli to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Prior to that match, the Viterbese manager G. Raffaele faced defeat when travelling to Lucchese and losing 0-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone B trip to Pistoiese.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Viterbese have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last two meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Ancona, one draw and zero wins for Viterbese. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rolfini 7 goals | M. Sereni 6 goals |  E. Volpicelli 5 goals |
Ancona missing players
Viterbese missing players
| Ancona | Viterbese | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 48% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | ||