National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Calcio Padova or Gubbio that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Calcio nor Gubbio 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.
Calcio Padova form and stats
Calcio Padova participated in Coppa Italia Serie C the last season, where they reached the finals.Calcio faced defeat in their previous match, away at Pro Sesto (0-2).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Union ArzignanoChiampo that ended 2-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie C: Girone A game versus AlbinoLeffe in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Comunale Euganeo.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Calcio Padova, who have participated in two training matches. Calcio Padova have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Gubbio form and stats
They also participated in Coppa Italia Serie C last season. This ended in the 1st round.Gubbio have much to play for after their surprise loss (1-3) to Recanatese in their previous game, played in front of their own supporters.
A 0-3 defeat away at Cesena before that.The schedule is very tough for Gubbio now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie C: Girone B game at Lucchese is waiting in only four days.
It's a day of discovery for Gubbio as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Gubbio have played six with the results W5-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Gubbio has scored {10 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Calcio Padova wins - draws - Gubbio wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 2 red cards from the last three encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Liguori 5 goals |  A. Arena 4 goals |  J. Dezi 2 goals |
Calcio Padova missing players
Gubbio missing players
| Calcio Padova | Gubbio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
