National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Catanzaro or Avellino that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Catanzaro form and stats
Last season, Catanzaro's Coppa Italia Serie C journey ended in the semi-finals against Calcio Padova.Catanzaro enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Nuova Monterosi's place. The match ended 1-0 with Fazio scoring.
Previous to that game, a Serie C: Girone C home match hosting Crotone in a game that was won 2-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Catanzaro as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie C: Girone C match thankfully also at home. Gelbison are visiting.
Avellino form and stats
They also participated in Coppa Italia Serie C last season. This ended in the 2nd round.This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus SSC Giugliano with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A 1-1 draw at Foggia's stadium before that.Avellino have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a Serie C: Girone C game vs Picerno. A gruelling programme for the guests!
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Avellino have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Catanzaro victories, two draws and four Avellino wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Iemmello 7 goals | D. Sounas 6 goals | T. Biasci 6 goals |
Catanzaro missing players
Avellino missing players
| Catanzaro | Avellino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 60 | 29 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 5 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 50% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 22% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
