National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Catanzaro or Catania that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Catanzaro nor Catania 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.
Catanzaro form and stats
Last season, Catanzaro's Coppa Italia Serie C journey ended in the quarter-finals.Catanzaro haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Avellino, 195 days ago.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Catanzaro, who played 1-1 against Potenza Calcio. That match was also played at this venue (Stadio Nicola Ceravolo).
A 0-0 draw away in the Serie C: Girone C before that, with Picerno the opponent.Catanzaro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone C match at Palermo awaits in four days.
Catanzaro have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Catanzaro have scored 1 goal and conceded 1 time.
Catania form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Vibonese in order to reach 2nd round of Coppa Italia Serie C. They also participated in Coppa Italia Serie C last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Ternana drew the shortest straw.Catania seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There might be some fixture complaints from Catania as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Serie C: Girone C match against Paganese (0-1).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Fidelis Andria in the Serie C: Girone C.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bari 1908 in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Catanzaro-Catania H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Catanzaro five wins, Catania four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Vázquez 2 goals |  L. Šipoš 2 goals |  J. Vandeputte 1 goals |
Catanzaro missing players
Catania missing players
| Catanzaro | Catania | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 13 | 35 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 41% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 49% | ||