Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Catanzaro & Potenza Calcio face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C. All the pre-match information is available here!
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
Catanzaro was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Coppa Italia Serie C. Calcio Padova was too strong.Catanzaro shared the glory with Avellino in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Opportunity lost for Catanzaro in the Avellino match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Juve Stabia.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. Crotone are visiting.
Potenza Calcio form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Virtus Francavilla in order to reach 2nd round of Coppa Italia Serie C. Potenza Calcio's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the 1st round.There were no winners in Potenza's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Virtus Francavilla.
It was a Serie C: Girone C defeat before that one as the away game against Taranto wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone C trip to Viterbese.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former nine meetings): Catanzaro won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Potenza Calcio managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Sounas 6 goals | T. Biasci 6 goals | P. Iemmello 6 goals |
Catanzaro missing players
Potenza Calcio missing players
| Catanzaro | Potenza Calcio | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 59 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 49% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
