National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gubbio or Recanatese that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gubbio nor Recanatese 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.
Gubbio form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia Serie C adventure ended in the 1st round.Gubbio's previous match was a Coppa Italia Serie C game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-1 versus Recanatese. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Before that match, a Serie C: Girone B win away at Carrarese.Gubbio have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 5 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Gubbio have scored 10 goals and conceded 2 times.
Recanatese form and stats
Two away games in a row for Recanatese, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Gubbio in the Coppa Italia Serie C.
Prior to that match, the Recanatese manager Pagliari faced defeat when travelling to Cesena and losing 0-2.Just as the home team, Recanatese have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Recanatese win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Gubbio and Recanatese have faced each other previously this season: Gubbio - Recanatese 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Artistico 2 goals |  D. Bulevardi 1 goals | A. Arena 1 goals |
Gubbio missing players
Recanatese missing players
| Gubbio | Recanatese | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 26% | ||
| 7.7 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
