National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pescara or Vis Pesaro 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.
Pescara form and stats
Pescara participated in Coppa Italia Serie C the last season, where they reached the round of 16.The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw vs Vis Pesaro in the Coppa Italia Serie C last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Nuova Monterosi that ended 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pescara have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Pescara friendly games in pre-season: Pescara played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Pescara scored 0 goals and conceded 1 in these one game.
Vis Pesaro form and stats
Vis Pesaro's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the 1st round.It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Pescara in their previous outing. The Coppa Italia Serie C duel ended 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Sassari Torres.Vis Pesaro are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Vis Pesaro have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last two meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Pescara, one draw and zero wins for Vis Pesaro. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Mora 3 goals |   F. Fedato 3 goals |  F. Lescano 2 goals |
Pescara missing players
Vis Pesaro missing players
| Pescara | Vis Pesaro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 20 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 40% | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | ||
| 7.9 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
