Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Picerno & Taranto face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C. All the pre-match information is available here!
It should be mentioned that Taranto play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Taranto on artifical turf are 0 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 5-8. You can compare this with overall results below.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Picerno and Taranto.
Picerno form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia Serie C adventure ended in the 1st round.The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Sorrento last time out and are looking for a victory here. A painful moment in the game against Sorrento was the missed penalty kick from Esposito in the 61st minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Turris Neapolis and winning 3-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Picerno as they are travelling to their away game against Crotone in the Serie C: Girone C. That match is three days after this one.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Picerno, who have participated in one training match. Picerno have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Taranto form and stats
Taranto was sent out of Coppa Italia Serie C in the 1st round last season.Taranto's last game was the home draw against Audace Cerignola (0-0).
Prior to that result Taranto won their away game at Nuova Monterosi in the Serie C: Girone C. The scoreline was 3-2.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Taranto manager Capuano as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against SSC Giugliano.
Head 2 Head
Picerno have won at least one point in the last 4 games (2-2-0) against Taranto.Top Goalscorers
  J. Murano 5 goals |   M. Antonini Lui 3 goals |
Picerno missing players
Taranto missing players
| Picerno | Taranto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 14 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 64% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2 | ||
| 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
