National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pro Sesto or Juventus U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Pro Sesto form and stats
Pro Sesto's struggle is real here at Stadio Ernesto Breda with only 18 points collected from 19 Serie C: Girone A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-9-7. Sesto are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Ernesto Breda with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in 13 attempts. The last victory here came in the Lecco match.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sesto, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 197 minutes in the Serie C: Girone A.
Happy days for Pro Sesto in their previous game, a Serie C: Girone A match away at Livorno that ended with a 2-0 victory.
In the game before, an away victory in the Serie C: Girone A match versus Livorno with a 2-0 scoreline.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sesto here at Stadio Ernesto Breda in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 19 games). On the other hand, Sesto have conceded 20 goals.
Juventus U23 form and stats
Juventus U23's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the finals.6 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Juventus U23 playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone A this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Juventus are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Juventus are travelling again after losing away to Piacenza in their previous match (2-3). Late heartbreak for Juventus in the Piacenza match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
It was a Serie C: Girone A defeat before that one as the away game against Piacenza wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Juventus have scored 20 goals in 19 league games away. As opposed to that, Juventus have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last two meetings): Sesto won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Juventus U23 got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / onePro Sesto missing players
Juventus U23 missing players
| Pro Sesto | Juventus U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 31 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 36 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Como | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 75 |
| 2 | Alessandria | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 68 |
| 3 | Renate | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 65 |
| 4 | Pro Vercelli | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 63 |
| 5 | Pro Patria | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 61 |
| 6 | Lecco | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 60 |
| 7 | AlbinoLeffe | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 57 |
| 8 | Pontedera | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Grosseto | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Juventus U23 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 52 |
| 11 | Novara | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -1 | 49 |
| 12 | Piacenza | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -1 | 49 |
| 13 | Olbia | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 47 |
| 14 | Carrarese | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 44 |
| 15 | Pergolettese | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -7 | 44 |
| 16 | Giana Erminio | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 44 |
| 17 | Pro Sesto | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -14 | 43 |
| 18 | Lucchese | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 60 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -24 | 31 |
| 19 | Pistoiese | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 36 | -25 | 31 |
| 20 | Livorno | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -12 | 29 |