Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rimini & Vicenza 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’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 Rimini and Vicenza.
Rimini form and stats
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Rimini, who played 1-1 against Sassari Torres. That match was also played at this venue (Stadio Romeo Neri).
A Serie C: Girone B defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Pontedera.This is expected to be a close game, with Rimini perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rimini as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Rimini has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
The manager Gaburro will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Recanatese in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Rimini, who have participated in two training matches. Rimini have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Vicenza form and stats
Two trips in a row for Vicenza, whose coach Modesto could celebrate last time after the win against Virtus Verona.
The game before that, in the Serie C: Girone A, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against FeralpiSalo.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vicenza playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Vicenza wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vicenza are hosting Triestina in the Serie C: Girone A only three days away.
It's a day of discovery for Vicenza as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Vicenza have played five with the results W3-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Vicenza has scored {13 goals} and conceded 9 times.
Head 2 Head
Vicenza have avoided a loss in the last 7 matches (5-2-0) versus Rimini.Top Goalscorers
  F. Ferrari 9 goals |  C. Santini 8 goals | G. Gabbianelli 4 goals |
Rimini missing players
Vicenza missing players
| Rimini | Vicenza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 23 | Scored | S | 9 | 48 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | ||
| 12.9 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | ||
