National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Taranto or Monopoli that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Taranto and Monopoli.
Taranto form and stats
Last season, Taranto's Coppa Italia Serie C journey ended in the 1st round.Taranto's previous game was also a home event, the defeat 1-2 vs Monopoli (in Coppa Italia Serie C).
Before that, Taranto had a Serie C: Girone C home game versus Foggia which ended with a victory 1-0.Taranto have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Taranto have scored 0 goals and conceded 0 times.
Monopoli form and stats
Monopoli's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the 2nd round.Two travels in a row for Monopoli, whose boss Laterza could celebrate last time after the Coppa Italia Serie C win against Taranto.
Prior to that result Monopoli won their away game at Picerno in the Serie C: Girone C. The scoreline was 2-1.Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Taranto - Monopoli 1-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior six meetings): Taranto won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Monopoli got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Guida 4 goals |  E. Starita 3 goals | M. Montini 3 goals |
Taranto missing players
Monopoli missing players
| Taranto | Monopoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 9.3 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.1 | ||
