National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Virtus Entella or Renate that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Virtus Entella nor Renate as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Virtus Entella form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia Serie C adventure ended in the round of 16.The spoils were shared in Virtus Entella's previous game, also at home. Visiting Lucchese travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A Serie C: Girone B defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Pontedera.There will be little rest for Entella after this match as they are travelling to Recanatese for a Serie C: Girone B game in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Virtus Entella friendly games in pre-season: Virtus Entella played three friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Virtus Entella scored {2 goals} and conceded 3 in these three games.
Renate form and stats
Renate's mission in Coppa Italia Serie C last season failed in the 1st round.Renate's previous game was their home loss versus Mantova (1-3).
Prior to that match, the Renate manager Cevoli faced defeat when travelling to Lecco and losing 0-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Renate in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Renate, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone A trip to Virtus Verona.
It's a day of discovery for Renate 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 Renate have played four with the results W1-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Renate has scored {4 goals} and conceded 8 times.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former two meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Entella, zero draws and one win for Renate. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Faggioli 4 goals | L. Zamparo 4 goals |  D. Sorrentino 4 goals |
Virtus Entella missing players
Renate missing players
| Virtus Entella | Renate | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Scored | S | 22 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
