Perhaps a welcome break from league football as FC Messina & Acireale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia Serie D. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC Messina form and stats
Messina participated in Coppa Italia Serie D the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.The fans are hoping that FC Messina will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Serie D: Girone I game against Lamezia Terme.
Ahead of that match, Messina lost 1-2 at home to Rende.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for FC Messina, as the Serie D: Girone I home game vs Sancataldese is only four days away.
Acireale form and stats
They also participated in Coppa Italia Serie D last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Acireale are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Acireale's previous match, a Serie D: Girone I home game that ended 2-2 vs Biancavilla.
Preceding that game was the away Serie D: Girone I victory against Troina with the score of 2-0.Acireale have another match away from home in just four days, a Serie D: Girone I fixture against Castrovillari. A grim timetable for the guests!
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three FC Messina victories, five draws and two Acireale wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.FC Messina missing players
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| FC Messina | Acireale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||