Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture in Serie C: Girone A as Calcio Padova receive Mantova

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Euganeo (32420 seats)

Serie C: Girone A: What this match might not have in elegance it should pay back in pace and commitment. Bring on Calcio Padova - Mantova!

Insights:
  • Calcio Padova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mantova have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Serie C: Girone A

Calcio Padova and Mantova should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Calcio Padova form and stats

Calcio Padova have played 9 Serie C: Girone A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Calcio Padova in their previous match, an away game at Lecco that ended in defeat 1-2.

Ahead of that match, a home loss in the Coppa Italia Serie C against Juventus U23.

The Calcio fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Mantova form and stats

There's been little loot from Mantova's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Mantova only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.

There were no winners in Mantova's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Pro Vercelli (placed 9th). A stark raving crazy match with plenty of goals last time out for Mantova, as mentioned above. 6 goals in total, will this fixture be as enjoying? As mentioned above, Mantova drew the match against Pro Vercelli. Manager Corrent brought on Pierobon to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Renate at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches.

Mantova have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Calcio Padova have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Mantova.

Top Goalscorers

Calcio PadovaM. Liguori
M. Liguori
7 goals
MantovaA. De Francesco
A. De Francesco
4 goals
Calcio PadovaA. Vasic
A. Vasic
3 goals

Calcio Padova missing players

Mantova missing players

Calcio Padova Mantova
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 4 9 18
6 3 1 Won W 2 2 5
5 4 2 Drew D 1 2 5
7 2 0 Lost L 1 5 8
20 13 4 Scored S 8 11 22
23 10 3 Conceded C 7 18 29
94% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
72% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 89% 78%
50% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 78% 72%
17% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 33% 22%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 11%
50% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 67%
22% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 17%
33% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 28%
 
5.8 6.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 6.8 6.1
4.4 4.4 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.4 6
2.4 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 10.6 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 7.9 9.2
3.7 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.4
29% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 40% 36%
 
8.9 7.6 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 9 10.3
3.7 3.9 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.8
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Calcio Padova have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mantova have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mantova have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Mantova have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Mantova haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pro Sesto 18 10 4 4 27 25 9 5 2 2 14 10 9 5 2 2 13 15 2 34
2 FeralpiSalò 18 10 4 4 20 11 9 5 1 3 12 8 9 5 3 1 8 3 9 34
3 Lecco 18 10 3 5 24 22 9 7 0 2 15 6 9 3 3 3 9 16 2 33
4 Vicenza 18 10 3 5 33 18 9 6 1 2 23 7 9 4 2 3 10 11 15 33
5 Pordenone 18 9 5 4 31 14 9 4 3 2 15 7 9 5 2 2 16 7 17 32
6 Pro Patria 18 8 4 6 22 19 9 5 2 2 13 7 9 3 2 4 9 12 3 28
7 Renate 18 7 6 5 24 23 8 3 3 2 10 10 10 4 3 3 14 13 1 27
8 Novara 18 8 3 7 23 22 9 5 3 1 14 6 9 3 0 6 9 16 1 27
9 Pro Vercelli 18 7 5 6 26 24 9 4 2 3 12 10 9 3 3 3 14 14 2 26
10 Juventus U23 18 7 5 6 24 21 9 6 2 1 14 6 9 1 3 5 10 15 3 26
11 Union ArzignanoChiampo 18 6 7 5 21 19 9 3 3 3 10 9 9 3 4 2 11 10 2 25
12 Calcio Padova 18 6 5 7 20 23 9 3 4 2 13 10 9 3 1 5 7 13 -3 23
13 Sangiuliano City 18 7 2 9 20 22 9 5 1 3 12 8 9 2 1 6 8 14 -2 23
14 AlbinoLeffe 18 5 8 5 21 20 9 1 4 4 7 11 9 4 4 1 14 9 1 23
15 Pergolettese 18 6 4 8 21 24 10 6 1 3 18 14 8 0 3 5 3 10 -3 22
16 Mantova 18 5 5 8 22 29 9 3 3 3 11 11 9 2 2 5 11 18 -7 20
17 Virtus Verona 18 4 7 7 16 18 9 1 3 5 7 12 9 3 4 2 9 6 -2 19
18 Trento Calcio 1921 18 3 4 11 18 28 9 1 3 5 10 14 9 2 1 6 8 14 -10 13
19 Triestina 18 2 6 10 13 29 9 2 3 4 8 14 9 0 3 6 5 15 -16 12
20 Piacenza 18 2 6 10 19 34 9 1 4 4 11 16 9 1 2 6 8 18 -15 12

Read more about Serie C: Girone A

Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.