Serie C: Girone A match preview: Lecco versus Olbia

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi (4997 seats)

Lecco have performed better than Olbia so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Lecco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Olbia could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie C: Girone A game only four sleeps ago.

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Lecco form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi as Lecco have scored 29 goals to get 35 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Serie C: Girone A are 10-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Lecco fans got no joy from their last match, a Serie C: Girone A game also here at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi: A 0-1 defeat against Pro Patria (placed 6th). 2-2 away at Pergolettese before that.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lecco matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and one defeat (from three games).

The manager G. D'Agostino will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pro Vercelli in only three days.

Lecco have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi with 29 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lecco are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.

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Olbia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone A travels is 3 wins, 9 draws and 4 defeats. Olbia love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Olbia have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi. It's been 356 minutes since they last conceded in Serie C: Girone A.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Giana Erminio.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Olbia playing away, we found seven games. Results were three away wins, one draw and three home wins.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone A trip to Juventus U23.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olbia have scored 18 goals in 16 league games away. 21 goals have been conceded by Olbia in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Olbia - Lecco 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Lecco won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Olbia has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / six

Top Goalscorers

OlbiaD. Ragatzu
D. Ragatzu
13 goals
LeccoR. Capogna
R. Capogna
9 goals
LeccoS. Iocolano
S. Iocolano
8 goals

Lecco missing players

Olbia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lecco Olbia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 16 34
15 10 3 Won W 1 3 10
11 5 2 Drew D 2 9 14
8 2 0 Lost L 2 4 10
45 29 9 Scored S 5 18 42
31 13 3 Conceded C 8 21 40
85% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 82%
59% 59% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 65%
44% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 50%
24% 35% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 24%
9% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 18%
41% 41% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 53%
41% 53% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 35%
32% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.9 9 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.9 9.2
3.6 3.9 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 3.3
37% 43% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 33% 39%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Lecco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Como 35 20 6 9 50 42 18 11 4 3 25 16 17 9 2 6 25 26 8 66
2 Alessandria 35 19 8 8 46 26 17 11 3 3 29 13 18 8 5 5 17 13 20 65
3 Pro Vercelli 34 17 10 7 45 28 17 9 5 3 24 12 17 8 5 4 21 16 17 61
4 Renate 35 17 7 11 44 35 17 10 3 4 24 14 18 7 4 7 20 21 9 58
5 Lecco 34 15 11 8 45 31 17 10 5 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 16 18 14 56
6 Pro Patria 35 15 11 9 33 25 18 7 6 5 18 16 17 8 5 4 15 9 8 56
7 AlbinoLeffe 35 12 14 9 36 32 18 5 8 5 12 12 17 7 6 4 24 20 4 50
8 Pontedera 35 13 11 11 38 35 17 7 6 4 17 13 18 6 5 7 21 22 3 50
9 Juventus U23 34 13 9 12 47 44 17 7 5 5 30 23 17 6 4 7 17 21 3 48
10 Novara 35 11 12 12 42 39 17 6 8 3 20 12 18 5 4 9 22 27 3 45
11 Grosseto 35 11 12 12 38 40 17 5 5 7 20 22 18 6 7 5 18 18 -2 45
12 Olbia 34 10 14 10 42 40 18 7 5 6 24 19 16 3 9 4 18 21 2 44
13 Pergolettese 35 12 7 16 44 46 18 7 1 10 19 23 17 5 6 6 25 23 -2 43
14 Piacenza 35 10 13 12 41 43 17 5 8 4 23 19 18 5 5 8 18 24 -2 43
15 Carrarese 35 10 10 15 31 38 17 5 3 9 16 19 18 5 7 6 15 19 -7 40
16 Giana Erminio 35 10 9 16 33 44 17 7 4 6 23 20 18 3 5 10 10 24 -11 39
17 Pro Sesto 35 9 12 14 28 43 18 3 8 7 15 20 17 6 4 7 13 23 -15 39
18 Pistoiese 35 8 7 20 25 46 18 7 5 6 17 15 17 1 2 14 8 31 -21 31
19 Lucchese 35 5 13 17 34 56 18 3 6 9 18 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -22 28
20 Livorno 35 7 12 16 38 47 17 5 6 6 26 22 18 2 6 10 12 25 -9 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Como 35 20 6 9 50 42 18 11 4 3 25 16 17 9 2 6 25 26 8 66
2 Alessandria 35 19 8 8 46 26 17 11 3 3 29 13 18 8 5 5 17 13 20 65
3 Pro Vercelli 34 17 10 7 45 28 17 9 5 3 24 12 17 8 5 4 21 16 17 61
4 Renate 35 17 7 11 44 35 17 10 3 4 24 14 18 7 4 7 20 21 9 58
5 Lecco 34 15 11 8 45 31 17 10 5 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 16 18 14 56
6 Pro Patria 35 15 11 9 33 25 18 7 6 5 18 16 17 8 5 4 15 9 8 56
7 AlbinoLeffe 35 12 14 9 36 32 18 5 8 5 12 12 17 7 6 4 24 20 4 50
8 Pontedera 35 13 11 11 38 35 17 7 6 4 17 13 18 6 5 7 21 22 3 50
9 Juventus U23 34 13 9 12 47 44 17 7 5 5 30 23 17 6 4 7 17 21 3 48
10 Novara 35 11 12 12 42 39 17 6 8 3 20 12 18 5 4 9 22 27 3 45
11 Grosseto 35 11 12 12 38 40 17 5 5 7 20 22 18 6 7 5 18 18 -2 45
12 Olbia 34 10 14 10 42 40 18 7 5 6 24 19 16 3 9 4 18 21 2 44
13 Pergolettese 35 12 7 16 44 46 18 7 1 10 19 23 17 5 6 6 25 23 -2 43
14 Piacenza 35 10 13 12 41 43 17 5 8 4 23 19 18 5 5 8 18 24 -2 43
15 Carrarese 35 10 10 15 31 38 17 5 3 9 16 19 18 5 7 6 15 19 -7 40
16 Giana Erminio 35 10 9 16 33 44 17 7 4 6 23 20 18 3 5 10 10 24 -11 39
17 Pro Sesto 35 9 12 14 28 43 18 3 8 7 15 20 17 6 4 7 13 23 -15 39
18 Pistoiese 35 8 7 20 25 46 18 7 5 6 17 15 17 1 2 14 8 31 -21 31
19 Lucchese 35 5 13 17 34 56 18 3 6 9 18 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -22 28
20 Livorno 35 7 12 16 38 47 17 5 6 6 26 22 18 2 6 10 12 25 -9 25

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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.