Soccer match preview: Home crowds with big optimism before Lecco - Pro Sesto

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Rigamonti Ceppi (4997 seats)

Turn on the lights for Lecco - Pro Sesto! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this match could be immense!

Insights:
  • Lecco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecco have scored more than double the goals of Pro Sesto.

Both sides have had enough days rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Lecco form and stats

4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone A numbers at home for Lecco so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Lecco, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Lecco enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Seregno's place. The match ended 4-1 with Celjak, Iocolano, Petrović and Giudici scoring.

Before that match, a win away at Piacenza.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Pro Vercelli are coming to town in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Lecco's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lecco defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Pro Sesto form and stats

Pro Sesto have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone A, after 2-3-4 (9 played).

Sesto might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Virtus Verona proved too strong as Pro Sesto slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Ernesto Breda.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Legnago Salus.

A new game in only three days for Pro Sesto, the Serie C: Girone A home match versus Giana Erminio. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Pro Sesto in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Lecco wins - draws - Pro Sesto wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pro SestoR. Capogna
R. Capogna
5 goals
LeccoP. Masini
P. Masini
4 goals
LeccoM. Tordini
M. Tordini
4 goals

Lecco missing players

Pro Sesto missing players

Lecco Pro Sesto
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 9 18
7 4 2 Won W 2 2 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 8
9 3 0 Lost L 0 4 8
25 17 7 Scored S 4 7 12
24 12 1 Conceded C 2 11 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
61% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 61%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 28%
33% 62% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
28% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 50%
22% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 17%
33% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 44%
 
4.9 4.4 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 2.3 2.6
3.9 4.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 5.1
2.8 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.6 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 9.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 6.6 6.8
3.6 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 2.4
38% 52% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 35% 28%
 
8.3 9.6 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 9.7 10.3
3.9 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 5.1
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Lecco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lecco have scored more than double the goals of Pro Sesto.
  • Lecco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pro Sesto have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Pro Sesto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pro Sesto 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 Sudtirol 18 13 5 0 25 5 9 7 2 0 15 2 9 6 3 0 10 3 20 44
2 Calcio Padova 18 11 5 2 32 14 9 7 2 0 14 4 9 4 3 2 18 10 18 38
3 FeralpiSalò 18 10 6 2 33 14 10 5 4 1 21 9 8 5 2 1 12 5 19 36
4 Renate 18 11 3 4 37 22 9 7 1 1 24 8 9 4 2 3 13 14 15 36
5 Triestina 18 8 6 4 22 17 10 4 5 1 14 10 8 4 1 3 8 7 5 30
6 Virtus Verona 18 5 9 4 20 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 10 3 4 3 13 12 2 24
7 Juventus U23 18 7 3 8 18 23 9 5 1 3 10 9 9 2 2 5 8 14 -5 24
8 Lecco 18 7 2 9 25 24 8 4 1 3 17 12 10 3 1 6 8 12 1 23
9 AlbinoLeffe 18 6 5 7 21 22 9 1 3 5 10 14 9 5 2 2 11 8 -1 23
10 Pro Vercelli 18 6 5 7 19 24 9 3 1 5 7 12 9 3 4 2 12 12 -5 23
11 Seregno 18 6 4 8 21 22 9 2 1 6 12 15 9 4 3 2 9 7 -1 22
12 Piacenza 18 4 9 5 23 24 9 2 4 3 9 10 9 2 5 2 14 14 -1 21
13 Trento Calcio 1921 18 5 5 8 18 21 8 4 1 3 12 7 10 1 4 5 6 14 -3 20
14 Pergolettese 18 6 4 8 21 31 10 5 3 2 15 9 8 1 1 6 6 22 -10 20
15 Fiorenzuola 18 5 4 9 18 25 9 3 3 3 11 12 9 2 1 6 7 13 -7 19
16 Legnago Salus 18 5 3 10 17 33 9 2 2 5 10 16 9 3 1 5 7 17 -16 18
17 Mantova 18 2 11 5 15 18 9 2 5 2 8 8 9 0 6 3 7 10 -3 17
18 Pro Patria 18 3 8 7 13 24 9 2 3 4 5 8 9 1 5 3 8 16 -11 17
19 Pro Sesto 18 2 8 8 12 21 9 0 5 4 5 10 9 2 3 4 7 11 -9 14
20 Giana Erminio 18 2 7 9 10 18 9 1 4 4 5 8 9 1 3 5 5 10 -8 13

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.