Serie C: Girone A match prediction: Little separates Livorno and Olbia in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sat 13.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Armando Picchi (19801 seats)

Livorno are welcoming Olbia for another important game after their 0-6 result against 7th-placed Juventus U23.

Insights:
  • Livorno has the most matches under the total-line (16) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Olbia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Serie C: Girone A

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Livorno form and stats

The story so far in the Serie C: Girone A for Livorno at their home stadium (Stadio Armando Picchi) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Livorno to get some points in this home game.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 336 minutes without scoring a league goal. G. Morelli was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager A. Dal Canto led his Livorno to a defeat in the Serie C: Girone A match away at Juventus U23. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Armando Picchi. Preceding that match was the home game against Piacenza that was lost 0-1.

Livorno were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Livorno have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost ten.

Livorno are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone A match at Novara awaits in four days.

The Livorno fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 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. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Olbia form and stats

There's been little loot from Olbia's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Olbia only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 6 draws. Recent form does not give Olbia much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Livorno will be a tough nut to crack. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Olbia have lost on their last two travels.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Olbia, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Pro Patria (placed 5th). A loss against Alessandria was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Olbia playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were one Olbia win, five draws and six defeats.

A new game in only four days for Olbia, the Serie C: Girone A home match versus Piacenza. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Olbia have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Olbia - Livorno 1-1, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Livorno victories, one draw and two Olbia wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

OlbiaD. Ragatzu
D. Ragatzu
5 goals
LivornoH. Haoudi
H. Haoudi
3 goals
LivornoS. Braken
S. Braken
3 goals

Livorno missing players

Olbia missing players

Livorno Olbia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 11 22
5 3 1 Won W 1 1 4
7 4 1 Drew D 3 6 10
11 4 2 Lost L 0 4 8
22 14 6 Scored S 4 9 20
31 14 5 Conceded C 3 16 30
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 82%
65% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 64%
30% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 45% 45%
22% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 23%
17% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
39% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 59%
26% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 23%
43% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 10.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10 9.1
3.5 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.3 3.2
28% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 25% 29%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Livorno has the most matches under the total-line (16) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Livorno have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olbia has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Serie C: Girone A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Renate 23 14 4 5 36 23 11 8 1 2 19 9 12 6 3 3 17 14 13 46
2 Como 23 14 4 5 34 27 12 7 3 2 14 9 11 7 1 3 20 18 7 46
3 Pro Vercelli 23 11 7 5 31 22 12 7 3 2 19 10 11 4 4 3 12 12 9 40
4 Alessandria 23 11 5 7 30 21 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 5 3 4 13 11 9 38
5 Pro Patria 23 10 8 5 23 14 11 4 5 2 11 7 12 6 3 3 12 7 9 38
6 Lecco 23 10 7 6 32 22 11 8 2 1 22 10 12 2 5 5 10 12 10 37
7 Juventus U23 23 10 6 7 36 27 12 6 3 3 24 14 11 4 3 4 12 13 9 36
8 AlbinoLeffe 23 8 9 6 24 21 11 4 4 3 7 5 12 4 5 3 17 16 3 33
9 Pontedera 23 9 6 8 23 22 11 4 3 4 10 10 12 5 3 4 13 12 1 33
10 Carrarese 23 8 8 7 23 22 11 4 2 5 10 10 12 4 6 2 13 12 1 32
11 Grosseto 23 9 5 9 27 27 12 3 3 6 14 18 11 6 2 3 13 9 0 32
12 Pro Sesto 22 8 6 8 22 26 12 3 5 4 12 12 10 5 1 4 10 14 -4 30
13 Pergolettese 23 7 5 11 30 33 12 5 0 7 13 15 11 2 5 4 17 18 -3 26
14 Novara 23 6 8 9 28 31 11 3 5 3 13 11 12 3 3 6 15 20 -3 26
15 Pistoiese 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 6 3 3 15 10 11 1 1 9 6 18 -7 25
16 Piacenza 23 4 10 9 28 32 11 2 6 3 18 17 12 2 4 6 10 15 -4 22
17 Olbia 22 4 10 8 20 30 11 3 4 4 11 14 11 1 6 4 9 16 -10 22
18 Giana Erminio 23 5 5 13 20 34 12 3 4 5 14 14 11 2 1 8 6 20 -14 20
19 Livorno 23 5 7 11 22 31 11 3 4 4 14 14 12 2 3 7 8 17 -9 17
20 Lucchese 23 3 8 12 22 39 12 1 4 7 13 23 11 2 4 5 9 16 -17 17

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.