Balanced ball game between Lucchese and Livorno expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Porta Elisa (7386 seats)

Lucchese are welcoming Livorno for another important game after their 1-1 result against 14th-placed Piacenza.

Insights:
  • Lucchese have the most conceded goals (56) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Livorno have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Serie C: Girone A

Lucchese and Livorno 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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Lucchese form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie C: Girone A this season. Lucchese, who have the most conceded goals (56) in Serie C: Girone A, have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Stadio Porta Elisa.

An away draw last time out for Lucchese, facing Piacenza in a game that ended 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-5 away at Alessandria.

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 Lucchese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost three.

Lucchese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 17 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lucchese defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Livorno form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Livorno so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-10 (win-draw-lose).

Impressive finishing from S. Braken, H. Haoudi, A. Bussaglia (2) and A. Mazzarani secured the home win 5-0 against Pistoiese in their previous game. Before that, Livorno secured a home win against Pro Vercelli with the score 2-1.

As mentioned above, Livorno was the only team on the pitch versus Pistoiese in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

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

The attacking power of Livorno when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Livorno have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Livorno - Lucchese 1-1 earlier this season. Lucchese-Livorno H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Lucchese zero wins, Livorno one win, four draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LuccheseF. Bianchi
F. Bianchi
13 goals
LivornoS. Braken
S. Braken
6 goals
LuccheseT. Petrović
T. Petrović
4 goals

Lucchese missing players

Livorno missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lucchese Livorno
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
5 3 2 Won W 0 2 7
12 5 1 Drew D 1 5 11
17 9 2 Lost L 4 10 16
34 18 3 Scored S 3 12 38
56 28 3 Conceded C 9 25 47
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
71% 65% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 59% 65%
38% 35% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 18% 35%
21% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 26%
18% 24% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 21%
53% 53% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 44%
21% 18% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 21%
35% 35% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 41%
 
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 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
6.5 7.3 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 8.1 9.2
3 3.6 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.5
34% 30% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 25% 32%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Livorno have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Livorno have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Lucchese have the fewest points (14) at home in Serie C: Girone A
  • Lucchese have the most conceded goals (28) at home in Serie C: Girone A
  • Lucchese have the most conceded goals (56) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Lucchese have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Lucchese have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home 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 Como 33 20 5 8 48 37 17 11 3 3 23 14 16 9 2 5 25 23 11 65
2 Alessandria 34 18 8 8 45 26 17 11 3 3 29 13 17 7 5 5 16 13 19 62
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 34 17 7 10 44 34 17 10 3 4 24 14 17 7 4 6 20 20 10 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 34 15 11 8 32 22 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 8 5 4 15 9 10 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 34 13 10 11 37 34 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 6 4 7 20 21 3 49
9 Juventus U23 33 13 8 12 46 43 16 7 4 5 29 22 17 6 4 7 17 21 3 47
10 Grosseto 34 11 11 12 36 38 17 5 5 7 20 22 17 6 6 5 16 16 -2 44
11 Pergolettese 34 12 7 15 44 45 17 7 1 9 19 22 17 5 6 6 25 23 -1 43
12 Novara 34 10 12 12 39 38 17 6 8 3 20 12 17 4 4 9 19 26 1 42
13 Olbia 32 9 13 10 39 40 16 6 4 6 21 19 16 3 9 4 18 21 -1 40
14 Piacenza 34 9 13 12 40 43 17 5 8 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 17 24 -3 40
15 Carrarese 35 10 10 15 31 38 17 5 3 9 16 19 18 5 7 6 15 19 -7 40
16 Pro Sesto 34 9 12 13 28 42 17 3 8 6 15 19 17 6 4 7 13 23 -14 39
17 Giana Erminio 34 10 8 16 33 44 17 7 4 6 23 20 17 3 4 10 10 24 -11 38
18 Pistoiese 34 7 7 20 24 46 17 6 5 6 16 15 17 1 2 14 8 31 -22 28
19 Lucchese 34 5 12 17 34 56 17 3 5 9 18 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -22 27
20 Livorno 34 7 11 16 38 47 17 5 6 6 26 22 17 2 5 10 12 25 -9 24

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 33 20 5 8 48 37 17 11 3 3 23 14 16 9 2 5 25 23 11 65
2 Alessandria 34 18 8 8 45 26 17 11 3 3 29 13 17 7 5 5 16 13 19 62
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 34 17 7 10 44 34 17 10 3 4 24 14 17 7 4 6 20 20 10 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 34 15 11 8 32 22 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 8 5 4 15 9 10 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 34 13 10 11 37 34 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 6 4 7 20 21 3 49
9 Juventus U23 33 13 8 12 46 43 16 7 4 5 29 22 17 6 4 7 17 21 3 47
10 Grosseto 34 11 11 12 36 38 17 5 5 7 20 22 17 6 6 5 16 16 -2 44
11 Pergolettese 34 12 7 15 44 45 17 7 1 9 19 22 17 5 6 6 25 23 -1 43
12 Novara 34 10 12 12 39 38 17 6 8 3 20 12 17 4 4 9 19 26 1 42
13 Olbia 32 9 13 10 39 40 16 6 4 6 21 19 16 3 9 4 18 21 -1 40
14 Piacenza 34 9 13 12 40 43 17 5 8 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 17 24 -3 40
15 Carrarese 35 10 10 15 31 38 17 5 3 9 16 19 18 5 7 6 15 19 -7 40
16 Pro Sesto 34 9 12 13 28 42 17 3 8 6 15 19 17 6 4 7 13 23 -14 39
17 Giana Erminio 34 10 8 16 33 44 17 7 4 6 23 20 17 3 4 10 10 24 -11 38
18 Pistoiese 34 7 7 20 24 46 17 6 5 6 16 15 17 1 2 14 8 31 -22 28
19 Lucchese 34 5 12 17 34 56 17 3 5 9 18 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -22 27
20 Livorno 34 7 11 16 38 47 17 5 6 6 26 22 17 2 5 10 12 25 -9 24

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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.