Serie C: Girone A match prediction: Little separates Mantova and Calcio Padova in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Mon 04.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Danilo Martelli (14844 seats)

It's a fresh start in Serie C: Girone A - the first fixture of the season. Read our full guide and see how Mantova and Calcio Padova did in their pre-season training matches!

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Mantova form and stats

The previous season, Mantova's league results were 12 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses, leading to 16th position in the Serie C: Girone A. From these 38 matches they scored {48 goals} and gave away 62. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Mantova delivered 8-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with {27 goals} and 27 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mantova perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mantova as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Mantova has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Mantova friendly games in pre-season: Mantova played two friendlies, won 1, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Mantova scored {5 goals} and conceded 2 in these two games.

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Calcio Padova form and stats

Let's have a look at how Calcio Padova performed last season in the Serie C: Girone A: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 14 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 23/21 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Calcio Padova in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Calcio Padova, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

It's a day of discovery for Calcio as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Calcio Padova have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Calcio Padova has scored {4 goals} and conceded 5 times.

Head 2 Head

Calcio Padova have put together a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when facing Mantova.

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Total First Half Second Half
Mantova Calcio Padova
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Mantova Last season Calcio Padova
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 8   Won W   9 15
9 4   Drew D   4 14
17 7   Lost L   6 9
48 27   Scored S   23 47
62 27   Conceded C   21 40
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
76% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 74%
58% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 39%
32% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
16% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 5%
58% 63%   BTTS BTTS   42% 53%
24% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 29%
26% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 26%
 
5.4 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.8
5.2 6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4.2
2.3 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.4
1 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.1 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 11
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.2
41% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 29%
 
9.7 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   9.4 8.9
3.6 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.9 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Legnago Salus 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Virtus Verona 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Giana Erminio 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pro Vercelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Alessandria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Renate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lumezzane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 AlbinoLeffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fiorenzuola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mantova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Trento Calcio 1921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pro Sesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Vicenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Novara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Triestina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pergolettese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Calcio Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Atalanta II 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Pro Patria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Union ArzignanoChiampo 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 38 20 11 7 41 21 19 11 3 5 23 14 19 9 8 2 18 7 20 71
2 Pordenone 38 16 14 8 53 35 19 9 7 3 27 15 19 7 7 5 26 20 18 62
3 Lecco 38 17 11 10 45 40 19 12 5 2 27 10 19 5 6 8 18 30 5 62
4 Pro Sesto 38 16 12 10 46 45 19 7 8 4 23 21 19 9 4 6 23 24 1 60
5 Calcio Padova 38 15 14 9 47 40 19 6 10 3 24 19 19 9 4 6 23 21 7 59
6 Vicenza 38 17 7 14 64 47 19 10 3 6 38 21 19 7 4 8 26 26 17 58
7 Virtus Verona 38 15 13 10 46 30 19 7 5 7 22 19 19 8 8 3 24 11 16 58
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 38 13 14 11 43 38 19 5 9 5 22 17 19 8 5 6 21 21 5 53
9 Renate 38 14 11 13 49 55 19 8 4 7 23 26 19 6 7 6 26 29 -6 53
10 Novara 38 15 7 16 48 45 19 9 4 6 30 17 19 6 3 10 18 28 3 52
11 Pergolettese 38 14 9 15 43 42 19 9 4 6 29 22 19 5 5 9 14 20 1 51
12 Pro Patria 38 13 11 14 37 43 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 6 5 8 15 21 -6 50
13 Juventus U23 38 13 10 15 42 48 19 9 4 6 24 21 19 4 6 9 18 27 -6 49
14 Trento Calcio 1921 38 12 10 16 40 42 19 5 6 8 18 21 19 7 4 8 22 21 -2 46
15 Pro Vercelli 38 12 10 16 38 47 19 6 4 9 18 26 19 6 6 7 20 21 -9 46
16 Mantova 38 12 9 17 48 62 19 8 4 7 27 27 19 4 5 10 21 35 -14 45
17 Sangiuliano City 38 12 6 20 38 46 19 8 2 9 19 18 19 4 4 11 19 28 -8 42
18 Triestina 38 9 12 17 31 45 19 6 6 7 16 21 19 3 6 10 15 24 -14 39
19 AlbinoLeffe 38 9 11 18 43 54 19 3 7 9 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 29 -11 38
20 Piacenza 38 8 14 16 42 59 19 5 7 7 23 28 19 3 7 9 19 31 -17 38

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 Legnago Salus 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Virtus Verona 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
3 Giana Erminio 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pro Vercelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Alessandria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Renate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lumezzane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 AlbinoLeffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fiorenzuola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mantova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Trento Calcio 1921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pro Sesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Vicenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Novara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Triestina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pergolettese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Calcio Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Atalanta II 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Pro Patria 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Union ArzignanoChiampo 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.