Pergolettese vs Juventus U23 match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Giuseppe Voltini

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 29.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini (4095 seats)

It's a fresh start in Serie C: Girone A - the first game of the season. Read our full article and see how Pergolettese and Juventus U23 did in their pre-season friendly games!

This promises to be an engrossing match with lots of fun and excitement as both crews are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Pergolettese form and stats

Last season, Pergolettese's league results were 12 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses, results that produced 15th position in the Serie C: Girone A. Over these 38 matches they scored 45 goals and let in 52. Performing as the host team in the last season Pergolettese produced 7-2-10 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 23 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Pergolettese perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pergolettese as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Pergolettese has won seven of these, drawn one and lost five.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Pergolettese, who have participated in two training matches. Pergolettese have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.

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Juventus U23 form and stats

Let's have a look at how Juventus U23 performed last season in the Serie C: Girone A: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 20/26 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Juventus U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Juventus U23 wins, three draws and six defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Juventus U23 have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Pergolettese wins - draws - Juventus U23 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Pergolettese missing players

Juventus U23 missing players

Pergolettese Juventus U23
Total Home vs top 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%
Pergolettese Last season Juventus U23
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 7   Won W   6 14
8 2   Drew D   4 10
18 10   Lost L   9 14
45 19   Scored S   20 52
52 23   Conceded C   26 50
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
74% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 82%
42% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 47%
24% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
16% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
45% 37%   BTTS BTTS   53% 63%
29% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 18%
34% 32%   Failed to Score F T   26% 18%
 
4.1 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.3
4.1 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3 3.3
2.5 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
3 3   Red cards R C   3 6
 
8 7.8   Shots (avg) S (   7.5 9.1
3.4 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4.2
33% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AlbinoLeffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Calcio Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FeralpiSalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fiorenzuola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Giana Erminio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Juventus U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lecco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Legnago Salus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mantova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pergolettese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Piacenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pro Patria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Pro Sesto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Pro Vercelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Renate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seregno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Trento Calcio 1921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Triestina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Virtus Verona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Como 38 23 6 9 59 44 19 12 4 3 27 17 19 11 2 6 32 27 15 75
2 Alessandria 38 20 8 10 48 29 19 12 3 4 30 14 19 8 5 6 18 15 19 68
3 Renate 38 19 8 11 47 36 19 12 3 4 27 15 19 7 5 7 20 21 11 65
4 Pro Vercelli 38 17 12 9 48 35 19 9 5 5 25 17 19 8 7 4 23 18 13 63
5 Pro Patria 38 16 13 9 37 28 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 9 6 4 17 10 9 61
6 Lecco 38 16 12 10 50 36 19 10 6 3 31 16 19 6 6 7 19 20 14 60
7 AlbinoLeffe 38 14 15 9 43 36 19 5 9 5 14 14 19 9 6 4 29 22 7 57
8 Pontedera 38 14 13 11 47 40 19 8 7 4 24 16 19 6 6 7 23 24 7 55
9 Grosseto 38 14 12 12 43 41 19 7 5 7 24 23 19 7 7 5 19 18 2 54
10 Juventus U23 38 14 10 14 52 50 19 8 6 5 32 24 19 6 4 9 20 26 2 52
11 Novara 38 12 13 13 48 49 19 7 8 4 23 19 19 5 5 9 25 30 -1 49
12 Piacenza 38 12 13 13 47 48 19 6 8 5 27 24 19 6 5 8 20 24 -1 49
13 Olbia 38 10 17 11 47 47 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 3 11 5 20 25 0 47
14 Carrarese 38 11 11 16 34 40 19 6 4 9 19 20 19 5 7 7 15 20 -6 44
15 Pergolettese 38 12 8 18 45 52 19 7 2 10 19 23 19 5 6 8 26 29 -7 44
16 Giana Erminio 38 11 11 16 36 45 19 8 5 6 26 21 19 3 6 10 10 24 -9 44
17 Pro Sesto 38 10 13 15 31 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 7 4 8 16 25 -14 43
18 Lucchese 38 6 13 19 36 60 19 4 6 9 19 28 19 2 7 10 17 32 -24 31
19 Pistoiese 38 8 7 23 27 52 19 7 5 7 17 16 19 1 2 16 10 36 -25 31
20 Livorno 38 7 13 18 41 53 19 5 6 8 27 26 19 2 7 10 14 27 -12 29

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.