Pistoiese vs Livorno betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marcello Melani (13195 seats)

Pistoiese are welcoming Livorno for another important game after their 1-4 result against 6th-placed Lecco.

Insights:
  • Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Livorno has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Serie C: Girone A

Pistoiese 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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Pistoiese form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Pistoiese have to build on here at Stadio Marcello Melani in the Serie C: Girone A.

The fans are hoping that Pistoiese will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Serie C: Girone A game against Lecco (placed 6th). Before that, Pistoiese had a home game versus Lucchese which ended with a victory 2-0.

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 Pistoiese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost five.

Pistoiese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Pistoiese have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Livorno form and stats

There's been little loot from Livorno's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Livorno only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws. Livorno has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Livorno are looking to quickly end their 235 minutes long goal drought in the Serie C: Girone A.

Livorno's last game was the home draw against Pontedera (0-0). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Grosseto wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Livorno in our archives, and the results are: one win for Livorno, three draws and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Livorno now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie C: Girone A game at Pro Vercelli is waiting in only three days.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 7 goals have been conceded by Livorno in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Pistoiese won zero, Livorno won four and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LivornoD. Marsura
D. Marsura
4 goals
LivornoH. Haoudi
H. Haoudi
3 goals
LivornoM. Otávio Mendes
M. Otávio Mendes
3 goals

Pistoiese missing players

Livorno missing players

Pistoiese Livorno
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 4 Played P 2 6 13
3 3 2 Won W 0 1 3
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
8 2 1 Lost L 1 3 5
12 9 6 Scored S 1 5 17
19 7 4 Conceded C 3 7 17
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 85%
64% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
36% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 46%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 31%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 23%
50% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 54%
21% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 31%
36% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.5 11.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.2 8.3
4.3 5.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1.5 3.3
20% 24% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 56% 40%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Livorno has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pistoiese have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Pistoiese haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 14 10 1 3 24 12 7 5 0 2 13 7 7 5 1 1 11 5 12 31
2 Pro Vercelli 13 8 2 3 18 11 6 5 0 1 9 3 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 26
3 Juventus U23 14 7 4 3 22 15 7 4 2 1 13 8 7 3 2 2 9 7 7 25
4 Carrarese 14 7 4 3 16 11 8 3 2 3 9 8 6 4 2 0 7 3 5 25
5 Como 14 7 4 3 19 17 7 2 3 2 5 7 7 5 1 1 14 10 2 25
6 Lecco 14 7 3 4 21 16 7 5 1 1 13 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 5 24
7 Alessandria 14 7 2 5 22 15 7 5 0 2 14 7 7 2 2 3 8 8 7 23
8 Pro Sesto 14 7 2 5 15 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 7 4 0 3 8 11 0 23
9 AlbinoLeffe 14 5 5 4 15 13 8 3 2 3 5 4 6 2 3 1 10 9 2 20
10 Pro Patria 14 5 4 5 14 11 6 1 3 2 6 5 8 4 1 3 8 6 3 19
11 Grosseto 14 5 4 5 12 11 7 1 2 4 5 8 7 4 2 1 7 3 1 19
12 Pontedera 14 5 3 6 11 13 7 2 2 3 4 5 7 3 1 3 7 8 -2 18
13 Novara 14 4 5 5 18 19 7 2 3 2 9 7 7 2 2 3 9 12 -1 17
14 Pergolettese 14 4 3 7 21 24 7 2 0 5 7 12 7 2 3 2 14 12 -3 15
15 Livorno 13 3 5 5 17 17 7 2 3 2 12 10 6 1 2 3 5 7 0 14
16 Piacenza 14 3 5 6 21 22 7 2 3 2 15 12 7 1 2 4 6 10 -1 14
17 Olbia 14 2 7 5 11 20 7 1 3 3 4 8 7 1 4 2 7 12 -9 13
18 Giana Erminio 14 4 1 9 12 24 6 2 1 3 9 9 8 2 0 6 3 15 -12 13
19 Pistoiese 14 3 3 8 12 19 7 3 2 2 9 7 7 0 1 6 3 12 -7 12
20 Lucchese 14 1 3 10 12 28 7 0 1 6 9 17 7 1 2 4 3 11 -16 6

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.