The manager I. Maraia looks to inspire Pontedera win against Pergolettese

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ettore Mannucci (5014 seats)

With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Pontedera fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Pergolettese.

Insights:
  • Pergolettese have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Serie C: Girone A

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie C: Girone A. Thankfully the previous game, versus Pro Vercelli, was also a home game here at Stadio Ettore Mannucci. The away team is better rested.

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Pontedera form and stats

The story so far in the Serie C: Girone A for Pontedera at their home stadium (Stadio Ettore Mannucci) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Pontedera has four draws from their last four matches. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Stadio Ettore Mannucci, but a victory now would be sweet for Pontedera.

Preceding that game was the away draw at AlbinoLeffe that finished 2-2.

Pontedera has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. From these home matches, Pontedera have conceded only 13 goals.

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Pergolettese form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Pergolettese playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone A this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Pergolettese are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Pergolettese have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 524 minutes ago. F. Scardina was the goal scorer.

There were no winners in Pergolettese's previous match, a Serie C: Girone A home game that ended 0-0 vs Giana Erminio (placed 16th). Prior to that match, the Pergolettese manager F. Albertini faced defeat when travelling to Alessandria and losing 0-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pergolettese have scored 25 goals in 18 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Pergolettese have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Pergolettese - Pontedera 2-0. Last two meetings between the teams: Pontedera won zero, Pergolettese won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PontederaA. Magrassi
A. Magrassi
12 goals
PergoletteseM. Morello
M. Morello
11 goals
PergoletteseF. Scardina
F. Scardina
6 goals

Pontedera missing players

Pergolettese missing players

Pontedera Pergolettese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
13 7 2 Won W 2 5 12
13 7 3 Drew D 3 6 8
11 4 1 Lost L 1 7 17
40 17 7 Scored S 11 25 44
37 13 5 Conceded C 7 24 47
84% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
59% 44% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 73%
38% 28% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 41%
19% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 22%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 28% 14%
43% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 43%
41% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 30%
32% 33% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 39% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.8 2.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
8.9 10.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8.1 7.9
3.7 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.4
29% 22% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 34% 33%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Pergolettese have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) 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 37 22 6 9 54 44 19 12 4 3 27 17 18 10 2 6 27 27 10 72
2 Alessandria 37 20 8 9 48 28 18 12 3 3 30 13 19 8 5 6 18 15 20 68
3 Renate 37 18 8 11 46 36 18 11 3 4 26 15 19 7 5 7 20 21 10 62
4 Pro Vercelli 36 17 10 9 46 33 19 9 5 5 25 17 17 8 5 4 21 16 13 61
5 Lecco 37 16 12 9 49 34 18 10 6 2 30 14 19 6 6 7 19 20 15 60
6 Pro Patria 37 15 13 9 36 28 19 7 7 5 20 18 18 8 6 4 16 10 8 58
7 AlbinoLeffe 37 13 15 9 41 35 19 5 9 5 14 14 18 8 6 4 27 21 6 54
8 Juventus U23 37 14 10 13 50 47 19 8 6 5 32 24 18 6 4 8 18 23 3 52
9 Pontedera 36 13 12 11 40 37 17 7 6 4 17 13 19 6 6 7 23 24 3 51
10 Grosseto 37 13 12 12 41 41 18 6 5 7 22 23 19 7 7 5 19 18 0 51
11 Novara 37 12 13 12 48 44 18 7 8 3 23 14 19 5 5 9 25 30 4 49
12 Olbia 37 10 17 10 47 45 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 3 11 4 20 23 2 47
13 Piacenza 37 11 13 13 44 46 18 5 8 5 24 22 19 6 5 8 20 24 -2 46
14 Pergolettese 37 12 8 17 44 47 19 7 2 10 19 23 18 5 6 7 25 24 -3 44
15 Carrarese 37 11 10 16 34 40 18 6 3 9 19 20 19 5 7 7 15 20 -6 43
16 Giana Erminio 37 10 11 16 34 45 18 7 5 6 24 21 19 3 6 10 10 24 -11 41
17 Pro Sesto 37 9 13 15 29 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 18 6 4 8 14 25 -16 40
18 Lucchese 37 6 13 18 36 59 19 4 6 9 19 28 18 2 7 9 17 31 -23 31
19 Pistoiese 37 8 7 22 27 50 19 7 5 7 17 16 18 1 2 15 10 34 -23 31
20 Livorno 37 7 13 17 41 51 18 5 6 7 27 24 19 2 7 10 14 27 -10 26

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.