It's game two of the Serie C: Girone A season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Pontedera-Piacenza!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Pontedera form and stats
Preceding that match was the home Coppa Italia game against Arezzo that was lost 1-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pontedera handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and three defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Pontedera as they are travelling to their away game against Carrarese in the Serie C: Girone A. That match is three days after this one.
Last season, Pontedera's league statistics were 11 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Serie C: Girone A. Over these 27 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Pontedera managed 7-5-2 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 16 conceded.
Piacenza form and stats
Piacenza aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 186 league minutes without a goal. G. Terrani was the last player to find the net.
A 1-2 loss hosting Teramo before that.
Piacenza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Piacenza are hosting Livorno in the Serie C: Girone A only three days away.
Let's have a look at how Piacenza performed last season in the Serie C: Girone B: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 11 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 7 and lost 3 with 16/15 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - two - four (Pontedera wins - draws - Piacenza wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Pontedera missing players
Piacenza missing players
| Pontedera | Piacenza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pontedera | Last season | Piacenza | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 93% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 77% | ||
| 81% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 62% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 42% | ||
| 33% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 19% | ||
| 7% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 67% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 50% | ||
| 15% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 38% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 35% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 131 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 111 | 246 | ||
| 61 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 92 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Juventus U23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Lecco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Grosseto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Pontedera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Pro Vercelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Livorno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Lucchese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Pergolettese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Alessandria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | AlbinoLeffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Carrarese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Pro Patria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Pistoiese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Renate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Pro Sesto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Novara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Olbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Giana Erminio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Piacenza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | Monza | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 35 | 61 |
| 2 | Carrarese | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Renate | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Pontedera | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Alessandria | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Robur Siena | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | AlbinoLeffe | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Novara | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Arezzo | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Juventus U23 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Pistoiese | 27 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Como | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 13 | Pro Patria | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Pro Vercelli | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Lecco | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Pergolettese | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Giana Erminio | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -16 | 26 |
| 18 | Olbia | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 19 | Pianese | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 20 | Gozzano | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -16 | 22 |
| 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 | Vicenza | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 29 | 61 |
| 2 | Reggiana | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Carpi | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 53 |
| 4 | Südtirol | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 5 | Padova | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | FeralpiSalo | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Piacenza | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Triestina | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Modena | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Sambenedettese | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Fermana | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Virtus Verona | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Cesena | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Gubbio | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Vis Pesaro | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Ravenna | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 17 | Imolese | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Union ArzignanoChiampo | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -14 | 22 |
| 19 | Fano | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Rimini | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 21 |