Serie C: Girone A match preview: Pontedera versus Pro Vercelli

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Wed 28.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ettore Mannucci (5014 seats)

Pontedera will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Pro Vercelli.

Insights:
  • Pro Vercelli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Pontedera nor Pro Vercelli as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Pontedera's stadium, Stadio Ettore Mannucci, has a grass surface. Pro Vercelli have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Pro Vercelli when playing on grass; 18 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses from 45 matches. They have scored 52 goals in these games and conceded 51.

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Pontedera form and stats

Pontedera have collected 27 points from their Serie C: Girone A home games so far after 7-6-4. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Pontedera. Two draws in a row at home now for Pontedera.

The home team returns to Stadio Ettore Mannucci after being equal after 90 minutes with AlbinoLeffe (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Serie C: Girone A game ended 2-2. 1-1 away at Juventus U23 before that.

Late drama in the game against AlbinoLeffe as Pontedera were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until A. Magrassi popped out and made it level in the 90th minute.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie C: Girone A game versus Pergolettese in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadio Ettore Mannucci.

Pontedera are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 17 games. From these home matches, Pontedera have conceded only 13 goals.

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Pro Vercelli form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone A travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Vercelli's previous game was their home loss versus Piacenza (0-2). Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Lecco.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone A trip to Carrarese.

Vercelli have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 21 goals have been scored. Vercelli are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Pro Vercelli - Pontedera 2-2 earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Pontedera victories, three draws and two Pro Vercelli wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PontederaA. Magrassi
A. Magrassi
12 goals
Pro VercelliM. Rolando
M. Rolando
11 goals
Pro VercelliG. Comi
G. Comi
11 goals

Pontedera missing players

Pro Vercelli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pontedera Pro Vercelli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 6 17 36
13 7 1 Won W 4 8 17
12 6 2 Drew D 2 5 10
11 4 2 Lost L 0 4 9
40 17 3 Scored S 10 21 46
37 13 4 Conceded C 4 16 33
86% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 82% 86%
61% 47% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 69%
39% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 47%
19% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 41% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 65% 47%
39% 41% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 39%
31% 29% 60% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.2 2.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 10.7 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.5 10
3.8 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.1 4.2
29% 22% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 32% 32%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Pro Vercelli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 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

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 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

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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.