Serie C: Girone A duel: Close contest expected between Pro Sesto and Mantova

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ernesto Breda (4475 seats)

Pro Sesto are believing in their home crowd to assist them to win this game hosting Mantova. Who is the winner at Stadio Ernesto Breda?

Insights:
  • Mantova have the fewest points (10) away in Serie C: Girone A

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Pro Sesto and Mantova.

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Pro Sesto form and stats

Pro Sesto's struggle is real here at Stadio Ernesto Breda with only 13 points collected from 16 Serie C: Girone A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-7-7.

The Sesto followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadio Ernesto Breda: A 0-2 defeat against Mantova (placed 13th).

Heartbreak before that as Pro Sesto lost 0-2 at Sudtirol's place.

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

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sesto here at Stadio Ernesto Breda in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 16 games). Pro Sesto's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mantova form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mantova so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-8 (win-draw-lose).

Mantova play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Pro Sesto (placed 18th).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Calcio Padova's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mantova playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were one Mantova win, seven draws and four defeats.

The attacking power of Mantova when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Mantova have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head match ended Mantova - Pro Sesto 1-0, earlier this season. Pro Sesto-Mantova H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Pro Sesto two wins, Mantova two wins, zero draws. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MantovaG. Monachello
G. Monachello
8 goals
SestoR. Capogna
R. Capogna
7 goals
MantovaF. Guccione
F. Guccione
5 goals

Pro Sesto missing players

Mantova missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pro Sesto Mantova
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 5 17 33
6 2 1 Won W 1 2 8
12 7 2 Drew D 4 7 14
15 8 3 Lost L 0 8 11
28 13 3 Scored S 5 12 30
43 23 6 Conceded C 3 19 32
88% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
67% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 64%
39% 35% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 21%
15% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 48%
18% 12% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 18% 21%
42% 47% 67% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 36%
 
2.7 2.9 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 3.7 3.9
4.9 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 4.5 4.5
2.8 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.9 2.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.3 7.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.9 6.3
3.1 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 2.3
27% 24% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 39%
 
9.8 10.2 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.8 7.5 6.8
4.4 4.8 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 3.1 2.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Mantova have the fewest points (10) away 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 Sudtirol 33 25 7 1 42 7 17 14 3 0 24 2 16 11 4 1 18 5 35 82
2 Calcio Padova 32 21 9 2 52 22 16 13 3 0 25 8 16 8 6 2 27 14 30 72
3 FeralpiSalò 32 17 7 8 50 26 16 9 5 2 30 14 16 8 2 6 20 12 24 58
4 Renate 32 16 7 9 51 36 16 9 2 5 28 17 16 7 5 4 23 19 15 55
5 Pro Vercelli 33 13 12 8 36 30 16 7 4 5 17 15 17 6 8 3 19 15 6 51
6 Lecco 32 15 5 12 45 34 16 10 3 3 30 14 16 5 2 9 15 20 11 50
7 Triestina 33 13 8 12 34 36 16 5 6 5 19 20 17 8 2 7 15 16 -2 47
8 Juventus U23 32 13 7 12 35 35 16 9 3 4 21 12 16 4 4 8 14 23 0 46
9 Piacenza 32 10 13 9 37 36 16 6 6 4 16 13 16 4 7 5 21 23 1 43
10 AlbinoLeffe 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 1 7 7 15 21 17 7 6 4 19 14 -1 37
11 Virtus Verona 32 7 15 10 29 33 16 4 9 3 13 14 16 3 6 7 16 19 -4 36
12 Trento Calcio 1921 33 8 12 13 26 32 17 6 5 6 18 15 16 2 7 7 8 17 -6 36
13 Mantova 32 7 14 11 28 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 10 19 -4 35
14 Pro Patria 32 7 14 11 32 41 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 3 7 6 16 24 -9 35
15 Fiorenzuola 32 8 10 14 27 39 16 5 4 7 16 21 16 3 6 7 11 18 -12 34
16 Pergolettese 32 8 9 15 33 52 16 5 6 5 19 17 16 3 3 10 14 35 -19 32
17 Seregno 33 7 9 17 38 50 16 3 3 10 19 26 17 4 6 7 19 24 -12 30
18 Pro Sesto 32 6 12 14 28 41 16 2 7 7 13 21 16 4 5 7 15 20 -13 30
19 Giana Erminio 32 5 14 13 21 34 17 3 8 6 11 15 15 2 6 7 10 19 -13 29
20 Legnago Salus 33 6 9 18 26 53 17 2 5 10 14 27 16 4 4 8 12 26 -27 27

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 Sudtirol 33 25 7 1 42 7 17 14 3 0 24 2 16 11 4 1 18 5 35 82
2 Calcio Padova 32 21 9 2 52 22 16 13 3 0 25 8 16 8 6 2 27 14 30 72
3 FeralpiSalò 32 17 7 8 50 26 16 9 5 2 30 14 16 8 2 6 20 12 24 58
4 Renate 32 16 7 9 51 36 16 9 2 5 28 17 16 7 5 4 23 19 15 55
5 Pro Vercelli 33 13 12 8 36 30 16 7 4 5 17 15 17 6 8 3 19 15 6 51
6 Lecco 32 15 5 12 45 34 16 10 3 3 30 14 16 5 2 9 15 20 11 50
7 Triestina 33 13 8 12 34 36 16 5 6 5 19 20 17 8 2 7 15 16 -2 47
8 Juventus U23 32 13 7 12 35 35 16 9 3 4 21 12 16 4 4 8 14 23 0 46
9 Piacenza 32 10 13 9 37 36 16 6 6 4 16 13 16 4 7 5 21 23 1 43
10 AlbinoLeffe 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 1 7 7 15 21 17 7 6 4 19 14 -1 37
11 Virtus Verona 32 7 15 10 29 33 16 4 9 3 13 14 16 3 6 7 16 19 -4 36
12 Trento Calcio 1921 33 8 12 13 26 32 17 6 5 6 18 15 16 2 7 7 8 17 -6 36
13 Mantova 32 7 14 11 28 32 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 10 19 -4 35
14 Pro Patria 32 7 14 11 32 41 16 4 7 5 16 17 16 3 7 6 16 24 -9 35
15 Fiorenzuola 32 8 10 14 27 39 16 5 4 7 16 21 16 3 6 7 11 18 -12 34
16 Pergolettese 32 8 9 15 33 52 16 5 6 5 19 17 16 3 3 10 14 35 -19 32
17 Seregno 33 7 9 17 38 50 16 3 3 10 19 26 17 4 6 7 19 24 -12 30
18 Pro Sesto 32 6 12 14 28 41 16 2 7 7 13 21 16 4 5 7 15 20 -13 30
19 Giana Erminio 32 5 14 13 21 34 17 3 8 6 11 15 15 2 6 7 10 19 -13 29
20 Legnago Salus 33 6 9 18 26 53 17 2 5 10 14 27 16 4 4 8 12 26 -27 27

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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.